Teaching Professor of Mathematics & General Education

San Francisco Bay University•Fremont, CA

6d•$95,000 - $125,000•Onsite

About The Position

San Francisco Bay University (SFBU), an innovative, nonprofit, WASC-accredited, university situated in the heart of Silicon Valley in Fremont, California, seeks a forward thinking and experienced Professor of Mathematics and General Education to deliver courses for our Agility Praxis Pathway (APP) Core Curriculum and within the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. SFBU’s mission is to offer inclusive, innovative, and inspirational education for lifelong careers and our vision is to set the standard as a national model of higher education in service of the common good. At SFBU, students come first. We prioritize students’ needs by fostering multiple meaningful relationships and personal engagement among students, faculty, mentors, industry leaders and staff. We are committed to providing affordable, high-quality education with a deep commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice. The APP Core Curriculum Model —Agility Praxis Pathways— serves as the transdisciplinary backbone of our undergraduate academic approach, reflecting our commitment to a new paradigm of higher education. Infused with the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and a commitment to all students at the center of the learning conversation, the APP model is a response to the evolving, multifaceted needs of students, employers, and the broader global challenges at hand. As such, this model is designed to foster agility to not only adaptively navigate but flourish amidst change, honor praxis - bridging the rich traditions of academic inquiry with the imperative of pragmatic creativity, and offer flexible, clear pathways to make progress toward goals and respond to new opportunities. SFBU invites applications for a Full-Time Professor of Mathematics and General Education who can teach across multiple courses within our Agility Praxis Pathway Core Curriculum and within the Computer Science curriculum. The successful candidate will contribute to the assessment, continuous improvement, and maturity of APP courses and Math sequence. Through their leadership, they will help ensure fidelity to the course design and that the embedded core student identities of Tenacious Leader, Interpersonally Gifted, Global Navigator, Tech Trendsetter, and Enlightened Thinker, as well as the behavioral indicators associated with each competency, are being delivered through carefully curated and highly experiential classroom learning environments. This is a full-time, non-tenure-track position, located in Fremont, CA, intended for individuals with deep subject expertise in Mathematics, a passion for teaching, experiential learning, multidisciplinarity, and a desire to help shape the future of undergraduate education. The appointment begins on August 3, with an initial 12-month contract, renewable based on performance. At SFBU, faculty are active participants in our evolving teaching culture. We expect all faculty to consistently reflect on and revise their teaching practices, including content, pedagogy, and assessment, in alignment with the university’s learner-centered, inclusive, and experiential teaching values. Ongoing engagement with faculty development activities through the Center for Empowerment and Pedagogical Innovation (CEPI) is a core part of the role. Professors who wish to teach at SFBU undergo comprehensive training to ensure their fluency in a range of leading-edge pedagogical practices, including: Transparent course design Universal design for learning Culturally relevant and sustaining pedagogy Blended learning Gamified learning Learning through augmented and virtual reality Trauma-informed teaching Metacognitive teaching strategies Flipped classroom Scaffolded instruction The ideal candidate will be highly qualified to deliver a judicious mixture of courses in the curriculum from the list below, utilizing engaging, experiential, and active learning strategies. APP 201 HOW TO USE MATH IN REAL LIFE APP 203 HOW TO BE CREATIVE WITH COMPUTATION & MACHINE LEARNING APP 204 HOW TO USE FUTURES THINKING & MIXED METHODS MATH 201 CALCULUS 1 MATH 202 CALCULUS 2 MATH 203 LINEAR ALGEBRA MATH 208 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS CS 200 DISCRETE LOGIC

Requirements

Masters with significant expertise in Mathematics and quantitative reasoning.
Demonstrated excellence in teaching Math and general education through innovative, student-centered pedagogies that are not primarily lecture-based.
Experience teaching in diverse, student-centered environments.
Authorized to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

Doctorate with significant expertise in Mathematics and quantitative reasoning.
Nationally recognized expertise in innovative general education design and delivery.
Experience hiring and managing general education adjunct faculty.
Experience with the meaningful infusion of genAI technologies in general education courses.

Responsibilities

Teach 9 courses per academic year across fall, spring, and summer terms (2–3 courses per term; classes capped at 20 students).
Deliver APP, MATH, AND CS courses in alignment with SFBU’s teaching vision, emphasizing personalized, experiential, relational, and student-centered learning.
Actively participate in CEPI-led faculty development workshops, trainings, and learning communities, and apply insights to enhance teaching effectiveness and classroom impact.
Train SFBU’s proprietary artificial intelligence tutors with APP course material and make real-time adjustments based on student learning dashboard data.
Collaborate with the Provost, VP of Strategy and Innovation, Associate Provost, Chief Learning Officer, APP Curriculum Architect, and other key constituents to ensure fidelity with the APP program design.
Assist with the hiring, training, and oversight of adjunct faculty working within the APP curriculum.
Foster a supportive, engaging, experiential, and inclusive classroom environment.
Participate in curriculum review, program assessment, and accreditation efforts.
Serve on academic and institutional committees.
Remain current with developments in innovative pedagogy and best practices in general education through ongoing professional development.