Senior Instructor

Position Details
University of Colorado | Denver
Faculty Level/Title: Senior Instructor
Working Title: Senior Instructor
FTE: Part-time .25FTE
Salary Range: $15000-$17000 per AY
Position #00839264 – Requisition #38057

About the University of Colorado - Denver 
The University of Colorado Denver is the state’s premier public urban research university and equity-serving institution. Globally connected and locally invested, CU Denver partners with future-focused learners and communities to design accessible, relevant, transformative educational experiences for every stage of life and career. Across seven schools and colleges in the heart of downtown Denver, our leading faculty inspires and works alongside students to solve complex challenges through break through innovations and impactful research, and creative work. As part of the state’s largest university system, CU Denver is a major contributor to the Colorado economy, with 2,000 employees and an annual economic impact of $800 million. For more information, visit ucdenver.edu.

Job Description
* Applications are accepted electronically ONLY at www.cu.edu/cu-careers *

About the College
The College of Engineering, Design and Computing takes pride in having a faculty of excellent scholars and engineering practitioners. We attract hard-working students who are enthusiastic about engineering and we are redesigning engineering education to create the agile versatile engineers of the future. Providing an education of enduring value to our students is at the heart of our College mission.
We integrate design innovation and computing technology across disciplines, in conjunction with authentic experiences that develop human and social skills such as creativity, collaboration, entrepreneurship, and leadership. We embrace and leverage our setting across urban and medical campuses to broadly impact the social and economic growth of the Denver urban corridor through enterprise partnerships.  Our goal is to emerge as Denver’s technological innovation engine and significantly impact Colorado, the nation, and the world via informatics, infrastructure, sustainability, as a smart city.
About the Department
The Civil Engineering and Construction department has 10 full time tenured and tenure track faculty, 3 clinical teaching track, and many part time lecturers.  The department offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, including masters and doctoral, in civil engineering, construction engineering management, and construction management.  While the civil engineering program has been accredited continuously since its inception, the newly formed construction disciplines were first accredited in 2023.  In 2022, the full department had 70 graduate students and 190 undergraduate students. Of these, approximately 40% are in the construction program.

Senior Instructor
What you will do:
The University of Colorado Denver seeks individuals with demonstrated commitment to creating an inclusive learning and working environment. We value the ability to engage effectively with students, faculty and staff of diverse backgrounds.
The Department of Civil Engineering and Construction in the College of Engineering, Design and Computing at the University of Colorado Denver invites applications for a part time non-tenure track faculty position at the level of Senior Instructor. The major responsibility of the individual in this position will be teaching courses in the undergraduate Civil Engineering and Construction program, specifically Geotechnical Engineering. The individual will serve on master’s graduate student committees and advise graduate students in topics related to geotechnical engineering. 

Qualifications you already possess (Minimum Qualifications)
Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.
•    Master’s degree in Civil Engineering with an emphasis in geotechnical engineering. 
•    5 years of teaching experience at graduate and undergraduat