Position Title: Adjunct Faculty: PSYB359E-A Learning From Trauma
No. of Positions to Fill 1
Department/Program: Psychology 11100
Work Location: Remote/Work-from-Home
Reports to: Chair of BA Psychology
FLSA Classification: Exempt/Salaried
FTE: 8% (3 hrs/week)
Compensation: $3900

Application Deadline: 8/14 or until filled

Job Summary:
Teach one section at the Undergraduate Level of PSYB359E Learning From Trauma. The section is 3 credits or 45 “contact” hours, offered in the fall semester of 2026, and will be taught in an asynchronous online format.

Course Description:
Learning from Trauma: Understanding Its Effects and Building Personal Resources
Unresolved trauma affects our psychological and physical well-being. This class educates students about the after-effects of trauma, such as the inability to modulate physiological arousal, dissociation, emotional problems, and negative beliefs that often follow traumatic experiences. An experiential class, we explore somatic resources for dealing with trauma and work with the effects of trauma in a group setting. The primary focus is on accessing the body and developing somatic resources to help a person cope with and resolve the symptoms of trauma. This encourages mastery over helpless and overwhelming feelings. Prerequisite: PSYB101e.

Job Duties & Responsibilities:
• Create and maintain a positive team environment and behave professionally with everyone encountered in the course and scope of the job duties.
• Teach with a professional level of preparedness for the duration of a 15-week semester.
• Use the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) to provide students with course syllabus, assignments, and other resources as needed.
• Grade all assignments, provide feedback to students in a timely manner and submit final grades by the deadline established by the Registrar.
• Provide one hour of office hours each week via Zoom or other easily accessible telecommunications/virtual hosting platform, plus availability to students by appointment.
• Attend one faculty meeting per semester, as requested.
• Start with a recent version of the course syllabus submit an updated course syllabus according to the Academic Affairs syllabi instructions to the Office of Academic Affairs by the established deadline.
• Obtain permission from the copyright owner for any copyrighted material to be used in sourcebooks.
• Complete any and all faculty and staff trainings as required by the Human Resources Office or the Office of Academic Affairs within the time period set for completion by those departments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in Psychology or related field.
• Demonstrated familiarity with course content, professional ethics and teaching methods.
• An understanding of the dynamics of privilege and oppression, and the impact these have on equity, access, and opportunity.
• Commitment to co-create an inclusive community and actively participate in related professional development, including openness to feedback and ongoing self-examination.
• At least 1 year of experience teaching at the University level.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Doctoral degree in Psychology or related field.
• 3 years teaching at the University level.
• A strong understanding of contemplative pedagogical approaches
• Well-developed understanding of the dynamics of privilege and oppression, and the impact these have on equity, access, and opportunity.
• Experience with Canvas or other Learning Management Systems.

Physical & Environmental Requirements:
Faculty members in our online programs spend most of their time engaging and interacting with students through virtual meetings and online assessments. As a faculty member, you may spend extended periods meeting virtually with students as well as:

• Reading academic texts and materials, student papers, etc.
• Operating personal computer and audio-visual equipment.
• Standing or sitting for hours at a time.

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.

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.

JOB CODE: AY2627 0031