Adjunct Faculty: Approaches to Healing
Position Title: Adjunct Faculty: Approaches to Healing
No. of Positions to Fill 1
Department/Program: Psychology 11100
Work Location: Remote/Work-from-Home
Reports to: Susan Burggraf
FLSA Classification: Exempt/Salaried
FTE: 8% (3 hrs/week)
Compensation: $2,790.11 - $3,663.92 based on prior experience at Naropa
Application Deadline: 12/11 or until filled
Job Summary:
Teach one or two sections at the Undergraduate Level of PSYB 329e: Approaches to Healing. Each section is 3 credits or 45 “contact” hours, offered in the spring semester of 2026, and will be taught in a fully online asynchronous format.
Course Description:
A basic overview of the theory, practice, and use of various natural approaches to health and healing. Emphasis is placed upon understanding and appreciating these modalities and discerning when and for what they are appropriate. Students research and articulate the paradigms of holistic medicine, clarifying their personal interest for future work in this field. Open to upper-division students with 60+ credits only.
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
• Follow the course syllabus and course shell on Canvas LMS (prepared by Naropa University Psychology faculty) according to the Academic Affairs syllabi instructions and submit a personalized course syllabus to the Office of Academic Affairs by the established deadline.
• Provide one hour of office hours each week via Zoom or other easily accessible telecommunications/virtual hosting platform, plus availability to students by appointment.
• 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, the Office of Academic Affairs, or the Office of Information Technology/Distance Learning within the time period set for completion by those departments.
• Create and maintain a positive, collaborative, and professional environment.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Minimum length of prior relevant experience required: A minimum of 1 year teaching at the University level required.
• Master’s Degree in Psychology or related field.
• Prior relevant experience may substitute for degree
• Experience with Canvas or other Learning Management Systems
• Experience teaching online
• Expertise in meditation instruction and practices
• A basic understanding of contemplative pedagogical approaches
• All job candidates must hold a commitment to co-create a diverse and inclusive community and actively participate in related professional development regarding the dynamics of privilege and oppression and the impact these have in the workplace.
• Commitment to co-create a diverse and inclusive community and actively participate in related professional development regarding the dynamics of privilege and oppression and the impact these have in the workplace
• A basic understanding of the dynamics of privilege and oppression, and the impact these have on equity, access, and opportunity
• All job candidates must be able to demonstrate an appropriate level of understanding of and appreciation for the values of Naropa University and the capacity to provide a rigorous clinical approach as evidenced in work, communication, collaboration styles, and other general workplace behaviors.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Doctoral degree in Psychology
• 3 years teaching at the University level preferred.
• A strong understanding of contemplative pedagogical approaches
• Proficiency with Online Instructional/Curriculum Design
• Well-developed understanding of the dynamics of privilege and oppression, and the impact these have on equity, access, and opportunity.
Physical & Environmental Requirements:
Faculty members in our online programs spend most of their time engaging and interacting with students through virtual meetings and online assessments. As a faculty member, you may spend extended periods meeting virtually with students 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.
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.