DU’s Living and Learning Communities (LLCs) prepare undergraduate students to contribute to the public good by connecting their learning across living, academic, and co-curricular experiences with a cohort of peers. When students join an LLC, they become part of a community that includes 20-30 peers, a Faculty Mentor, and a Program Coordinator. Together, students live on the same hall, learn in a sequence of classes, and participate in events and activities .

Position Summary

LLCs are part of the Office of Public Good Strategy and Research (OPGS&R) in Academic Affairs. The mission of the OPGS&R is to realize the University’s public good vision through collaboration for public good discovery. LLCs play a central role in building foundations for student public good discovery through integrative learning experiences.

Essential Functions

LLC Faculty Mentors support students’ integrative learning around specific issue areas, in collaboration with the LLC Assistant Director and a graduate student Program Coordinator. The issue areas include: Environmental Sustainability, Global Mental Health, Health Promotion, Racial Justice, and Social Change.

Principal responsibilities include:

• Oversee planning for the three-quarter sequence of 2-credit classes, ensuring the course sequence design advances LLC program learning objectives as well as learning objectives specific to the LLC issue area;
• Teach the 2-credit Fall Quarter LLC course; and assist in recruiting Adjunct instructors for Winter and/or Spring Quarter LLC courses or teach Winter and/or Spring Quarter courses;
• Promote student integrative learning across curricular, co-curricular, and living experiences in collaboration with LLC graduate student Program Coordinators, Assistant Director, and other Faculty Mentors;
• Mentor and support the professional development of the graduate student Program Coordinator;
• Collaborate with relevant campus partners for student success, particularly Housing and Residence Education staff;
• Contribute to recruiting and program evaluation efforts;
• Advise students in related minor/certificate as needed.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to work collaboratively and build strong relationships with peers, divisions and senior leadership.
• Ability to collaborate and be comfortable dealing with ambiguity.
• Ability to create effective partnerships.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects, have attention to detail, and work effectively in a fast-paced work environment.
• Ability to think strategically and creatively.
• Ability to handle time sensitive/confidential information appropriately.

Required Qualifications

• Doctoral or terminal degree in content area relevant to the LLC theme
• Current DU employee (faculty or staff) with content expertise in the relevant LLC issue area
• Experience teaching undergraduates
• Experience mentoring students

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in holistic student learning experiences in and out of classroom
• Experience in managing learning programs for undergraduates

Working Environment

1. Standard office environment.
2. Unexpected interruptions occur often and stress level is moderate to high.
3. Noise level is quiet to moderate.

Physical Activities

1. Ability to sit in front of a computer for an extended period of time.
2. Occasionally required to move about the office/campus with the capability of transporting objects up to 20 lbs.

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 (the law school is on a semester system and has a different academic calendar here: http://www.law.du.edu/academics/registrar).

Application Deadline
Applications will be reviewed until all positions are filled.

Special Instructions
Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Salary Grade Number:
The salary grade for the position is UC.

Salary Range:
$10,500/year stipend. Faculty are eligible to teach a 2-credit course in Winter and/or Spring quarters for which they are compensated at the Adjunct Faculty rate for each 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 excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. 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:
1. Resume
2. Cover Letter

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 contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.