Adjunct SME - Course Development Global Studies Seminar

Position Title: Adjunct SME - Course Development Global Studies Seminar# of Openings: 1

Department/Program:
Academic Affairs 41000

Work Location:

100% Remote

Reports to:

Mary McHenry, Senior Director of Innovative Teaching & Learning

FLSA Classification:
Exempt/Salaried

FTE: 25% (10 hrs/week)

Compensation: $5,000 stipend

Final date to receive applications: 12/1 or until filled

Job Summary

Naropa University’s BA in Political and Justice Studies program seeks an experienced curriculum/content developer to design an online version of the three-credit course PAX 360E Global Studies Seminar during the spring 2027 course development cycle. This position is for developing the online course only, though there may be the opportunity for applicants to teach the course in a future semester.

Course

Description:

PAX 360E Global Studies Seminar

This course introduces students to theoretical approaches and key concepts to illuminate contemporary global issues. Themes will vary from semester to semester but may include globalization, geopolitics and nationalism, international food politics, gender equity, human rights, and humanitarian intervention and refugees. Using a case study approach, we will explore themes in regional contexts, which will vary depending on current hot spots and the areas of specialization of the instructor.

About

the Program

Rooted in the principles of contemplative education, the BA in Political and Justice Studies at Naropa University envisions a world where political engagement, justice, and compassion are deeply intertwined.

Drawing on the disciplinary practices of Political Science and Justice Studies, students will explore issues that emerge from the intersections of law, politics, and the administration of justice including urban policy, and the inequities within the criminal-justice system. Courses will cover American politics as well as issues emerging from the dynamics of globalization and migration.

Embracing personal and shared responsibility, the program fosters an enduring commitment to individual, societal, and ecological well-being in service of an

interconnected and just global community. Students will participate in a service-learning project or internship that fosters active engagement with local governance and/or community processes.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Create an eight-module, asynchronous online course in the timeframe of January – May 2027
• Generate (in conjunction with the Office of Educational Technologies) online content, including recorded lectures, practice sessions, and experiential learning activities; textual material; assignments; and assessment rubrics; and
• Create the online course with support of the Office of Educational Technologies, including the implementation of ADA-compliant readings, study guides, threaded discussions, quizzes, links to web resources, as appropriate with the course.
• Work with the Naropa instructional design team, develop an asynchronous online course, to be taught in Canvas, Naropa’s Learning Management System.
• Incorporate established best practices and follow essential procedures to design a quality online course.
• Create and maintain a positive team environment and behave professionally with everyone encountered in the course and scope of the job duties.

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

Benefits

• 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
• a…