Native American and Indigenous Studies Special Session Pool

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Work type: Instructional Faculty - Temporary/Lecturer
Location: San José
Categories: Unit 3 - CFA
- California Faculty Association, Faculty
- Social Sciences, Temporary, Part Time

The Native American and Indigenous Studies program is housed in the Department of Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences at San José State University. The department is part of the College of Social Sciences and is committed to equitable, inclusive, culturally sustaining, and academically affirming teaching and learning.

Native American and Indigenous Studies is an interdisciplinary field that centers Native American and Indigenous histories, epistemologies, sovereign ties, self-determination, cultures, communities, and contemporary issues. The program supports students in developing critical understandings of settler colonialism, tribal sovereignty, Indigenous governance, cultural and language revitalization, urban Indigenous experiences, environmental justice, gender and sexuality, decolonial theory, and Indigenous futures.

The temporary faculty pool is continuously open, and positions are filled as needed based on student enrollment, funding, curricular needs, and SJSU Online program needs. Candidates may need to be available to begin teaching at short notice. SJSU Online courses may be offered in accelerated terms and may include asynchronous, synchronous, or bichronous online instruction.

Department webpage: https://www.sjsu.edu/siss/

Brief Description of Duties

Teach assigned Native American and Indigenous Studies courses in the SJSU Online curriculum, including lower-division and upper-division undergraduate courses, as needed.

• Conduct weekly office hours based on assigned teaching unit load and course modality
• Participate in assessment of student learning to support continuous improvement of teaching, learning, curriculum quality, and accreditation requirements.
• