European/World History Lecturer Pool

About the Department

The Department of History at San José 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 full-time tenured or tenure-track faculty and fourteen part-time or full-time lecturers. We offer courses that cover most of the world and all periods of time.

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Responsibilities

• Teach European and World History courses on a part-time, temporary basis depending on department needs (in-person, on campus).
• Teach Europe/World History courses as assigned by the department chair in accordance with course descriptions and General Education requirements.
• Create fully compliant syllabi and other course materials.
• Conduct class sessions as scheduled; meet with students as required.
• Use Canvas and other appropriate instructional technology.
• Attend faculty and college meetings.
• Maintain student records (enrollment, attendance, grades, and assessment).
• Follow all CSU and SJSU policies and guidelines.
• Demonstrate awareness of and address the needs of a diverse student population through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies, and advisement.
• Organize all classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS).
• Offer and meet classes as scheduled throughout the entire semester or term, in the mode assigned and listed in the schedule of classes (asynchronous, synchronous, bichronous, in-person, or hybrid).

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Requirements

• MA in European and/or World History.
• Ph.D. in European and/or World History (required for applicants to teach upper-division or graduate courses numbered 100 or above).
• Minimum one year of European and/or World History teaching experience at the post-secondary level (community college, 4-year college, or university).
• Experience with the Canvas learning management system.
• Ability to teach and evaluate adult learners.
• Evidence of satisfactory achievement in previous academic work.
• 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

• Experience with the Canvas learning management system.
• Ability to teach and evaluate adult learners.

Pay

Compensation and salary range placement are determined by qualifications and experience. Anticipated starting monthly salary ranges (prorated for part-time roles):

• L-A / Range 2: $5,507 – $5,959
• L-B / Range 3: $6,221 – $7,481
• L-C / Range 4: $6,825 – $9,431
• L-D / Range 5: $8,593 – $10,347

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