"Lecturer Pool - Native American and Indigenous Studies"

Department Summary

The Native American and Indigenous Studies program is housed in the Department of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences (SISS), at San José State University. SISS is part of the College of Social Sciences and is committed to equitable and inclusive teaching and learning. The College sees faculty and student success as inextricably linked and strives to provide culturally sustaining and academically affirming approaches to supporting and engaging students and faculty.

The temporary faculty pool is continuously open, and positions are filled as needed based on student enrollment and funding. Candidates may need to be available to begin teaching at short notice. The Fall term begins in late August and ends in mid-December; the Spring term begins in mid-January and ends in mid-May.

Brief Description of Duties

The Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences Department (SISS) at San José State University invites highly qualified and motivated applicants for a pool of part-time teaching appointments. SISS invites applications from candidates who can demonstrate excellence in teaching and working with faculty, staff, and students from diverse backgrounds.

• Teach the NAIS curriculum (lower and upper division 3-unit courses) as needed and serve weekly office hours based on assigned teaching unit load.
• The department is particularly interested in candidates with expertise in more than one academic field and educational and background experience in inter/trans-disciplinary and decolonial pedagogies.
• 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 Qualifications

• M.A. required in one or more areas of Native American and Indigenous Studies, including but not limited to the following: environmental studies, sovereignty, Indigeneity, gender and sexuality, literature, culture and language reclamation, and revitalization.
• Two or more years of teaching experience.
• Preference will be given to candidates with prior teaching experience at the college or university level who can provide evidence of excellence in teaching.
• 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

• Ph.D. degree in the field relevant to the curriculum or related discipline.

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. There are 6 monthly payments per semester (full-time AY annual salary = rate x 12). See the Faculty Salary Schedule for more information.

Application Procedure

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

• CV
• Cover Letter
• Three (3) professional references

This is a continuing open position. For more information, email the Program Coordinator, Dr. Kerri J. Malloy at kerri.malloy@sjsu.edu.