VISTA Instructor

About the role

VISTA (Valuing Incarcerated Scholars through Academia) is a BA degree completion program at Centinela State Prison operated by SDSU. It offers degrees in Interdisciplinary Studies (IS3D) and Journalism, with plans to develop a Humanities degree. Courses are taught on-site at the prison under the terms of Article 40 of the California Faculty Association contract.

Responsibilities

• Teach courses in Journalism and Media Studies, Communication, Design, and General Education.
• Lead courses at Centinela State Prison.
• Receive training to teach in this unique and rewarding environment.
• Compensated for mileage to and from the prison for training and teaching.
• Teach in-person courses under the terms of Article 40 of the California Faculty Association contract.
• Work as additional employment under the terms of Article 38 of SDSU's contract.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in teaching higher education in Journalism and Media Studies, Communication, Design, and General Education.
• Experience teaching in carceral or alternative settings is welcome but not required.
• Experience teaching in prisons is welcome but not required.
• Lived experience of incarceration or system-impaction is encouraged.

Qualifications

• Temporary, tenure-track, or tenured faculty (including non-SDSU faculty).
• Qualified to teach in the disciplines noted above.

Skills

• Ability to engage in inclusive classroom environments.
• Participation in collaborative planning.

Benefits

• Paid for two required trainings, one at SDSU and one at CEN.
• Paid for mileage from the SDSU campus to the prison for training and teaching.

Pay

A minimum of 10 students per course, with an anticipated salary range available here.

Schedule

Courses are taught on-site at Centinela State Prison under the terms of Article 40 of the California Faculty Association contract.

Benefits

• Mandated reporter under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act.
• Required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083.
• Background check required, including a criminal records check.

Application

Application materials including CV and letter of interest will be reviewed as received.

Equal Opportunity Employer

SDSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer that considers all qualified candidates for employment and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, covered military and veteran status, or any other protected characteristic or status.