INTD - Core Candidate Assistant or Associate Professor
Position Title: Core Candidate Assistant or Associate Professor
Department/Program: INTD 11140
Work Location: Hybrid On-Site/Remote
Campus Location: Arapahoe Campus
Reports to: Interim VP & CAO of Academic Affairs
FLSA Classification: Exempt/Salaried
FTE: 100% (40 hrs/week)
Compensation: $55,000-$70,000 DOE
Application Deadline: 6/1/25 or until filled.
Job Summary
Naropa University seeks applicants for a fulltime core candidate Assistant or Associate professor position for a split appointment to the Interdisciplinary Studies, Environmental Studies, and Ecopsychology programs. We seek scholar-teacher-practitioners with competencies in an interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and community engagement, contemplative practice and instruction, and their own fields of inquiry.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
• 20 credit hours per academic year, which may include compensated administrative duties such as program chair of Ecopsychology. Teaching will include INTD’s Gateway to Design Thinking and Naropa College’s Capstone Seminar, including teaching courses in Environmental Studies and Ecopsychology as appropriate to the candidate’s training and scholarship. We particularly welcome candidates with training in Environmental Studies, Ecopsychology, Women & Gender Studies, and Peace Studies.
• The position holds standard service responsibilities of a ranked core faculty. Service responsibilities include participation in regular program and faculty meetings; work on program evaluation and assessment; participating in admissions recruitment and marketing; support and retention of students (including interviewing prospective students); and other program tasks as well as serving on faculty committees and attending Academic Council.
• Hold weekly office hours to meet with students and prospective students.
• Work on professional development in one’s field (trainings, research, writing, presentations, etc.).
• Engage in continuing development in contemplative practice, diversity and sustainability awareness.
• Other duties as needed to support the program’s educational mission and efforts at community building with students.
What Naropa Requires…
• Master’s Degree in related field.
• 5 years of experience teaching in a higher education setting.
• Experience in online curriculum/course development and online teaching. Experience in Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) preferred.
• Experience and skill in group leadership and facilitation.
• Willingness to work as an active team member within a contemplative academic setting to continue the department’s development and sustainability.
• All job candidates must demonstrate their level of understanding of the dynamics of privilege and oppression, and the impact these have on equity, access, and opportunity.
• All job candidates must demonstrate an appropriate level of understanding of and appreciation for the values of Naropa University and the capacity to demonstrate an integration and embodiment of these values as evidenced in work, communication, collaboration styles, and other general workplace behaviors.
Educational requirement:
• Master’s Degree in related field.
Minimum length of prior applicable professional experience required:
• 5 years
Qualifications Naropa Would Prefer in Candidates for this Position
• The ideal candidate will have a PhD in a relevant field; and
• Have an understanding of, and a commitment to, Naropa University’s approach to contemplative education and its expression in both teaching and administration; assessment; active participation in a professional field, for example, through publishing, research, leadership in professional organizations, and service to local communities and beyond; experience in the use of the online medium for teaching and community-building; commitment to actively supporting a diverse body of faculty and students.
Physical Requirements & Environmental Conditions
Maximum amount of weight employee must be able to lift/carry with or without reasonable accommodation(s):
• n/a
During regular daily activities, employee must be able to do the following with or without reasonable accommodation (check all that apply):
☒ Stand
☐ Walk
☒ Sit
☐ Run
☐ Handle/Finger
☐ Bend at the waist
☐ Reach above shoulder level
☐ Kneel
☐ Crouch
☐ Crawl
During regular daily activities, employee may be exposed to the following:
☒ Interruptions/Distractions
☐ Heat/Cold
☐ Dust
☐ Dampness
☐ Heights
☐ Moving machinery parts
☐ Other (please list):
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, and 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 is an equal opportunity, non-discriminatory employer and Title IX is a federal civil rights law that prohibits gender discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual and relationship violence. This law applies to all students, faculty, and staff.