Social Impact Educational Leadership Lecturer 2026-2027

Santa Clara University • Santa Clara, CA

8d • $57,010 - $60,565 • Remote

About The Position

The Department of Education at Santa Clara University (SCU) is seeking to hire a Lecturer to help grow and lead its new MA in Social Impact Leadership (SILM) program, launching in the fall of 2026. This program builds on an existing concentration and is designed to prepare early to mid-career professionals in various social impact organizations for leadership development. It is a joint venture between the School of Education and Counseling Psychology, the Leavey School of Business, and the Miller Center for Global Impact. The curriculum focuses on leadership formation, business fundamentals, and an entrepreneurial mindset, with engagement from social impact leaders and mentors, and a mentored internship/capstone experience. This position, beginning September 1, 2026, is a fixed-term, one-year Lecturer role involving teaching and program administrative work. The Department of Education is grounded in commitments to cura personalis (care for the whole person), social justice, transformation, and diversity, and seeks a colleague who embraces and actively carries out this mission.

Requirements

• Earned Master’s degree or higher in a related field from an accredited university.
• Extensive successful leadership experience in one or more social impact organizations.
• Experience working and leading in diverse community environments with a commitment to social justice.
• Expertise to teach at least two of the following 10-week courses: SILM 204 Design Thinking for Social Impact Leaders (Winter 27), SILM 201 Engaging and Understanding Community to Define Social Impact Problems and Strategy (Fall 26), SILM 209 Social Impact Internship I, II (Summer 27), SILM 207 Human Resource Development (Summer 27).
• Must be able to provide evidence of identity and legal authorization to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• A doctoral level degree in a field related to Social Impact Leadership.
• Teaching experience in higher education, teaching experience with graduate students preferred.
• Experience and contacts with social impact organizations in the greater Silicon Valley region to support the cultivation of internship sites for students.

Responsibilities

• Teach two of the specified courses.
• Advise students.
• Provide leadership and guidance on program growth.
• Collaborate with the admissions team to support program enrollment.
• Work with the Dean, Associate Dean, Director of Educational Leadership, leadership in the Miller Center for Global Impact and Leavey School of Business, and the program's Advisory Group to run the program.
• Cultivate relationships with area organizations and faculty colleagues to develop/refine course syllabi.
• Foster site partners for capstone/internship projects.
• Provide academic advising of students.
• Serve as the Social Impact program coordinator (constituting one course equivalent), which includes cultivating relationships with Advisory Group members, meeting regularly with Leavey & Miller Center faculty for program alignment, collaborating with Admissions and Student Services for a smooth admissions process and student support, advising students, and documenting, creating, and revising program documentation.
• Design and facilitate an internship model and build internship sites and relationships (constituting two course equivalents), including refining the partner recruitment process, recruiting placement sites, and managing MOU agreements.
• Attend faculty and program meetings (approximately 5% of time).

Benefits

• Benefits eligible
• Comprehensive benefits package for benefit eligible employees with programs and resources designed to promote and sustain personal health care, well-being, and the financial objectives of our employees and families.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree