Saint Mary’s College of California Looking for Salaried Adjunct Professor in Education, SSTE/MSTE Humanities Emphasis (full-time, non-tenure track) at Moraga, CA Full Time

Location: Moraga, CA
Open Date: Apr 27, 2023
Deadline:

Description:Position description:

Saint Mary’s College invites applications and nominations for a Full-time Salaried Adjunct Faculty Member in the Teacher Education Department in the College’s Kalmanovitz School of Education beginning in 2023-2024 academic year. The work is collegial in a highly collaborative and culturally diverse campus environment. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the mission of the College, which is informed, animated, and expressed through its Catholic, Lasallian, and Liberal Arts traditions.

The Kalmanovitz School of Education is a student-centered learning community that inspires innovation in counseling, education, and leadership. Through the practice of shared inquiry, active and collaborative learning, and learning through service to society, we empower our students to deliver excellence and lead change according to the principles of social justice. The school is known for partnerships emphasizing community engagement, action research, and community-based research, and it is developing demonstrable strength in environmental literacy, Lasallian education, and urban education.

The Teacher Education Department offers 3 credential programs in Single Subject (SSTE), Multiple Subject (MSTE) and Education Specialist (SPED). The Department also offers a Bilingual Authorization certification as well as programs that offer a MAT (MAIT) degree and a MAEd degree.

The Teacher Education Department provides a supportive learning environment that fosters students’ personal growth and wellness, as well as professional development as counselors. Faculty members are committed to a holistic, multicultural approach to counseling, emphasizing the systemic interconnection among the psychological, physical, spiritual, and socio-cultural dimensions of our lives. Ultimately, students integrate academic knowledge and field experience with their own quality of being to become authentic, competent helping teaching professionals.

The Teacher Education Department is a year-round program, with a 15-week fall semester, 4-week January Term, 15-week spring semester, and a 6-8 week summer term. Full-time faculty members are assigned courses during the traditional 9-month academic year with summer term courses also taught by core faculty. Classes are offered in the late afternoons and evenings.

Responsibilities include:

Teaching:

• Equivalent to 21-semester units in an academic year.
• Teach a variety of graduate education courses, including foundational core courses and advanced specialization courses in the humanities with Multiple Subjects and Single Subject credential candidates.
• The Salaried Adjunct Professor in Teacher Education may be assigned by the Department Chair to participate in other teaching-related activities (i.e., student teaching supervision or MA thesis chair/reader committee member) as part of the teaching workload.

Service Responsibilities:

Program Review & Development:

• Work collegially and actively with other Teacher Education Department faculty on program/curriculum review, evaluation, assessment, development, and other projects and tasks, along with assessment and student evaluation in terms of Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC)
• Assist the Department Chair and other counseling department faculty in meeting California accreditation standards teachers.

Student Support:

• Serve as masters project/portfolio chair and masters/portfolio project reader; and as faculty advisor to assigned students; posting and holding a minimum of eight office hours per week to accommodate the schedules of students and advisees.

Departmental Support:

• Perform instruction substitution for faculty colleagues; participate in recruitment information sessions, student admissions application reviews, and student admissions interviews; as well as Teacher Education Department, Kalmanovitz School of Education, and Saint Mary’s College of CA activities, meetings, and committees; serving on College committees, attending general Academic Senate meetings, Commencements, and other special convocations or College events, when possible. Also, the candidate must be prepared to take on departmental leadership roles (i.e., committee chair, project coordinator, program director, etc.).
• Develop effective and collaborative relationships within the program, school, and with other areas of the College.

Institutional Description/Background:
Saint Mary’s College of California is a private, Catholic, comprehensive and co-
educational university that engages students in rigorous critical thinking,
promotes social justice, and educates for human fulfillment consistent with its
liberal arts, Catholic and Lasallian traditions. The De la Salle Christian Brothers,
the largest teaching order of the Roman Catholic Church, guide the spiritual and
academic character of the College. An outstanding, committed faculty and staff
who value shared inquiry, integrative learning and student interaction bring Saint
Mary’s heritage to life. Located on a stunning 420-acre campus in the Moraga
Hills outside of San Francisco, Saint Mary’s is known for its rigorous liberal arts
education and its high quality graduate programs, including business, education
and leadership. Saint Mary’s has a diverse student body of approximately 4,000 students, and the College’s practices and policies reflect a commitment to
inclusive excellence and a community in which all are valued, respected, and
supported.

The salary range for this position is reflected in the Salaried Adjunct Faculty Salary Scale, available here.

Qualifications:

• Hold a doctoral degree (preferred) or masters degree in Teacher Education or a closely related discipline, by the start of classes.
• Have a minimum of three years of full-time experience (or the equivalent) working as teacher educator
• Hold a current teacher certificate in California in SSTE or MSTE or SPED.
• Experience in the following areas (1) university level teaching in teacher preparation classes; (2) working with K-12 settings; (3) a minimum of three years of full-time experience (or the equivalent) working as a teacher in K-12 school settings.
• Demonstrated commitment to diverse multicultural populations and to social justice.
• Have a minimum of three years of experience working effectively with ethnically and culturally diverse populations as an educator or clinician in k-12 schools, in higher education, community, social service delivery, or medical settings.
• Can teach foundational education core courses and advanced specialization courses in the Teacher Education Department
• Demonstrate a strong commitment to student-centered learning and holistic and humanistic counseling and education.
• Demonstrate a commitment to rigorous graduate-level teaching and field work experience
• Knowledge of and/or willingness to learn relevant state and national standards that pertain to education in CA [e.g., California Commission on Teacher Credentialing}
• Demonstrate an appreciation of and deep respect for the learning/teaching environment and for the students, staff, and faculty who comprise it. Willingness to embrace the mission of Saint Marys College of California and its Lasallian, Catholic, and Liberal Arts traditions.

To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/124542jeid-03e3fbeaf88f864ca6eddd24db5f7b56