Adjunct Faculty – Environmental Studies
Position Title: Adjunct Faculty – Environmental Studies
# of Positions to Fill: 1
Department/Program: Naropa College 11010
Remote Work Authorization: 100% On-Site
Campus Location: Arapahoe Campus
Reports to: Stephanie Yuhas, Chair
FLSA Classification: Exempt/Salaried
FTE: 15% (6 hrs/week)
Compensation: $2573.72 to $3431.55 based on Naropa experience
Job Summary
The Environmental Studies BA Program is hiring an adjunct faculty to teach two undergraduate courses. ENV260 Introduction to Permaculture is offered in the spring and ENV342: Permaculture Design is offered in the fall. The faculty instructor will have access to an on-site greenhouse among other growing areas.
Course Description:
ENV 260: This course introduces a core set of principles that help us to design human living environments that are increasingly self-sufficient, while reducing our society's reliance on industrial systems of production and distribution that are fundamentally damaging to the planet's ecosystems. This design system, known as permaculture, covers basic agro-ecological design theory. We explore this in a hands-on way while creating edible landscapes, diverse gardens, and compost systems, and growing food on campus. This course also includes field trips and demonstrations.
Course Description:
ENV342: Advanced coverage of the Permaculture Design course curriculum. Students solidify their understanding of permaculture and build competence in using ecological design principles and practices to create regenerative human living environments. Students gain practical skills for building living soils, harvesting runoff rainwater, designing ecological pest control, and the development of sustainable food-producing landscapes. Each student designs a final project modeling permaculture principles and ecological soundness. Prerequisite: ENV260.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
• Teach with a professional level of preparedness for the duration of the 15-week semester.
• Build on existing course curricula.
• Collaborate with Graduate Assistant on greenhouse maintenance, preparation for in-class workshops such as drafting, planting, pruning, etc.
• Participate in a teaching orientation.
• Grade all assignments, provide feedback to students in a timely manner and submit final grades by the deadline established by the Registrar.
• Provide one hour of office hours each week plus availability to students by appointment.
• Prepare a course syllabus according to the Office of Academic Affairs syllabi instructions on Canvas platform through the Simple Syllabi template
• Obtain permission from the copyright owner for any copyrighted material to be used in sourcebooks.
• Complete any and all faculty and staff trainings as required by the Human Resources Office or the Office of Academic Affairs within the time period set for completion by those departments.
• Completes any and all trainings as required by Human Resources or the Office of Academic Affairs within the time period set for completion by those departments.
• Other duties as assigned.
What We Require
• Master's Degree and/or at least several years teaching experience in an accredited Permaculture Design Course.
• Permaculture Diploma, or in the process of obtaining one, or willing to enroll in a Permaculture Diploma program.
• High degree of emotional intelligence, critical thinking, and assertive communication skills.
• Ability to create and maintain a positive team environment and behave professionally with everyone encountered in the course and scope of the job duties.
• Familiarity with course content and contemplative teaching methods.
• An understanding of the dynamics of privilege and oppression, and the impact these have on equity, access, and opportunity in higher education/the workplace.
• Commitment to co-create an inclusive community and actively participate in related professional development, including openness to feedback and ongoing self-examination.
What We’d Like You to Have
• Previous teaching experience.
Physical Requirements & Environmental Conditions:
Faculty members spend most of their time in their classrooms or in virtual meetings with some time in offices. In the classrooms and on campus may experience: interruptions, distractions, heat, cold, dust and/or dampness. As a faculty member, you may spend extended periods in front of students and speaking as well as:
• Reading academic texts and materials, student papers, etc.
• Operating personal computer and audio-visual equipment.
• Standing or sitting for hours at a time.
• Moving around campus for classes and meetings.
Naropa recognizes the following holidays throughout the year:
-Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
-Memorial Day
-Juneteenth
-Independence Day
-Labor Day
-Fall Break, 4th Thursday and Friday in November
-Winter Break, the last two weeks in December encompassing the Christmas holiday as well as New Year’s
Naropa’s health and welfare benefits include the following: medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment, an employer-sponsored pre-tax retirement savings plan, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching, and a variety of voluntary, employee-paid supplemental insurance plans.
A comprehensive benefits package is available to full-time employees who work a minimum of 30 hours each week. Employees who work 20 – 29 hours each week are eligible for only the employer-paid short-term & long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance & accidental death and dismemberment, and the retirement plan, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching.
Employees who work fewer than 20 hours per week are eligible to participate in Naropa’s retirement plan only, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching.
All regular full-time and part-time faculty and staff, including student workers, accrue sick leave benefits. Full-time and part-time staff positions accrue vacation and personal time. All leave accrual rates vary based on the position, hours worked, and years of service.
The University recognizes the importance of including its employees in its organizational mission and values and welcomes employees into the classroom to “touch the magic.” Specifically, regular employees are provided generous tuition remission opportunities for themselves and their family members.
Naropa University participates in the Council of Independent Colleges Tuition Exchange Program (CIC-TEP). CIC-TEP is a network of CIC colleges and universities willing to accept, tuition-free, students from families of full-time employees of other CIC participating institutions (full-time as designated by the employer/institution). Additional information can be found here: https://www.cic.edu/member-services/tuition-exchange-program. Naropa University’s commitment to diversity aligns with its highest aspirations to apply contemplative inquiry and education to explore and embody the human qualities that facilitate collaboration to create a common humanity and a just society. Individuals who have experience with and a commitment to inclusive communities are encouraged to apply. EOE
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