"Fall 2024 Adjunct Faculty EDAD 822-01"

Saint Mary's College of California: ADJUNCT FACULTY SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA: Kalmanovitz School of Education (KSOE): EdD Program (Educational Leadership)

Location

Moraga, CA

Open Date

Aug 02, 2024

Description

Per course adjunct faculty for the Doctorate in Educational Leadership program's course, EDAD 822-01.

Founded in 1863, Saint Mary's is a residential campus nestled 20 miles east of San Francisco in the picturesque Moraga Valley. Based in the Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts traditions, Saint Mary's currently enrolls more than 4,000 students from diverse backgrounds in undergraduate and graduate programs. The De La Salle Christian Brothers, the largest teaching order of the Roman Catholic Church, guide the spiritual and academic character of the College. 

As a comprehensive and independent institution, Saint Mary’s offers undergraduate and graduate programs integrating liberal and professional education. Saint Mary’s reputation for excellence, innovation, and responsiveness in education stems from its vibrant heritage as a Catholic, Lasallian and Liberal Arts institution. An outstanding, committed faculty and staff that value shared inquiry, integrative learning, and student interaction bring these traditions to life in the 21st century. The College is committed to the educational benefits of diversity.

Qualifications

EDAD 822 - Systems Thinking  3 credits

Fridays 9/6,9/20, 10/4 6:00PM - 10:00PM,

Saturdays In person 9/7, 9/21, 10/5 9:00 AM - 5:00PM

The practice of leadership in the 21st century takes place in a dynamic, global, interdependent world of great complexity. Our practice of leadership requires an awareness that is commensurate with the characteristics of this world to which we belong and within which we take action. Key to the development of this awareness is systems thinking. Such thinking can be understood as the capacity to perceive the world as relational, dynamic, and interdependent. A systemic worldview enables us to contextualize the dynamic events that make up our lives and to recognize the ways to influence these events. The course presents new theory and conceptual models for diagnosing and interpreting the dynamics within human systems and integrates many of the conceptual models learned in previous courses. The course applies specific systems models to the analysis of organizational problems rooted in learners’ practices. Throughout the course and culminating in a final project, students examine an adaptive leadership challenge through a systems thinking lens and identify leverage points and opportunities for systemic change.

Required Qualifications

Candidates must have a master’s degree or doctorate in education, educational leadership, teaching leadership, or a related field. Candidates must also have experience teaching at the higher education level.

Preferred Qualifications

A demonstrated commitment to teaching excellence and equity, that ensures candidates understand pedagogical approaches that recognize the importance of supporting all students, especially students from historically underserved communities.  

Must be a resident of California.

Application Instructions

Applicants to all available course sections who are members of the Saint Mary’s College bargaining unit or agency fee payers covered by the agreement with SEIU 1021, who have previously taught the course or EDAD 634 or who have been determined qualified through the process outlined in Article 10, have only the following application requirements:

- Indicate interest via application to the posting

- Complete the SMC Per Course Adjunct Faculty Questionnaire to identify as a Saint Mary’s College bargaining unit faculty member or agency fee payers covered by the agreement with SEIU 1021

- Indicate preferences if there are multiple sections

Please apply online at https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/offices-services/academic-affairs/adjunct-faculty-openings

or click on the APPLY NOW button above

Include a cover letter that specifically addresses how you meet the qualifications and are prepared to support the mission of the College.

A resume 

The name and contact information for three (3) professional references.  

In applying for a position, candidates sign a consent authorizing a broader inquiry which may include reference checks, a motor vehicle check, and a third party background check.

Please note that courses will be assigned to current qualified adjunct faculty members who apply during the first 14 days of the posting in the following order:

1. Seniority of those who have taught the course previously up to their average.

2. Seniority of those who have not taught the course up to their average.

3. Seniority rotation above their average up to seven (7) course values.

 If the course is not assigned to a current qualified adjunct faculty member under the process above, it may be assigned to a new hire after the 14 day period for current adjunct faculty members to apply has elapsed.