Department: Earth and Atmospheric Science
About the University
Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver) enrolls over 16,000 students, where nearly 60% are first generation and over 55% are students of color. Located in downtown Denver, we are a designated Hispanic Serving Institution that also offers graduate programs (gHSI) and the only Seal of Excelencia certified institution in Colorado. As the third largest institution of higher education in Colorado and the only institution with an open access mission, MSU Denver is a model university for today’s students. Through affordable, flexible, and holistic education, MSU Denver helps students build essential skills grounded in a multicultural and global perspective that lead to undergraduate and graduate degrees, and career and life success. The university values teaching first, with an emphasis on positive student-instructor interactions and high impact pedagogical practices that facilitate learning.
About the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences houses a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science with a Secondary Teaching License. In addition, we offer a minor in Environmental Science and are exploring options for an interdisciplinary online degree in environmental studies. The department is home to 10 tenure track faculty and 4 lecturers across four degree-granting programs. The candidate will complement the department’s strengths in Geography and GIS, Environmental Science, Applied Geology, and Meteorology.
MSU Denver and the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences are committed to active and strategic initiatives in our work toward educational equity and promoting a culture of access and inclusion for our students, staff, and faculty. We seek to sustain an inclusive community where all individuals at MSU Denver and in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences are respected, feel a sense of belonging, and are provided proper resources and skillsets to be successful. This success is not limited to our humanities-focused education, but also to the broader development of our students as engaged citizens and valued contributors to the discipline, the community, and society.
Position Summary
The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at MSU Denver invites applications for a tenure track faculty position in Environmental Science (ENV) to expand the department’s current strengths. The successful candidate would teach 24 credits each year beginning in fall 2025.
We seek candidates with expertise in biogeochemistry, terrestrial ecosystems focused on soils, vegetation, mountain environments, and ecological restoration. Additionally, we prefer candidates with the ability to teach climate change response and planning, and global resource use. The successful candidate will have a proven record of accomplishment of teaching excellence in both online and face-to-face formats, mentoring undergraduate research, and cultivating collaborations with local community partners, e.g., land managers, parks and open space partners, public municipalities, and private industry. In addition, the successful candidate should have experience with academic service.
MSU Denver has a robust mentoring program for tenure-track faculty. The candidate will be enrolled in the Roadrunner Faculty Academy during their first year. This is a year-long course designed to support new faculty to navigate faculty life and thrive in teaching, scholarly activity and service.
For full details on required and preferred qualifications, application materials, and salary, benefit, and university information, visit MSU Denver's career site, https://msudenver.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/MSUDenver and search for JR103770.
Applications accepted until position filled; priority given to applications received through 11:59 PM MST on Friday, May 9, 2025.