Department Summary

The History Department at San Jose State University (https://is a vibrant center of learning for nearly 300 undergraduate and graduate History majors, plus hundreds more undergraduate students enrolled in History survey courses that fulfill General Education and American Institutions graduation requirements. The department has nine full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty and fourteen part-time or full-time lecturers. We offer courses that cover most of the world and all periods of time. We are always looking for qualified History instructors who can teach lower-division survey courses (MA required, PhD preferred) and occasional upper-division courses (PhD required) as well.

Brief Description of Duties

We are seeking qualified lecturers to teach Social Science Teacher Preparation courses on a part-time, temporary basis depending on department needs in Fall 2022 and beyond (MA in history required, PhD in history preferred).

Our Social Science Teacher Preparation courses are 3-unit, upper-division undergraduate courses that are intended for future elementary, middle, and secondary school teachers. The courses are designed to prepare students with the content knowledge and grade-level specific pedagogical strategies they will need to teach in California public school classrooms.

• Candidates must have culturally diverse teaching experience and show commitment to the academic success of all students.
• Candidates must be prepared to teach courses as assigned by the department chair in accordance with course descriptions and General Education requirements.
• Candidates must create fully compliant syllabi and other course materials; conduct class sessions as scheduled; meet with students as required; use Canvas and other appropriate instructional technology; attend faculty and college meetings; maintain student records (enrollment, attendance, grades, and assessment); and follow all CSU and SJSU policies and Guidelines.
• Candidates with History teaching experience in grades 4-12 and the university level are preferred.
• Candidates with U.S. History teaching experience are preferred.
• Candidate must demonstrate awareness and experience understanding the needs of a student population of great diversity - in age, cultural background, ethnicity, primary language and academic preparation - through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies and advising.
• All Faculty must organize their classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS), the official LMS provided for the SJSU community. All classes at SJSU, whether online or not, must be anchored in the Canvas platform to ensure faculty-student connection in a common space as all students are directed to log in to Canvas for online access to their classes. You will have access to this system prior to the semester start date.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• MA in History required; PhD in History preferred.
• Minimum five years of history/social science teaching experience in California grades 4-12.
• Teaching experience at the post-secondary level (community college, 4-year college, or university) preferred.
• Evidence of a teaching philosophy that embraces current history education pedagogical strategies related to anti-racist, anti-oppressive, and culturally relevant teaching.
• Experience with the Canvas learning management system required.
• Experience with U.S. History online teaching preferred.
• Ability to teach and evaluate adult learners. Evidence of satisfactory achievement in previous academic work.
• 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.
  
  

Salary Range - Commensurate with experience within ranks established by the .

Application Procedure

Click Apply Now to complete the SJSU Online Employment Application and attach the following documents:

• CV
• Cover Letter
• List of at least three (3) or as many as five (5) references
• Statement of Teaching Philosophy

Application dates are open as we are seeking to fill our lecturer pool and we will hire as needed when positions open. This job advertisement does not guarantee that an open position exists at this time.

Conditional Offer

The work for this faculty position is located in the State of California. Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the United States. Proof of immunization against COVID-19 or proof of a medical or religious exemption and compliance with testing protocols is required for employment. Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which 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 of Work," or the order in which available courses must be assigned to faculty, starting with tenure line faculty and ending with new lecturer appointees.

San Jose State University: Silicon Valley's Public University

Located in the heart of Silicon Valley - one of the most innovative and diverse regions in the world - is the founding campus of the 23-campus California State University (CSU) system and the first public university in the West. The 2020 #1 Most Transformative University in the nation according to Money Magazine, San Jose State is an essential partner in the economic, cultural, and social development of Silicon Valley, the Bay Area, and California. SJSU is a top-200 school nationally in research funding and second highest in research productivity in the CSU system. Cutting-edge research, combined with world-class scholarship, student-centered learning opportunities, and experiential and interdisciplinary programs, allows SJSU to provide transformative opportunities that advance the public good locally and globally.