Graduate Instructor - SWP

Position Title: Graduate Instructor - SWP
# of Positions to Fill: 1
Department/Program: Summer Writing Program 12080
Remote Work Authorization: 100% On-Site
Campus Location: Arapahoe Campus
Reports to: Summer Writing Program Faculty Director
FLSA Classification: Exempt/Salaried
FTE: 13% (5 hrs/week)
Compensation: $500 stipend for the course

Application Deadline: 5/20 or until filled

Job Summary
The graduate instructor position offers graduate students an opportunity to design and teach a writing workshop. You will teach 3 workshops that take place on Wednesdays from 9am-12pm. This position is temporary for 3 weeks. Runs from June 8-July 28, 2025.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:

• Attend weekly staff meetings with the SWP Faculty Director
• Head a weekly discussion group of BA credit students on Wednesday mornings, 9am-12pm
• Create a weekly workshop that can accommodate both students taking the program for one week or for all three weeks
• Comment on and grade final BA manuscripts
• Introduce at least one guest for faculty readings

Minimum Requirements:

• Have earned or earning an MFA in a field related to Writing and Poetics
• Must have previous teaching experience
• Be a current JKS MFA student in second - or third-summer, and/or a current SWP Events GA
• Successful completion of JKS pedagogy course or comparable pedagogical training
• All job candidates must demonstrate an appropriate level of understanding of and appreciation for the values of Naropa University and the capacity to demonstrate an integration and embodiment of these values as evidenced in work, communication, collaboration styles, and other general workplace behaviors.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Know how to use Microsoft Excel and Word
• Be able to use a recording device
• Know how to operate a printing machine

Physical Requirements & Environmental Conditions

During regular daily activities, employee must be able to do the following with or without reasonable accommodation: lift up to 30 pounds, stand, walk, sit, run, handle/finger, bend at the waist, reach above shoulder level, kneel, crouch, interruptions/distractions, and heat/cold.

Naropa recognizes the following holidays throughout the year: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Fall Break, 4th Thursday and Friday in November, and Winter Break, the last two weeks in December encompassing the Christmas holiday as well as New Year’s.

Naropa’s health and welfare benefits include the following: medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment, an employer-sponsored pre-tax retirement savings plan, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching, and a variety of voluntary, employee-paid supplemental insurance plans.

A comprehensive benefits package is available to full-time employees who work a minimum of 30 hours each week. Employees who work 20 – 29 hours each week are eligible for only the employer-paid short-term & long-term disability, employer-paid life insurance & accidental death and dismemberment, and the retirement plan, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching.

Employees who work fewer than 20 hours per week are eligible to participate in Naropa’s retirement plan only, which includes up to 2.5% employer matching.

All regular full-time and part-time faculty and staff, including student workers, accrue sick leave benefits. Full-time and part-time staff positions accrue vacation and personal time. All leave accrual rates vary based on the position, hours worked, and years of service.

The University recognizes the importance of including its employees in its organizational mission and values and welcomes employees into the classroom to “touch the magic.” Specifically, regular employees are provided generous tuition remission opportunities for themselves and their family members.

Naropa University participates in the Council of Independent Colleges Tuition Exchange Program (CIC-TEP). CIC-TEP is a network of CIC colleges and universities willing to accept, tuition-free, students from families of full-time employees of other CIC participating institutions (full-time as designated by the employer/institution). Additional information can be found here: https://www.cic.edu/member-services/tuition-exchange-program. 

Naropa University is an equal opportunity, non-discriminatory employer and Title IX is a federal civil rights law that prohibits gender discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual and relationship violence. This law applies to all students, faculty, and staff.

Salary : $499 - $500