Public Health Lecturer Pool

About the role

The Department of Public Health and Recreation (PHR) at San José State University (SJSU) is seeking to hire adjunct faculty members to teach courses in undergraduate and/or graduate Public Health programs. The PHR Department offers a Bachelor’s degree in Public Health and two concentrations: Community Health Education and Population Data Science. Additionally, the department provides a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree with a specialization in Community Health Education.

Responsibilities

• Teach courses in undergraduate and/or graduate Public Health programs
• Participate in ongoing assessment of student learning to continuously improve teaching and learning experiences and to adhere to accreditation requirements
• Work collaboratively with colleagues on public health curriculum-related processes such as teaching multi-section courses to ensure the quality, rigor, relevance, and consistency of our curricula
• Establish and maintain a high quality learning environment that is inclusive, student-centered, and contemporarily relevant
• Utilize the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) to ensure faculty-student connection in a common space as all students are directed to log in to Canvas for online access to their (campus, remote, and hybrid) classes
• 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 preparation–through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies and advisement

Requirements

• Master’s degree in public health or closely related field
• Minimum two years’ professional experience in public health or closely related field
• Commitment to teaching excellence in public health-related subject areas
• Demonstrated awareness of and sensitivity to educational goals of diverse student populations as might have been gained in education, training, teaching, professional involvement, and other comparable experiences

Qualifications

• Evidence of teaching effectiveness in health-related subject areas at university or college levels
• Leadership or supervisory professional experience in public health or closely related field
• Ability to effectively design, teach, and assess undergraduate and graduate courses in-person, online, and in hybrid formats

Benefits

Compensation and salary range placement are determined by qualifications and experience. To learn more about range placement, please see University Policy S21-2. Anticipated Starting Salary L-A / Range 2 - $5507 - $5959 L-B / Range 3 - $6221 - $7481 L-C / Range 4 - $6825 - $9431 L-D / Range 5 - $8593 - $10347 Range salaries above are the anticipated monthly salary rate of full-time AY faculty--part-time rates are prorated. There are 6 monthly payments per semester (full-time AY annual salary = rate x 12).