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Cal State University (CSU) San Jose
Humanities Lecturer Pool - Liberal Studies Teacher Preparation
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What they do
An Ethnic or Cultural Studies Professor leads courses pertaining to the culture and development of an area, an ethnic group, or any other group, such as Latin American studies, women's studies, or urban affairs. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
$87,587 / year median in California
+6% projected growth
Job Description
Job Description Department Summary The Humanities Department at SJSU is a prominent center for creative, interdisciplinary study and research. It offers three undergraduate degree programs: the Liberal Studies Teacher Preparation B.A.; the Creative Arts B.A.; and the Humanities B.A., in which students pursue a concentration in American Studies, Liberal Arts, or Comparative Religious Studies. The Department is also home to two team-taught, multiple-semester
D. in social and cultural foundations of education or related education fields. Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching and other comparable experience. Preferred Qualifications Interest in and record of scholarly activity desirable. Strong college level teaching skills and experience required, and experience related to K-8 classrooms preferred. Compensation Compensation and salary range placement are determined by qualifications and experience. To learn more about range placement, please see University Policy S21-2 .
General Education Programs:
the lower-division American Cultures GE sequence and the Humanities Honors Program, which has both lower and upper-division Humanities Honors GE course sequences. San José State University is a teaching-centered institution that is a national leader in graduating historically underserved students. SJSU has achieved both HSI (Hispanic Serving Institution) andAANAPISI
(Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution) status. Moreover, 40% of our student population are first-generation college students and 38% are Pell-qualified. As a result, we are ranked #1-as the most transformational university in the country. Learn more about our department at https://www.sjsu.edu/hum/ Brief Description of Duties Teach lower-division undergraduate General Education course, "Chronicles of Education," and/or in the series of "Field study in Humanities" courses designed to introduce prospective K-8 teachers to California's public multiple subject classrooms. In addition, you will hold regular office hours for students, work cooperatively with other department faculty, staff, and department chair, as well as participate in required course grading and assessment activities, etc. "Chronicles of Education" uses narratives of education to teach about the forces that shape individuals and societies. The course features histories and narratives of education that represent global, multi-linguistic, gendered and multi-cultural perspectives about educational practice and philosophy. The study of poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, and educational autobiography, as well as visual art and documentary film, expand traditional views about the sites where education takes place. Topics covered include the history of US education; philosophy of education; global influences on US educational practice; education as colonization; language and the role of embodiment in learning; and education for social resistance.Fieldwork Courses:
Each course in this fieldwork series requires that student volunteer in public-school classrooms with credentialed teachers. The courses include topics such as funds of knowledge, culturally responsive pedagogy, the physical and procedural classroom, home-school partnerships, and so on. The courses are designed to meet the fieldwork requirement to enter a credential program. It is strongly preferred that instructors of these courses have experience as the teacher of record in a multiple subject classroom. Demonstrate awareness of and address the needs of a student population of great diversity-including age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation-through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies and advisement. Faculty shall organize all their classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS). All classes must be offered and meet as scheduled throughout the entire semester or term, in the mode assigned and listed in the schedule of classes (i.e., asynchronous, synchronous, bichronous, in-person, or hybrid). Required QualificationsMA OR ABD OR
Ph.D. OR Ed.D. in social and cultural foundations of education or related education fields. Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching and other comparable experience. Preferred Qualifications Interest in and record of scholarly activity desirable. Strong college level teaching skills and experience required, and experience related to K-8 classrooms preferred. Compensation Compensation and salary range placement are determined by qualifications and experience. To learn more about range placement, please see University Policy S21-2 .
Anticipated starting salary:
L-A / Range 2- $5507
- $5959 L-B / Range 3
- $6221
- $7481 L-C / Range 4
- $6825
- $9431 L-D / Range 5
- $8593
- $10347 Range salaries above are the anticipated monthly salary rate of full-time AY faculty
- part-time rates are prorated.
COVID-19
transmission or illness and allows the core mission and activities of the campus to continue. Conditional Offer The work for this faculty position is located in the State of California and requires commuting to the campus. Employment is contingent upon US residence and proof of eligibility to work in the United States. Offers of employment are conditional, and may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position. Appointment is contingent upon budget and enrollment considerations and subject to order of assignment provisions in the collective bargaining agreement between California State University and California Faculty Association. These provisions state the order in which available courses must be assigned to faculty, starting with tenure line faculty and ending with new lecturer appointees. San JoséState University:
Silicon Valley's Public University Located in the heart of Silicon Valley-one of the most innovative and diverse regions in the world- San José State University is the founding campus of the 23-campus California State University (CSU) system and the first public university in the West.
- many are historically underserved, and around 45% are first-generation and 38% are Pell-recipients.