UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER
INVST COMMUNITY STUDIES
Multiple Lecturer Positions
The INVST Community Leadership Program at the University of Colorado Boulder invites
applicants to apply for multiple lecturer positions to teach in our undergraduate
curriculum (three in the Fall semester, and one in the Spring):
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INVS 3302, Facilitating Peaceful Community Change, in the Fall semester, crosslisted with Women & Gender Studies WGST 3302). Description: Students gain
knowledge and skills that enable them to become effective facilitators of
community goals. Focuses on understanding the processes of community
building with multicultural emphasis. Students are encouraged to apply concepts
of life experiences and to examine themselves as potential change agents. Focus
on food justice, sustainability, activism and multicultural social justice.
INVS 3931 & INVS 3932: The Community Leadership Internship, Part 1 Fall 2015
and Part 2 Spring 2016 (these courses are linked as a year-long sequence, so we
intend to hire the same person to teach both. Renewal for Spring 2016 is
contingent upon receiving positive review from the INVST Program Director
during the Fall 2015 semester). Description: This course aims to develop
students’ competencies as community leaders who are committed to bringing
about a just and sustainable world. Under the supervision of the instructor, and
a community supervisor who is on staff at a local organization, students will
learn leadership skills by serving as interns at community-based organizations.
First-hand experience will provide learners with a deepened understanding of
the complex issues facing humanity and the environment, as well as exposure to
solution-based strategies for positive change.
INVS 4402: Democracy & Nonviolent Social Movements. Description: This
course explores theories of democracy in relation to movements for nonviolent
social change. Focuses on means and ends, spirituality, leadership, decisionmaking, civil society and decentralized power. Examines movements both inside
and outside the United States.
It is possible for an individual to teach more than one course, or, an applicant may seek
to teach only INVS 3302, INVS 4402, or only INVS 3931 and INVS 3932.
Instruction of these courses requires an academic background informed by topics such
as service learning, experiential learning, social/environmental justice, leadership,
community building, dialogue, critical pedagogy, participatory action research,
human/social services, sustainability, group process and facilitation, project design,
implementation and evaluation, women & gender studies and peace and conflict
studies. Additionally, we seek candidates with expertise in grassroots organizing, leading
teams, working on social and/or environmental justice campaigns, and collaborating
with local community organizations.
Brief description of the INVST Community Leadership Program: The INVST Community
Leadership Program (CLP) is a comprehensive two-year service-learning program that
develops community leaders who engage in compassionate action as a lifetime
commitment. Through a combination of theory, skills and service, young people learn to
be effective and responsible community leaders. The CLP accepts up to 18 students per
year from all academic disciplines to form a cohort. Each learning journey begins with a
month-long Domestic Summer Service-Learning Experience in the US Southwest,
learning about energy, sustainability, extraction, food production, and environmental
justice. Upon returning to campus in the Fall, students take theory and skills courses and
serve at least six hours each week with community-based organizations during their
first-year internships. In the second summer, in the International Summer ServiceLearning Experience, students learn about immigration in El Paso, TX, then the cohort
travels to Nicaragua to learn about globalization and economic justice first-hand. Finally,
in their second year, in addition to further theory and skills training, students
collectively research, design, implement, and evaluate their own community leadership
projects. Throughout the two-year program, students critically reflect on concepts and
theories in areas such as leadership, social change, democracy, nonviolence and
sustainable development. In addition, they develop expertise such as meeting
facilitation, inclusive decision-making, conflict resolution, fundraising, grant proposal
writing, community organizing, grassroots lobbying and public speaking.
Qualifications: Evidence of actual and/or potential achievement of excellence in
teaching is required. Appointment will begin August 2015. An M.A. (or higher degree) is
required at the time of appointment. Review of applications will begin immediately,
and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants must provide electronic copies of
the following materials: letter of application (including a statement describing how your
teaching contributes to interests such as those listed above), curriculum vitae, evidence
of teaching excellence, and three references. Please send application materials to the
Search Committee chair, Sabrina Sideris at sabrina.sideris@colorado.edu.
The University of Colorado is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to building a
diverse workforce. Alternative formats of this ad can be provided upon request for
individuals with disabilities by contacting the ADA Coordinator at: hrada@colorado.edu.
INVST Community Studies Inclusion Commitment:
We actively seek and support the participation of individuals and communities that
reflect diversity of ability status, age, color, ethnicity, gender, gender variance, life
experience, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
socio-economic status, and veteran status.
Commitment to Anti-oppressive Education:
INVST Community Studies is committed to anti-oppressive education. We acknowledge
the importance of examining not only how groups are oppressed but also how groups
are privileged and how these two processes maintain social structures. We are
dedicated to challenging dominant ideologies and systems, centering traditionally
underrepresented voices, questioning the assumption that information is unbiased, and
critiquing what is thought of as normal.
More information available at https://communitystudies.colorado.edu/