Teaching Assistant Professor/Teaching Associate Professor

ENVD at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU) is an interdisciplinary program where we explore at the intersections of Architecture, Environmental Product Design, Landscape Architecture, Sustainable Planning and Urban Design to address our world’s most pressing social and environmental issues. ENVD has been cultivating interdisciplinary thinkers, designers, and planners for over 50 years. We have more than 4,300 alumni. As one of the most in-demand programs on the Boulder campus, we attract accomplished and passionate students. Our interdisciplinary curriculum embraces creativity, critical thinking and practice. Our work spans scales from human-scale environmental product design to regional planning. We provide a rigorous but supportive environment for our students and faculty. We are renowned for graduating environmental designers who integrate knowledge of the built and natural environments in creative, critical and impactful ways.

With a history of social and environmental activism in Boulder and Colorado we operate with a keen awareness of the struggles facing humanity and our environments. The spirit of creative and impact-driven dedication to address social and environmental injustices is a hallmark of CU Boulder and a defining aspect of ENVD’s culture. In this context, ENVD is committed to elevating new forms of teaching in the environmental design fields.

We are committed to shaping an equitable future for environmental design professions and scholarship. We aim to uphold and exceed CU’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. ENVD holds as imperative the need to develop a thriving faculty body that represents, in identity and commitment, the values and identities of the communities we seek to serve. We acknowledge that ENVD, housed in a predominantly white institution, and in predominantly white and affluent regional communities, stands to perpetuate patterns of exclusion and inequity that are prevalent in higher education. This recognition drives us to more aggressively pursue leadership in establishing an academic unit that models diversity, inclusion, equity, and ultimately, justice.

ENVD seeks applicants to develop and teach courses at all levels in the curriculum. We seek someone who will enhance undergraduate scholarly endeavors in addition to training students for careers in professional fields. Our instructors aspire to pedagogical and curricular excellence and innovation and are encouraged to extend their impact beyond the classroom through advising, creative work, recognition, or sharing at conferences and trade publications, among other forms of dissemination and impact.

• Typical contract is 3 years.
• A typical workload for instructors is 80% teaching and 20% service. All faculty are expected to participate in department committees and department governance.
• The positions are 9 months/100% equivalent, although we will also consider part-time positions.
• A 15% research appointment may be considered for applicants with a demonstrated research background.
• Full-or part-time positions will be considered.
• A willingness to teach a summer class is a plus.

• In addition to a competitive salary and excellent benefits package, the University of Colorado Boulder offers gender-neutral paid parental leave and teaching and professional development.
• A relocation stipend is available.
• The Teaching Assistant Professor salary is $74,160 and the Teaching Associate Professor salary is $76,000 to $78,280.

• A Master’s degree in a relevant field and/or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum of two academic years of teaching experience, full-time equivalent.
• Candidates with significant additional experience will be considered for Teaching Associate Professor rank.

Please submit the following materials:

• Cover Letter that specifically addresses how your background and experience align with the position. Please include how your work supports D.E.I. (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) efforts.
• Names and contract info for three professional references.
• Teaching/course evaluations.
• Resume/CV.
• Syllabi of courses taught.
• Digital Portfolio of relevant teaching and/or professional work.

During the application process you will need to enter contact information for one reference who will be contacted to provide a letter of recommendation as the search progresses.

Please apply by May 30, 2023 for consideration.

Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, please apply through CU Boulder Jobs.