Department of Geography and the Environment AdjunctOverload AY 2025-2026

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.

Department Summary

The Department of Geography & the Environment is a community of 17 faculty members 75 graduate students and over 300 undergraduate students. The department offers a PhD in geography MA and MS degrees in geography and geographic information science (including an online MSGISc program) and undergraduate degrees in geography environmental science and geographic information all areas of teaching research scholarship and service the department is committed to the Universitys vision of a great private university dedicated to the public good. We are dedicated to building an inclusive pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. Visit the department website to learn more about the faculty students and degree programs

Position Summary

The Department of Geography & the Environment department in the Division of Natural Sciences & Mathematics is accepting expressions of interest for adjunct and faculty overload positions to teach a variety of courses in the 2025-2026 academic year. This posting will be utilized to seek applicants for teaching both adjunct and faculty overload positions. This posting will serve for multiple openings in departmental offerings to the common curriculum or required/elective courses for our undergraduate and graduate programs.

Adjunct faculty are required to teach twice a week hold office hours assign papers and exams as appropriate and be available to assist students with assignments. The University operates on a quarter system. The Fall 2025 quarter is from September 8 2025 through November 20 2025. The Winter 2026 quarter is from January 5 2026 through March 20 2026. The Spring 2026 quarter is from March 30 2026 through June 11 2026. Adjunct faculty positions are non-benefited positions.

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

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Ability to deliver courses in person or online for certain courses.
• Flexibility to pivot between teaching modalities on short notice.
• Familiarity with Canvas LMS is preferred.
• Ability to meet deadlines for submission of course grades is essential.
• Ability to provide feedback to students regarding their progress in courses in a timely fashion.
• Ability to lecture continuously for up to two hours at a time.

Required Qualifications

• Masters degree in related field
• Previous teaching experience
• Ability to teach at the university level.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D. or terminal degree in related field
• College-level teaching experience.

Work Schedule
While the Universitys 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 Universitys academic calendars are posted on the registrars website (the law school is on a semester system and has a different academic calendar).

Course Rate

The course rate for this position is $4952 -$6189 per course.

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 candidates 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.

Application Deadline
Applications will be reviewed until all positions are filled.

Special Instructions
Candidates must apply online through to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

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 Universitys 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 Workers 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 Denvers NonDiscriminationStatement.

All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.