Humanities Lecturer Pool - Global Humanities

About the Department

The Humanities Department at SJSU is a prominent center for creative, critical, interdisciplinary study and research. We offer three undergraduate degree programs: the Liberal Studies Teacher Preparation B.A.; the Creative Arts B.A.; and the Humanities B.A., in which students pursue a concentration in American Studies, Liberal Arts, or Comparative Religious Studies. The Department is also home to the Humanities Honors Program, offering both lower and upper-division Humanities Honors GE course sequences.

San José State University is a teaching-centered institution and a national leader in graduating historically underserved students. SJSU has achieved both HSI (Hispanic Serving Institution) and AANAPISI (Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution) status. Forty percent of our student population are first-generation college students, and 38% are Pell-qualified, ranking us #1 as the most transformational university in the country.

In all of our programs, we seek to understand profound questions about what it means to be human while contextualizing those questions in time, place, and culture, as well as within institutions of education. We explore questions about conflict, injustice, inequality, beauty, meaning, and creative expression, pushing the boundaries of humanistic studies into environmental and digital humanities. Liberal Studies Teacher Preparation majors base their training to become K-8 teachers on a foundation in critical humanistic study.

About the Role

Teach a range of courses in the Humanities, including core skills courses (e.g., HUM100W and HUM190), global humanities courses (e.g., HUM128), and possibly Humanities Honors courses. Depending on qualifications, there is also the possibility of teaching American Studies and Religious Studies courses.

Demonstrate awareness of and address the needs of a diverse student population—including age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation—through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies, and advisement.

Hold regular office hours for students, work cooperatively with other department faculty, staff, and the department chair, and participate in required course grading and assessment activities. 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, in-person, or hybrid).

Requirements

• ABD (All but dissertation) or Ph.D. in a relevant interdisciplinary field such as Humanities, Women’s Studies, Ethnic Studies, American Studies, etc.; or in a relevant field of Humanities or Social Sciences, including but not limited to Literature or History.
• Demonstrated strong college-level teaching skills and experience.
• 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

• Interest in and record of scholarly activity.

Pay

Compensation and salary range placement are determined by qualifications and experience. Anticipated starting monthly salary ranges for full-time AY faculty (6 monthly payments per semester, full-time AY annual salary = rate x 12):

• 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

Part-time rates are prorated. See the Faculty Salary Schedule for more information.