Assistant Professor - History - Social Science Ed/Teacher Prep/Ethnic Studies

About the role

The Department of History at San José State University seeks an Assistant Professor of History/Social Science Education. The Social Science Education Program collaborates with the Teacher Education Program to prepare future secondary school educators for their single subject teaching credential.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Social Sciences Subject Area Coordinator for the Single Subject Teacher Credential program, facilitating subject matter competency evaluation, admission, placement, supervision, and advising of all Social Science teacher credential candidates.
• Assist in the recruitment, hiring, training, and supervision of university supervisors and mentor teachers.
• Teach core courses in the program including SSED 378: Social Science Methods and SSED 184Y and SSED 184Z: Student Teaching I and II.
• Maintain an active scholarly agenda and contribute to the advancement of the discipline through peer-reviewed scholarship and professional activities.
• Participate in shared governance, usually in department, college, and university committees and other service assignments.
• Demonstrate awareness and experience understanding the needs of a student population of great diversity through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies, and advisement.

Requirements

• Ph.D. in History is required.
• Evidence of successful history/social science teaching at the secondary school level and potential for mentoring credential candidates at the university level.
• Knowledge of the latest developments in History/Social Science secondary education and of California’s new ethnic studies requirement.
• Demonstration of research potential and an established agenda for future research.
• Awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a socially and economically diverse student population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching, and other comparable experience.

Qualifications

• Prior teaching experience and record of teaching excellence.
• Evidence of service preferably working with teacher candidates and mentor teachers.
• Research speciality in and/or prior experience teaching ethnic studies.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

See the CSU Employee Benefits Summary for details about the CSU’s excellent benefits package.

Pay

Commensurate with qualifications, experience, and rank as established by the CSU Salary Schedule. Anticipated hiring academic year annual salary range: $88,000 - $92,000.

Schedule

Full Time