Adjunct SME - Course Development Sustainability Consulting

Naropa University; Boulder (CO); Remote; USD 4,500 - 5,500; Part time

Job summary

Naropa University is seeking an experienced Adjunct Subject Matter Expert to design a hybrid (asynchronous) SUS340E Sustainability Consulting course for the spring 2027 development cycle. The role focuses on online content development, with potential teaching in a future semester.

The project involves eight modules, collaboration with the Office of Educational Technologies, and Canvas-based delivery. Strong sustainability expertise and collaboration experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Masters degree preferred in sustainability field.
• Proven expertise in sustainability topics such as LCA, CSR, circular economy.
• Experience collaborating with government, NGOs, and private sector.

Responsibilities

• Create an eight-module, hybrid online course January–May 2027.
• Generate online content with lectures, practice sessions, and rubrics.
• Collaborate with educational tech team to ensure ADA-compliant readings and accessible design.

Skills

Masters degree

Sustainability expertise

Govt/NGO collaboration

Education

Masters degree in Ecopsychology or Sustainability

Job description

Position Title: Adjunct SME - Course Development Sustainability Consulting

# 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

Application Deadline: 12/1 or until filled

Job Summary

Naropa University’s Bachelors of Arts in Sustainability Studies program seeks an experienced curriculum/content developer to design a hybrid (asynchronous) version of the three-credit course SUS340E- Sustainability Consulting during the spring 2027 course development cycle. This position is for developing the online content only, though there may be the opportunity for applicants to teach the course in a future semester.

Course Description

SUS 340E - Sustainability Consulting

This applied professional course prepares students for sustainability professions through applied learning focused on cross-sector sustainability consulting. The curriculum introduces traditional sustainability metrics alongside frameworks, assessment methodologies, and strategies, including Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA), Social LCA, carbon reduction, circular economy, closed-loop supply networks, and Corporate Social Responsibility. Students will integrate their learning by developing and revising a preliminary consulting-practice blueprint that connects their mission and values with the services they envision offering and people they seek to serve. Through this process, students learn to evaluate the suitability of sustainability approaches for different needs and scopes and learn to draw on evidence to explain how values, structures, and daily practices shape organizational sustainability efforts, and propose changes that shift business-as-usual practices and strengthen reciprocal relationships among people, places, and systems.

Recommended Instructor Qualifications

• Masters degree (preferred) in Ecopsychology, Sustainability, Environmental Studies or Science, or a closely related environmental/sustainability field.
• Demonstrated expertise in sustainability or a related field, (e.g. Life Cycle Assessment Certified Professional, Biomimicry, LEED, etc).
• Experience collaborating with government, NGOs, and private sector in sustainability and/or environmental settings.

Job Duties & Responsibilities

• Create an eight-module, hybrid (asynchronous/synchronous) 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, and Winter Break, the last two weeks in December encompassing the Christmas holiday as well as New Year’s.

Naropa’s health and welfare benefits include the following: medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, employer-paid short-term & long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance & accidental death and dismemberment, an employer-sponsored pre-tax retirement savings plan, and a variety of voluntary, employee-paid supplemental insurance plans.

A 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.er than 20 hours per week are eligible to participate in Naropa’s retirement plan only.

All 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.

The 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.

Naropa 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.

Naropa 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.