{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"805df108f41be2763d64bc47","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/805df108f41be2763d64bc47","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/805df108f41be2763d64bc47","title":"Adjunct Faculty – Visual Arts","description":"Position Title: Adjunct Faculty – Visual Arts\nDepartment/Program: Visual Arts 11120\nWork Location Authorization: Remote\nCampus Location: Remote\nReports to: Amy Bobeda\nFLSA Classification: Exempt/Salaried\nFTE: 15% (6 hrs/week)\nCompensation: $3900 per semester for 3 credit course ($1300 per undergrad credit)\nNumber of Openings: 1\nApplication Deadline: 8/1 or until filled\nJob Summary\nNaropa University is seeking to hire talented Visual Arts adjunct faculty members to teach online courses in Fall of 2026. The times and number of credits are listed next to each course description. All courses are held at the Nalanda Campus located at 6287 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO.\nART-132E 3-D Ephemeral Art (3 credits)\nAdjunct Faculty Ephemeral Art (3 credits): This online asynchronous courses focuses on principles of 3-D design through the lens of ephemeral sculpture. With a focus on weaving, wearable art, and greenware sculpture, this process-based course focuses on working with natural elements and archiving work. The course culminates in the construction of an artist book.\nJob Duties & Responsibilities\nPrepare course syllabus according to the Academic Affairs syllabi instructions (past examples available). Submit the syllabus to the Office of Academic Affairs by the specified due date.\nMaintain Canvas shell and respond to students within 48 hours to maintain online learning environment.\nTeach the course for the full semester, August 24-December 11, 2026. The number of required contact hours depends on the number of credits of the course, 15 hours per credit, delivered as 3 hours per week. Teach with a professional level of preparedness.\nProvide one hour of office hours each week plus availability to students by appointment through meetings, phone or e-mail as needed.\nAttend faculty meetings during the semester of this teaching assignment.\nObtain permission from the copyright owner for any copyrighted material to be used in sourcebooks.\nComplete any and all faculty and staff trainings as required by the Human Resources Office or the Office of Academic Affairs within the time period set for completion by those departments.\nCreate and maintain a positive team environment and behave professionally with everyone encountered in the course and scope of the job duties.\nGrades all assignments, provides feedback to students in a timely manner, and submits final grades by the deadline established by the Registrar.\nSubmits grading and attendance data into the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) in a timely manner.\nMentors students outside of class through meetings, phone or e-mail, as needed.\nSupports the Core Curriculum assessment process as assigned.\nOther duties as assigned.\nWhat We Require\nMinimum length of prior relevant experience required: 2 years\nEducational degree/diploma required: MFA in Visual Studio Arts\n\nAll job candidates must demonstrate their level of understanding of the dynamics of privilege and oppression, and the impact these have on equity, access, and opportunity.\nAll 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.\nWhat We’d Like You to Have\n\nExamples of your own artwork and art-related projects; optional - samples of student work.\nExperience teaching asynchronous undergraduate courses.\nExperience working with textiles and garment construction.\nExperience with Canvas or other LMS platforms.\nAbility to maintain student engagement throughout the semester.\nKnowledge of and ability to teach the views of contemplative education.\nHigh degree of emotional intelligence, critical thinking, and assertive communication skills.\nApplications: Application review continues until position is filled. Qualified candidates should apply online and include the following.\n\nCurriculum Vitae.\nA cover letter specifying the course you are applying to teach, brief examples of your approach to teaching this subject, and details of how you would teach the contemplative component of your course (See mission statement). Be sure to specify classes you are interested in teaching.\nThree professional references; names, contact information and relationship.\nA brief teaching philosophy.\nPhysical Requirements & Environmental Conditions\nFaculty members spend most of their time in their classrooms with some time in offices. In the classrooms and on campus one may experience: interruptions, distractions, heat, cold, dust and/or dampness. As a faculty member, you may spend extended periods in front of students and speaking as well as:\n\nReading academic texts and materials, student papers, etc.\nOperating personal computer and audio-visual equipment.\nStanding or sitting for hours at a time.\nMoving around campus for classes and meetings.\n\nNaropa 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, and Winter Break, the last two weeks in December encompassing the Christmas holiday as well as New Year’s.\nNaropa’s health and welfare benefits include the following: 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, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching, and a variety of voluntary, employee-paid supplemental insurance plans.\nA comprehensive benefits package is available to full-time employees who work a minimum of 30 hours each week. Employees who work 20 – 29 hours each week are eligible for only the employer-paid short-term & long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance & accidental death and dismemberment, and the retirement plan, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching.\nEmployees who work fewer than 20 hours per week are eligible to participate in Naropa’s retirement plan only, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching.\nAll regular full-time and part-time faculty and staff, including student workers, accrue sick leave benefits. Full-time and part-time staff positions accrue vacation and personal time. All leave accrual rates vary based on the position, hours worked, and years of service.\nThe University recognizes the importance of including its employees in its organizational mission and values and welcomes employees into the classroom to “touch the magic.” Specifically, regular employees are provided generous tuition remission opportunities for themselves and their family members.\nNaropa University participates in the Council of Independent Colleges Tuition Exchange Program (CIC-TEP). CIC-TEP is a network of CIC colleges and universities willing to accept, tuition-free, students from families of full-time employees of other CIC participating institutions (full-time as designated by the employer/institution). Additional information can be found here: https://www.cic.edu/member-services/tuition-exchange-program.