Program Summary

The Jewish Studies Program (https://www.sjsu.edu/jwss/index.php), a minor program within the History Department, encourages San Jose State University students from all backgrounds to study Jewish ethnicity, history, literature, ethics, religion, and culture, exploring the diverse experiences, contributions, and challenges of Jews in the United States and across the Jewish diaspora, including, predominantly, Israel and the wider Middle East, Europe, and the Americas.

The program encourages awareness of minority perspectives, critical and interdisciplinary thinking, and exploration of cross-cultural relations. And, as is true with any good learning, it seeks to enable students to make the leap from knowledge to commitment and action. To that end, Jewish Studies minors are encouraged to engage in deeper Jewish-focused research and/or service-oriented fieldwork.

Brief Description of Duties

We are seeking a qualified lecturer to teach a course called Yiddish history, culture, language on a part-time, temporary basis depending on department needs, beginning Fall 2023. While most of our classes are taught in person at the San José campus, this course would be taught as an online synchronous course, available to all 23 CSU campuses. The course will meet twice a week for 1.5 hours each class. Dates/times TBA.

• Candidate must have culturally diverse teaching experience and show commitment to the academic success of all students.
• The selected candidate will partner with the program director to prepare the course description and syllabus for this Yiddish course in accordance with university requirements.
• The selected candidate (together with the program director) will submit to the College a fully compliant syllabus. Additionally, the selected candidate will create course materials; conduct class sessions as scheduled; meet virtually with students during named office hours; use Canvas and other appropriate instructional technology; meet virtually with program director, as needed, maintain student records (enrollment, attendance, grades, and assessment); and follow all CSU and SJSU policies and guidelines.
• Candidate must demonstrate awareness and experience understanding the needs of a student population of great diversity – in age, cultural background, ethnicity, primary language and academic preparation – through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies and advising.
• All SJSU faculty must organize their classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS), the official LMS provided for the SJSU community. All classes at SJSU, whether online or not, must be anchored in the Canvas platform to ensure faculty-student connection in a common space as all students are directed to log in to Canvas for online access to their classes. You will have access to this system prior to the semester start date.
  
  

Required Qualifications

• MA in Jewish Studies or a related field required.
• Minimum one year of teaching experience at the post-secondary level (community college, 4-year college, or university).
• Ability to teach and evaluate adult learners. Please provide evidence of satisfactory achievement in previous academic work.
• Applicants should demonstrate an awareness of and sensitivity to the educational goals of a multicultural population as might have been gained in cross-cultural study, training, teaching and other comparable experience.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Candidates with Yiddish history, culture, language teaching experience at the post-secondary level.
• Experience with the Canvas Learning Management System.

Campus Security Authority

Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) and CSU systemwide policy, the faculty member in this position is subject to ongoing review for designation as a Campus Security Authority (CSA). Individuals designated as Campus Security Authorities are required to immediately report Clery incidents to the institution and to complete Clery Act training as determined by the University Clery Director. Questions regarding CSA designation and training can be sent to the Clery Director at clerycompliance@sjsu.edu.

Compensation

Compensation and salary range placement are determined by qualifications and experience. To learn more about range placement, please see University Policy S21-2. Anticipated hiring ranges:

L-A / Range 2 - $4530 - $5405
L-B / Range 3 - $5405 - $6786
L-C / Range 4 - $6190 - $8554
L-D / Range 5 - $7794 - $9385

Ranges are the anticipated monthly salary rate of full-time AY faculty--part-time rates are prorated. There are 6 monthly payments per semester (full-time AY annual salary = rate x 12). See the Faculty Salary Schedule for more information.

Application Procedure

Click Apply Now to complete the SJSU Online Employment Application and attach the following documents:

• CV
• Cover Letter
• Statement of Teaching Philosophy
• Statement of Expertise, including professional experience and especially Yiddish courses taught
• List of References

Applications accepted until the position is filled.

Questions about any aspect of the position or the process of application, please contact Jewish Studies Program coordinator, Victoria Harrison, victoria.harrison@sjsu.edu.

Conditional Offer

The work for this faculty position is located in the State of California. Employment is contingent upon proof of eligibility to work in the United States. Proof of immunization against COVID-19 or proof of a medical or religious exemption and compliance with testing protocols is required for employment. Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

Appointment is contingent upon budget and enrollment considerations and subject to order of assignment provisions in the collective bargaining agreement between California State University and California Faculty Association. These provisions state the “Order of Work,” or the order in which available courses must be assigned to faculty, starting with tenure line faculty and ending with new lecturer appointees.

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Located in the heart of Silicon Valley — one of the most innovative and diverse regions in the world — San José State University is the founding campus of the 23-campus California State University (CSU) system and the first public university in the West. The 2020 #1 Most Transformative University in the nation according to Money Magazine, San José State is an essential partner in the economic, cultural, and social development of Silicon Valley, the Bay Area, and California. SJSU is a top-200 school nationally in research funding and second highest in research productivity in the CSU system. Cutting-edge research, combined with world-class scholarship, student-centered learning opportunities, and experiential and interdisciplinary programs, allows SJSU to provide transformative opportunities that advance the public good locally and globally.

San José State enrolls more than 36,000 students — many are historically underserved, and around 45% are first-generation and 38% are Pell-recipients. SJSU is a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander (AANAPISI) Serving Institution. The university’s commitment to social justice extends from its vibrant, inclusive campus to an international network of over 275,000 alumni. As such, San José State is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty so our disciplines, students, and community can benefit from different and divergent cultural and identity perspectives.

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Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act and Campus Housing Fire Safety Notification

Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, the Annual Security Report (ASR) is also now available for viewing at https://www.sjsu.edu/clery/docs/SJSU-Annual-Security-Report.pdf. The ASR contains the current security and safety-related policy statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and Sexual Assault prevention information, and information about drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains statistics of Clery crimes for San José State University locations for the three most recent calendar years. A paper copy of the ASR is available upon request by contacting the Office of the Clery Director by phone at 408-924-1501 or by email at clerycompliance@sjsu.edu.

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