Lecturer in K-12 Educational Leadership

Santa Clara University•Santa Clara, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Education at Santa Clara University, a Jesuit Catholic institution, seeks to hire one or more Lecturers in its Educational Leadership program for the 2025-26 academic school year. The responsibilities of the Lecturer position will be equal to a teaching load of 5-7 courses over four academic quarters. This is a one year appointment only and will begin on September 1, 2026. Four commitments ground the mission of the Education Department: Cura personalis, or the care for and growth of the whole person, which informs not just how we teach our teachers, but also how we expect our educators and leaders to engage the communities with which they work; social justice, or the pursuit of educational equity through the preparation of educators and leaders who focus on culturally relevant and sustaining practices that support all people; transformation through the development of our students as equity-oriented educators, leaders, and agents of change; and diversity valuing the uniqueness of people and perspectives. Our Department of Education endeavors to live out these commitments not only in its academic and scholarly pursuits, but especially in its community partnerships. We are seeking a colleague who fully embraces our mission and seeks to actively carry it out in each facet of the position. This position is for individuals who have experience with leadership in educational spaces and are interested in supporting graduate students interested in pursuing careers in educational leadership. Candidates should be qualified to teach courses focused on various aspects of educational leadership as well as courses specifically focused on preparing K-12 educators pursuing administrative credentials. Ideal candidates will also be able to adapt the 364, 367, ad 370 course sequence (see below) to be relevant to students not pursuing administrative credentials.

Requirements

Earned a Master’s degree or higher in education, or related field from an accredited university
Experience as a TK-12 public school administrator
Strong commitments to public education
Experience as an instructor at the university level
Experience in educational leadership, mentoring, or supervision of early career educators

Nice To Haves

Ideal candidates will also be able to adapt the 364, 367, ad 370 course sequence to be relevant to students not pursuing administrative credentials.

Responsibilities

Teaching constitutes the primary job responsibility and should incorporate 95% of the lecturer’s time.
Teaching assignments will include some combination of the courses listed below, totaling 5-7 course sections across the yearlong appointment.
Courses assignments will be in-person with the possible option of 1-2 courses being taught online.
Courses will be assigned based on experience and expertise; an individual candidate is not expected to be able to teach all courses, but rather a selection of the following courses.
Serve as a co-lead on the Warmenhoven Inclusive Leadership Institute, supporting regional leaders in developing inclusive schools.
Help lead efforts to re-envision the preliminary credential program, and specifically to review the opportunities afforded by an online or predominantly online version of the program.
Attending faculty and program meetings.
Supporting curricular development for courses taught.
Additional service responsibilities may be assigned depending on experience.