Job Title:
Adjunct Faculty - Department of Leadership Studies in the School of Education
Job Summary:
The Department of Leadership Studies in the School of Education at the University of San Francisco invites applications from committed educators and social justice advocates to be considered on a rolling basis as opportunities for teaching arise.
About the Department of Leadership Studies:
The Department of Leadership Studies prepares leaders to transform themselves and organizations across K-12, higher education, and community contexts by creating knowledge that informs research and practice for justice. The department houses several programs, with offerings at the graduate certificate, graduate credential, master’s and doctoral levels, online and in person. This includes:
• Catholic Educational Leadership (certificate, MA, & EdD)
• Higher Education and Student Affairs (MA)
• Organization and Leadership (MA & EdD)
• Transformative School Leadership (credential)
For more information on each program, including courses offered, please see our website [link].
Our courses provide engagement in deep theoretical and critical concepts, coupled with application to real-life settings and tensions is social justice work in educational and community organizations to best prepare our students to lead in ways that transform organizations and society for equity and justice. Students engage in problems of practice through class activities and course assignments. The course curriculum is structured in such a way so as to provide scaffolded support, from initial onboarding through graduation. Faculty provide holistic advising inside and outside of the classroom to support students as they navigate graduate education and beyond. Our part-time faculty colleagues bring day-to-day perspectives of social justice in the field, expanding and complementing our students’ experiences in the program.
As a department designed to serve working professionals, our courses during the academic year are structured along a teaching weekend format, whereby classes meet 9 times bi-weekly for four hours and fifteen minutes on either Thursday or Friday evenings, Saturday mornings or Saturday afternoons. Our programs are mainly in person, with select online options. Our students come from the Bay Area and beyond, with many of our students commuting to San Francisco from across California, the US, and the world.
About the University of San Francisco:
The University of San Francisco (USF) is a private, urban University with a global perspective that educates leaders who will fashion a more humane and just world. The core mission of the University is to promote learning in the Jesuit tradition. The University offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional students the knowledge and skills needed to succeed and the values and sensitivity necessary to serve others. The University draws from the cultural, intellectual, and economic resources of the San Francisco Bay Area and its location on the Pacific Rim to enrich and strengthen its educational programs.
At the School of Education our faculty, staff and students are scholars and social justice advocates engaged within the diverse San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. The school’s mission is to act collectively and leverage our resources in ways that are driven by our Jesuit mission and responsive to our constituents’ needs. We work with our diverse students to offer courses, support, and curriculum that meets their needs as full-time educators and advocates in the region.
Full Job Description:
Selected candidates will be hired as adjunct faculty in the School of Education. Hired faculty will be responsible for the full development and teaching of a departmental course, as assigned, and work collaboratively to fulfill the desired outcomes of courses as communicated by the department chair. Faculty are to ensure course content is rigorous and class is structured in ways that support students’ learning and success. Faculty are to teach within the teaching weekend schedule and provide support to students between class meetings via individual meetings and responsiveness via email. Further, part-time faculty are invited to meet regularly with the chair and department colleagues to communicate about students’ experiences in the course and across their programs. Part-time faculty are protected under and expected to abide by the guidelines outlined in the USF Part-Time Faculty Collective Bargaining Agreement [link].
Ideal candidates will meet all or most of the following criteria:
- Demonstrated experience in leadership across educational and/or community contexts
- Enacted commitment to advancing social justice as a leader and educator in K-12, higher education, and/or community organizations
- Command of theories centered in social justice at a conceptual and applicable level
- Hold a doctorate in education, social/critical theory, sociology, or related field with application to educational organizations
- Currently hold or have held teaching positions at the graduate level, particularly with students from marginalized backgrounds, working within social-justice-centered settings, and working full-time
To be considered, submit the following materials:
- A current resume or curriculum vitae that demonstrates experiences relevant to the position
- A letter of intent that addresses your alignment with the department and fit a potential part-time colleague and ways you meet the ideal candidate criteria. Further, please speak to the specific programs and course topics you feel best positioned to teach.
- A list of 3 references. Please note: If advanced in the hiring process, you will be asked to submit three letters of recommendation
- If advanced in the hiring process, you will be invited to an interview
Please contact Dr. Desiree Zerquera, Associate Professor and Department Chair, with any questions about the position.
Full-Time/Part-Time:
Part time
Pay Rate:
Salary
Salary Range :
$2,101.00 per unit
