Biology Adjunct and Faculty Overload - 2025-2026 Academic Year

University of Denver; Denver (CO); On-site; USD 5,000 - 6,200; Part time

Job summary

University of Denver in Denver, CO is seeking adjunct instructors for the 2025-2026 academic year to teach various biology courses. This pool posting covers both adjunct and faculty overload assignments and may lead to multiple openings.

Ideal candidates hold MS and teaching experience; PhD is preferred. The department will provide course schedules and details at hire, with a quarter-system calendar guiding responsibilities and deadlines.

Qualifications

• MS is required for teaching at university level.
• PhD is preferred for advanced coursework.

Responsibilities

• Teach adjunct courses according to the course schedule.
• Hold office hours, assign papers and exams, and assist students.

Skills

Teaching experience

Education

MS

PhD

Job description

Biology Adjunct and Faculty Overload - 2025-2026 Academic Year

Job No: 498205

Work Type: Adjunct Faculty

Location: Denver, CO

Categories: Faculty

This is a general posting that will serve to create a pool of applicants for adjunct faculty openings throughout the 2025-2026 academic year. Should we have an opening and be interested in pursuing your application, we will contact you with specific information.

Position Summary

The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Denver is looking to hire adjunct instructors for the 2025-2026 academic year to teach a variety of courses. This posting will be utilized to seek applicants for teaching for both adjunct and faculty overload. This posting will serve for multiple openings.

Essential Functions

Teaching adjunct faculty are required to teach as determined by the course schedule, hold office hours, assign papers and exams as appropriate and be available to assist students with assignments. The University operates on a quarter system.

Details of teaching responsibilities will be provided by the department at the time of hire.

Required Qualifications

• MS
• Previous teaching experience, ability to teach at the university level

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD

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 registrar's website (the law school is on a semester system and has a different academic calendar).

Application Deadline

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the 2025-2026 Academic year. This position will remain open until filled.

Course Rate

The course rate will range from $4,952 to $6,189.

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 some benefits for non-benefited employees. 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. Curriculum Vitae
2. Cover Letter

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental 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; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's 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.