Adjunct Faculty, Kinesiology Program

University of Denver•Quinte West, ON

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

This is a general posting that will serve to create a pool of applicants for adjunct faculty openings throughout the 2026-2027 academic year. Should we have an opening and be interested in pursuing your application, we will contact you with specific information. The Graduate School of Professional Psychology (GSPP) at DU was created in 1976 to house one of the first Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) programs in the country, under the then-new Vail training model (practitioner-scholar). GSPP provides four specialized masters programs: Sport Coaching, Sport and Performance Psychology, Forensic Psychology, and International Disaster Psychology: Trauma and Global Mental Health, as well as online certificates and continuing education. We also offer several fully online graduate certificates in sport, strength and conditioning, and fitness coaching. The School also has a partially affiliated, APA-accredited internship consortium, and several in-house and satellite training clinics that serve Denver and the surrounding communities. As a professional school, GSPP promotes and utilizes high-level pedagogy that integrates applied practice, theory, research, and scholarship. All GSPP programs provide comprehensive academic and applied training within an academic environment that values cooperation and collaboration and fosters critical thinking and self-determined functioning. GSPP has developed a collegial atmosphere with significant opportunities for creativity, teamwork, and innovation. Knowledge of diversity, equity, and inclusion guides GSPP in the mission to be as welcoming and inclusive as possible to all students, staff, and faculty. GSPP is strongly committed to building a diverse and inclusive educational environment, which is in full accord with the value that DU places on diversity, equity, and inclusion. This includes acknowledging the family needs of faculty, including dual career couples and single parents. The search committee is especially interested in candidates who will contribute to the diversity, equity, and inclusion of our academic community. We welcome applications from individuals who may have taken a nontraditional career path, taken time off for family or personal reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside of academia. As of fall 2021, we launched the KINE undergraduate minor and as of the fall 2023 officially launched the KINE major. Our on-campus KINE major and minor undergraduate programs deliver a comprehensive, flexible, and progressive curriculum with challenging teaching and learning strategies to a community of diverse learners, alumni, and networks. We aim for our undergraduate KINE graduates to be well-prepared, curious, and ethical scholar-practitioners and leaders who integrate diverse ways of knowing to solve personal problems, address social issues, and live meaningful lives. The KINE program courses are taught by committed and highly qualified faculty. At the current time, we are looking for adjunct faculty for the Kinesiology Program, to teach courses in the KINE major and minor.

Requirements

Master’s degree in or closely related to, or extensive knowledge of their field, practical sport, strength and conditioning, or kinesiology-related experience
The knowledge and skills to teach students in the KINE program

Nice To Haves

Doctoral degree in a related field
Teaching experience at the graduate level

Responsibilities

Complete DU-wide online training.
Plan and teach courses (some courses are on-campus whereas others may be online using Zoom).
Be available to meet with students online or in-person.
Respond to student questions.
Assign and grade papers and exams as appropriate.
Adhere to all relevant DU policies and procedures.
Be interested in, and committed to, improving their course design and/or course teaching.
Teach the course and facilitating materials with students in session during the quarter, which includes providing presenting content, facilitating learning materials, providing feedback to students, and providing concurrent instruction.