\nNaropa University is an equal opportunity, non-discriminatory employer and Title IX is a federal civil rights law that prohibits gender discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual and relationship violence. 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The times and number of credits are listed next to each course description. All courses are held at the Nalanda Campus located at 6287 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO.\nART-132E 3-D Ephemeral Art (3 credits)\nAdjunct Faculty Ephemeral Art (3 credits): This online asynchronous courses focuses on principles of 3-D design through the lens of ephemeral sculpture. With a focus on weaving, wearable art, and greenware sculpture, this process-based course focuses on working with natural elements and archiving work. The course culminates in the construction of an artist book.\nJob Duties & Responsibilities\nPrepare course syllabus according to the Academic Affairs syllabi instructions (past examples available). Submit the syllabus to the Office of Academic Affairs by the specified due date.\nMaintain Canvas shell and respond to students within 48 hours to maintain online learning environment.\nTeach the course for the full semester, August 24-December 11, 2026. The number of required contact hours depends on the number of credits of the course, 15 hours per credit, delivered as 3 hours per week. Teach with a professional level of preparedness.\nProvide one hour of office hours each week plus availability to students by appointment through meetings, phone or e-mail as needed.\nAttend faculty meetings during the semester of this teaching assignment.\nObtain permission from the copyright owner for any copyrighted material to be used in sourcebooks.\nComplete any and all faculty and staff trainings as required by the Human Resources Office or the Office of Academic Affairs within the time period set for completion by those departments.\nCreate and maintain a positive team environment and behave professionally with everyone encountered in the course and scope of the job duties.\nGrades all assignments, provides feedback to students in a timely manner, and submits final grades by the deadline established by the Registrar.\nSubmits grading and attendance data into the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) in a timely manner.\nMentors students outside of class through meetings, phone or e-mail, as needed.\nSupports the Core Curriculum assessment process as assigned.\nOther duties as assigned.\nWhat We Require\nMinimum length of prior relevant experience required: 2 years\nEducational degree/diploma required: MFA in Visual Studio Arts\n\nAll job candidates must demonstrate their level of understanding of the dynamics of privilege and oppression, and the impact these have on equity, access, and opportunity.\nAll 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.\nWhat We’d Like You to Have\n\nExamples of your own artwork and art-related projects; optional - samples of student work.\nExperience teaching asynchronous undergraduate courses.\nExperience working with textiles and garment construction.\nExperience with Canvas or other LMS platforms.\nAbility to maintain student engagement throughout the semester.\nKnowledge of and ability to teach the views of contemplative education.\nHigh degree of emotional intelligence, critical thinking, and assertive communication skills.\nApplications: Application review continues until position is filled. Qualified candidates should apply online and include the following.\n\nCurriculum Vitae.\nA cover letter specifying the course you are applying to teach, brief examples of your approach to teaching this subject, and details of how you would teach the contemplative component of your course (See mission statement). Be sure to specify classes you are interested in teaching.\nThree professional references; names, contact information and relationship.\nA brief teaching philosophy.\nPhysical Requirements & Environmental Conditions\nFaculty members spend most of their time in their classrooms with some time in offices. In the classrooms and on campus one may experience: interruptions, distractions, heat, cold, dust and/or dampness. As a faculty member, you may spend extended periods in front of students and speaking as well as:\n\nReading academic texts and materials, student papers, etc.\nOperating personal computer and audio-visual equipment.\nStanding or sitting for hours at a time.\nMoving around campus for classes and meetings.\n\nNaropa 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, and Winter Break, the last two weeks in December encompassing the Christmas holiday as well as New Year’s.\nNaropa’s health and welfare benefits include the following: 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, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching, and a variety of voluntary, employee-paid supplemental insurance plans.\nA comprehensive benefits package is available to full-time employees who work a minimum of 30 hours each week. Employees who work 20 – 29 hours each week are eligible for only the employer-paid short-term & long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance & accidental death and dismemberment, and the retirement plan, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching.\nEmployees who work fewer than 20 hours per week are eligible to participate in Naropa’s retirement plan only, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching.\nAll regular full-time and part-time faculty and staff, including student workers, accrue sick leave benefits. Full-time and part-time staff positions accrue vacation and personal time. All leave accrual rates vary based on the position, hours worked, and years of service.\nThe University recognizes the importance of including its employees in its organizational mission and values and welcomes employees into the classroom to “touch the magic.” Specifically, regular employees are provided generous tuition remission opportunities for themselves and their family members.\nNaropa University participates in the Council of Independent Colleges Tuition Exchange Program (CIC-TEP). CIC-TEP is a network of CIC colleges and universities willing to accept, tuition-free, students from families of full-time employees of other CIC participating institutions (full-time as designated by the employer/institution). Additional information can be found here: https://www.cic.edu/member-services/tuition-exchange-program.\nNaropa University is an equal opportunity, non-discriminatory employer and Title IX is a federal civil rights law that prohibits gender discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual and relationship violence. This law applies to all students, faculty, and staff.","datePosted":"2026-08-05T16:12:54.192Z","dateModified":"2026-08-05T16:12:54.192Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Naropa University","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"Boulder","addressRegion":"CO","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"805df108f41be2763d64bc47"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/805df108f41be2763d64bc47"}}