This is a general posting that will serve to create a pool of applicants for adjunct faculty openings throughout the 2024-2025 academic year. Should we have an opening and be interested in pursuing your application, we will contact you with specific information.
The Department of Economics is seeking Adjunct Instructors for the 2024/25 Academic Year. We are specifically seeking qualified instructors to teach “Economics: A Critical Introduction” (ECON 1020) and “Introduction to Micro- and Macroeconomics” (ECON 1030), and will also consider applicants interested in teaching an upper-division elective. Consistent with our department’s priorities, we will give priority consideration to applicants that are familiar with economic history, the history of economic thought, philosophy of social science, and heterodox perspectives on economic theory and policy. Candidates must demonstrate the ability to integrate content and issues relating to, and to work effectively with, diverse populations.
The Department offers a curriculum that emphasizes the understanding of the social apparatus that governs the production and distribution of goods and services, and how economic theories have developed over time to address economic questions. Throughout the curriculum, we present alternative perspectives on the historical and present-day relevance of the material, employing primary sources and significant reading assignments, and we encourage written assignments that require critical thinking. The Economics Department is strongly committed to building a diverse and inclusive educational environment, which is in full accord with the value that DU places on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (https://www.du.edu/equity).
Position Summary
Adjunct instructor(s) who can teach ECON 1020 “Economics: A Critical Introduction” and / or ECON 1030 “Introduction to Micro- and Macroeconomics”, and / or an upper-level ECON elective. For ECON 1020 and ECON 1030, the department will provide a course outline and required materials. DU is on a 10-week quarter system and courses are typically scheduled to meet twice a week for 110 min each session. Preference will be given to instructors who can offer courses in-person on the DU campus in Denver.
Ideally, we are looking for instructors who can also provide critical and historically grounded context to the concepts covered. Preference will be given to instructors with relevant prior teaching experience.
Essential Functions
Prepare lectures / class sessions that cover the required material, design assignments that test the students’ learning with reference to the stated student learning outcomes (SLOs), grade assignments and assign final grades, and hold regular office hours (in-person or virtually).
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
We are always seeking instructors who can communicate the real-world relevance of economic ideas to students from diverse populations and can speak to the impacts of economic policy on typically underrepresented communities.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Economics
- At least one academic term as an independent instructor or teaching assistant leading independent sessions
- Exposure to the history of economic thought (HOET) and / or heterodox economics (through coursework or a personal interest)
Preferred Qualifications
- Partial completion of or completed PhD in Economics or related social science; if PhD is not in Economics, applicant must have a Master’s in Economics
- One academic year experience as an independent instructor
- An active interest in the history of economic thought (HOET) and heterodox economics
- Ability to teach in-person on the Denver campus starting Sept. 1, 2024
Work Schedule
While the University’s administrative offices are open Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, faculty schedules vary from term to term and are based on courses taught, service commitments, and research agendas. The University’s academic calendars are posted on the registrar’s website: https://www.du.edu/registrar/calendars-deadlines.
Application Deadline
Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until our teaching needs are covered.
Special Instructions
Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.
Course Rate
Adjunct faculty are compensated at a rate of $5,060 per 4-credit course.
The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.
Benefits
The University of Denver offers some benefits for non-benefited employees. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.
Please include the following documents with your application:
- CV
- Cover Letter that specifies availability (quarter, preferred days / times, # of courses) and preferred courses applicant would like to teach.
- Teaching Statement that must address how you support Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in your teaching
- Materials that show evidence of success in teaching (e.g., summary of student evaluations, sample syllabi, etc.)
- Three references who can speak to candidate’s ability to teach.
The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. The University of Denver prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University's educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; Equal Pay Act; Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Workers' Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver's Non‑Discrimination‑Statement.
All offers of employment are based upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.