Adjunct Online Course Developer

Position Title: Adjunct Online Course Developer

# of Openings: 1

Department/Program: Academic Affairs 41000

Work Location: 100% Remote

Campus

Location:

Arapahoe Campus

Reports to: Mary McHenry, Senior Director of Innovative Teaching & Learning

FLSA Classification: Exempt/Salaried

FTE: 25% (10 hrs/week)

Compensation: $5,000 stipend for SP26 Development Cycle

Final date to receive applications: 3/1/26 or until filled

Naropa University’s Online BA program seeks an experienced curriculum/content developer to design an online version of the undergraduate-level, three-credit online course Urban Politics & Policing during the Spring 2026 course development cycle. This is a 100% remote position.

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Urban Politics & Policing

This course examines the role of policing and mass incarceration in shaping political landscapes and development in American cities. It explores how institutions like schools, neighborhoods, community organizations, and local governments intersect with criminal justice systems to deepen racial, economic, and spatial inequalities as well as ways movements are working to envision and build more life-sustaining social relationships. Topics may include the rise of mass incarceration, its impact on dominant and marginalized communities, and its links to housing, education, and zoning.

The course concludes with comparative debates on criminal justice reform, abolition, and urban policy.

• reading
• video
• audio
• discussion
• written and video assignments
• experiential exercises
• student learning partners
• student-faculty meetings
• self-directed research
• presentations

• For online course development that is part of Naropa’s curriculum, copyright in the content is granted to the faculty member(s) with a non-exclusive license for future use of the material granted to Naropa. This means that both the faculty and Naropa will have rights to use, amend, and/or modify the content in perpetuity.
• Compensation in the form of a stipend payable for this course development is outlined below.

• Master’s degree in political science, Criminal Justice, or related field
• 2 years of prior experience teaching in Political Science or related field required.
• Create an eight-module, asynchronous online course development plan (or shorter for a course with fewer than three (3) credits);
• Experience developing online learning experiences and/or teaching online
• An understanding of or experience with contemplative pedagogy
• Generate (in conjunction with Ellucian Learning Experience Designers and the Title III Coordinator of Undergraduate Educational Technology and Online Learning) 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 Ellucian Learning Experience Designers and the Title III Coordinator of Undergraduate Educational Technology and Online Learning, including the implementation of ADA-compliant readings, study guides, threaded discussions, quizzes, links to web resources, as appropriate with the course.
• Work with the Ellucian and Naropa College 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.
• 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.

• Familiarity with Naropa education and leadership

During regular daily activities, employee must be able to do the following with or without reasonable accommodation: lift up to 20 lbs, stand, sit,…