Lecturer AY - Liberal Studies

Job Details•Pomona, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Liberal Studies at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona invites applications for Part-Time Lecturer positions in Liberal Studies and Interdisciplinary General Education programs. The temporary faculty pool is continuously open, and positions are filled as needed, based on student enrollment and funding. Candidates may need to be available to begin teaching on short notice. The Fall term begins in late August and ends in mid-December; the Spring term begins mid-January and ends in mid-May. Opportunities for teaching during the Summer Sessions may also be available. Comprised of a multidisciplinary faculty, the LS Department provides an interdisciplinary education for undergraduate teacher candidates and students pursuing a liberal arts-based degree in disciplines related to their future educational paths or careers in fields such as law enforcement, social work, and healthcare. The department pedagogy is student-centered and experiential (e.g., discussion-based, service-learning) meant to model the university’s inclusive polytechnic identity. Instruction focuses on developing students’ proficiencies in critical thinking about and synthesizing arts, humanities, and social and natural science knowledge to understand age-old and emerging questions and issues relevant to our complex, global, information society, particularly in elementary education teachers’ intellectual and subject-matter preparation, and in general education. The position requires teaching experience at the undergraduate level and an ability to teach critical thinking in an interdisciplinary context. Given the CSU system’s new Student Success Framework, the department especially values candidates that can effectively address inclusivity and equity issues in the college classroom and teach socially diverse students. We are also interested in candidates who effectively incorporate critical approaches to artificial intelligence (AI) and can facilitate student’s critical thinking and career development through connections between classroom learning and real-world environments. We are broadly interested in student-centered instructors with specializations in: The arts, humanities, and social science disciplines. We are especially interested in the specializations below: Writing and composition, Ancient, medieval and/or early modern history and culture (globally conceived), Cultural history, Art and visual culture, Myth/literature, American environmental history, Religious studies.

Requirements

Terminal Master’s Degree, Ed.D., or Ph.D. , including ABD candidates in an academic discipline or interdisciplinary studies
Evidence of recent strong competence in undergraduate teaching at least 4 terms (not consecutive) of recent undergraduate teaching using an interdisciplinary approach
Evidence of proven ability to teach using active and experiential learning, critical theory, social justice pedagogy, or related approaches.

Nice To Haves

Evidence of ability to develop a sense of community in the classroom and strong rapport with students
Evidence of a strong command of instructional technology (Canvas, social media, iPads, etc.)
Evidence of an ability to teach in different modalities (face-to-face, hybrid, synchronous)
Evidence of a strong sense of collegiality
Evidence of an ability to assess teaching and learning effectiveness, receive feedback from colleagues, and revise instruction accordingly

Responsibilities

Teach assigned division courses in the department’s curriculum and serve weekly office hours based on assigned teaching unit load.
Assignments may include day, evening, and/or weekend courses.
Candidates should expect to teach in the following formats: in-person, hybrid synchronous, synchronous, and asynchronous and will need to be able to access the Cal Poly Pomona campus.