State Univ Adjunct Unit - Public & Nonprofit Leadership

Job Description

Metro State University, a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System, is seeking to hire adjunct professors of Public & Nonprofit Leadership.

Metro State University empowers learners to transform their lives and communities through relevant, student-centered education in an inclusive, anti-racist, and supportive learning environment.

Metro State University provides an excellent, inclusive, and engaging education to eliminate opportunity gaps and empower our students to change the world their way, pursuing and applying knowledge to create a better future for our communities. The university offers programs leading to baccalaureate, masters, and applied doctoral degrees. We equip our diverse, contemporary learners with the knowledge, communication and critical thinking skills, and information literacy to analyze and resolve the problems of today and tomorrow through high quality liberal arts, professional, and graduate education.

Metro State is a five-time recipient of the Insight into Diversity Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award, most recently in 2023. Federally recognized as a Minority Serving Institution, our employees serve more than 9,000 diverse, contemporary learners, two-thirds of whom identify as belonging to communities of color or American Indian nations, are first in their family to attend college, and/or are eligible for Pell Grants.

Since we do not operate residential facilities, Metro State University students all commute to class locations across the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metro area or take their courses wherever they are through our many distance-learning and hybrid course offerings, allowing Metro State to truly be where learning meets living. Metro State is recognized by College Net as a leading higher education promoter of social mobility for students (In the top 1.6% and ranked # 22 out of 1,441 in 2022).

Recognized in 2008 and 2016 by the Carnegie Foundation for Community Engagement, the university is committed to academic excellence and community engagement through curriculum, teaching, scholarship, and services designed to support an urban mission.

As a member of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System, Metro State University actively works to achieve the Equity 2030 goal of the system, with initiatives to close disparities among student groups that focus on academic programs, policies and procedures, and effective student support. In addition, equity and anti-racism strategies are focused on building an inclusive and welcoming campus climate, hiring and retaining a diverse workforce, and developing our capacity to serve students in a culturally responsive manner.

The university is guided by a strategic plan with a theme of Building a Resilient, Student Ready University.

Visit the Metro State University website to learn more about the university, our programs, and our students. Learn more about Minnesota State Colleges and Universities at their website.

Description of College:

The College of Community Studies and Public Affairs (CCSPA) is comprised of the Human Services, Social Work, Psychology, and Public and Nonprofit Leadership Departments and the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice. The college collectively offers thirty programs to over 2700 students, including undergraduate, graduate, and certificate students. CCSPA is a community-engaged college, with programs that are designed to help students find creative ways to engage with, learn from, and contribute to growth and sustainability of the urban and regional communities of the Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Advancement of equity, inclusion, and anti-racism in practice are integral to the work of the college's 44 resident faculty, 127 community faculty, seven service faculty, and nine staff.

Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate a commitment to serving a diverse student body by delivering a student-centered education and using approaches that support equitable outcomes for all students.

• Provide excellent learning environments through in-person, online, and/or hybrid course modalities.

Minimum Qualifications:

All faculty teaching undergraduate courses must meet one of the following minimum qualifications:

• A Masters degree, or terminal degree (e.g., Ph.
  
  D., Ed.D., M.F.A., D.N.P., D.B.A.) in discipline, subfield or related interdisciplinary field in which they teach.

• A J.D. degree with expertise in the discipline, subfield, or related interdisciplinary field in which they teach.

• A Masters degree, terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., Ed.D, M.F.A., D.N.P.) or J.
  
  D. with expertise in the discipline, subfield, or related interdisciplinary field in which they teach.

• A J.D. degree with expertise in the discipline, subfield, or related interdisciplinary field in which they teach.

• A Masters degree, terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., Ed.D, M.F.A., D.N.P.) or J.
  
  D. with expertise in a different discipline or subfield in which they teach and at least 18 semester hour credits of graduate coursework in the…