Subject Area Coordinator for Social Science
Subject Area Coordinator for Social Science
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Department Summary
The Department of History at San Jos State University 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 fulltime tenured or tenuretrack faculty and fourteen parttime or fulltime lecturers. We offer courses that cover most of the world and all periods of time.
Learn more about our department at https://www.sjsu/history/
The Social Science Teacher Preparation Program in SJSUs Department of History offers upper division undergraduate courses that are intended for future K12 teachers. The courses are designed to prepare students with the content knowledge and gradelevel specific pedagogical strategies they will need to teach in California public school classrooms. The History Department works with the College of Education/Teacher Preparation Department to coordinate the applications courses and student teaching supervision for graduates receiving a single subject teaching credential in Social Science.
Learn more about or program at https://www.sjsu/history/undergraduateprogram/sstp.php
Brief Description of Duties
SJSUs History Department invites highly qualified and motivated applicants to apply for a position as
Subject Area Coordinator for Social Science. Duties include but are not limited to the following:
- Assess subject matter competency providing feedback on how to attain subject matter competency and recheck subject matter competency of all subjectarea applicants to the program and in the credential program.
- Interview and conduct initial credential program advising with all subjectarea applicants to the program.
- Work with the Field Placement Coordinator in the College of Education to vet potential mentor teachers make placements for teacher candidates and monitor their progress.
- Collaborate with the History Department & College of Education Field Office to plan supervision loads.
- Collaborate with the College of Education Field Office to address any issues that arise for teacher candidates supervisors and/or mentor teachers in the field and if necessary develop improvement or remediation plans for teacher candidates.
- Attend monthly meetings of the Single Subject Credential Program including preparation and presentation of related tasks.
- Work with the College of Education Program Advisor and TED Chair to develop and implement new policies procedures curriculum and assessments particularly as they relate to methods coursework supervision of teacher candidates and CalTPA.
- Recruit hire and retain instructors for supervision seminar/colloquium and methods. Manage supervisors including workload assignments monitoring work and writing evaluations.
- Meet with supervisors regularly to calibrate on supervision duties such as preparing for formative and summative assessments and /or offering professional development.
- Keep uptodate on trends and issues relevant to the subject area and credential program (e.g. changes in laws CCTC initiatives CalTPA etc..
- Teach weekly/biweekly Student Teaching Seminar class for Phase 2 candidates.
- 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 preparationthrough inclusive course materials teaching strategies and advisement.
- All 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 inperson or hybrid).
Required Qualifications
- MA in History or Education (Social Science emphasis) or Teaching (Social Science emphasis).
- Minimum five years of History/Social Science teaching experience in California grades 412.
- Evidence of a teaching philosophy that embraces current history education pedagogical strategies related to antiracist antioppressive and culturally relevant teaching.
- Experience with the Canvas learning management system required.
- 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 crosscultural study training teaching and other comparable experience.
- Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in crosscultural study training teaching and other comparable experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Ph.D. in History or Ed.D. in Education (Social Science emphasis).
- Teaching experience at the postsecondary level (community college 4year college or university).
Compensation
Compensation and salary range placement are determined by qualifications and experience. To learn more about range placement please see University Policy S212.
Anticipated starting salary:
LA / Range 2 $5507 $5959
LB / Range 3 $6221 $7481
LC / Range 4 $6825 $9431
LD / Range 5 $8593 $10347
Range salaries above are the anticipated monthly salary rate of fulltime AY facultyparttime rates are prorated. There are 6 monthly payments per semester (fulltime 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
- List of at least three 3 or as many as five 5 references
- Statement of Teaching Philosophy
Applications will be considered until the position is filled.
Employment Conditions
Faculty employees must complete CSU employee training as assigned and required based on their role (e.g. preventing discrimination and harassment gender equity and Title IX health and safety).
Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) and CSU systemwide policy the faculty member in this position will subject to ongoing review for designation as a Campus Security Authority (CSA). Individuals designated as Campus Security Authorities are required to immediately report Clery incidents to the institution and to complete Clery Act training as determined by the University Clery Director. Questions regarding CSA designation and training can be sent to the Clery Director at The President may recommend or require compliance with safety measures that decrease the likelihood of COVID19 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 Jos State University: Silicon Valleys Public University
Located in the heart of Silicon Valleyone of the most innovative and diverse regions in the worldSan Jos State University is the founding campus of the 23campus California State University (CSU) system and the first public university in the West. Recognized as a national leader in transformative higher education San Jos State University is an essential contributor to the economic cultural and social development of Silicon Valley the Bay Area and California. SJSU ranks high nationally in research funding and is second highest in research productivity in the CSU system. Cuttingedge research combined with worldclass scholarship studentcentered learning opportunities and experiential and interdisciplinary programs allows SJSU to provide transformative opportunities that advance the public good locally and globally.
San Jos State enrolls more than 36000 students many are historically underserved and around 45 are firstgeneration and 38 are Pellrecipients. SJSU is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander (AANAPISI) Serving Institution. The universitys commitment to social justice extends from its vibrant inclusive campus to an international network of over 275000 alumni. As such San Jos State is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty so our disciplines students and community can benefit from different and divergent cultural and identity perspectives.
Equal Employment Statement
San Jos State University prohibits discrimination on the basis of Age Ancestry Caste Color Disability Ethnicity Gender Gender Expression Gender Identity Genetic Information Marital Status Medical Condition Military Status Nationality Race Religion Religious Creed Sex Sexual Orientation Sex Stereotype and Veteran Status. This policy applies to all San Jos State University students faculty and staff as well as University programs and activities. Reasonable accommodations are made for applicants with disabilities who selfdisclose. Note that all San Jos State University employees are considered mandated reporters under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and are
required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.
Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act and Campus Housing Fire Safety Notification
Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act the Annual Security Report (ASR) is also now available for viewing at https://www.sjsu/clery/docs/SJSUAnnualSecurityReport.pdf. The ASR contains the current security and safetyrelated policy statements emergency preparedness and evacuation information crime prevention and Sexual prevention information and information about drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains statistics of Clery crimes for San Jos State University locations for the three most recent calendar years. A paper copy of the ASR is available upon request by contacting the Office of the Clery Director by phone ator by email at
Pursuant to the Higher Education Opportunity Act the Annual Fire Safety Report (AFSR) is also available for viewing at https://www.sjsu/clery/docs/SJSUAnnualFireSafetyReport.pdf. The purpose of this report is to disclose statistics for fires that occurred within SJSU oncampus housing facilities for the three most recent calendar years and to distribute fire safety policies and procedures intended to promote safety on Campus. A paper copy of the AFSR is available upon request by contacting the Housing Office by phone ator by email at
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Temp
