Job description
Salary: $7,500 per year, plus $3,000 for expenses related to travel, books, professional development, and other materials.
Department/Program: Joanna Macy Center 13200
Work Location: Hybrid On-Site/Remote
Campus Location: 2111 Arapahoe
Reports to: Director, Mission, Culture, and Inclusive Community
FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt/Hourly
FTE: 20% (8 hrs/week)
Compensation: This 9-month fellowship program with a possible option to renew for a second year.
$7,500 per year, plus $3,000 for expenses related to travel, books, professional development, and other materials.
Application Deadline: 7/23 or until filled
Job Summary
Nuclear Guardianship Fellowship, Sponsored by the Ladybug Foundation
The Joanna Macy Center for Resilience and Regeneration (JMCR) at Naropa University, overseen by the Division of Mission Culture and Inclusive Community (MCIC), is currently seeking an activist-scholar-practitioner to support the JMCR mission and Naropa’s values by providing on-campus and off-campus experiences for students, staff, faculty, and the public.
Work related to this fellowship will responsively lead Joanna Macy-inspired practices and workshops with change makers, nuclear guardianship experts, and communities impacted by various nuclear activities advocating the future legacy of Nuclear Guardianship across the planet. The fellowship is awarded to a professional who has significant familiarity with Dr. Macy’s work and nuclear anti-proliferation.
This fellowship offers a unique opportunity to deepen professional skills while actively contributing to building a more resilient world aligned with Dr. Joanna Macy’s vision of interconnectedness and ecological sustainability.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Program goals and activities may include but will not be limited to:
Develop and lead an annual Nuclear Heart Tank and one Planning Retreat per year.
Collaborations with the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center’s Nuclear Nexus and the Climate Justice Hive to consult, facilitate, and partner on Nuclear Guardianship initiatives.
Host events focused on (and manage public engagement with) Naropa sponsored films related Nuclear Guardianship.
Contribute to the development and continuation of an asynchronous course on Nuclear Guardianship to support Rocky Flats, Naropa, and the surrounding community.
What Naropa Requires…
All job candidates must hold a commitment to co-create a diverse and inclusive community and actively participate in related JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion) professional development regarding the dynamics of privilege and oppression and the impact these have in the workplace.
All job candidates must demonstrate their level of understanding of the dynamics of privilege and oppression, and the impact these have on equity, access, and opportunity.
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.
Educational requirement:
BA at minimum, MA Preferred; ideal candidate will have 2+ years of experience facilitating the Work That Reconnects; 2+ years of working directly in nuclear activism.
Minimum length of prior applicable professional experience required:
Demonstrated strengths and capacity may substitute for prior experience.Minimum Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and/or Competencies Required:
Proven competency to speak publicly and facilitate contemporary discussions at a high level with other leaders in the field of nuclear energy, weapons, and waste.
Physical Requirements & Environmental Conditions
During regular daily activities, employee must be able to do the following with or without reasonable accommodation:
Stand, walk, sit, run, handle/finger, bend at the waist, reach above shoulder level, kneel, crouch, crawl
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
- 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.
How to apply
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: AY2526 0016
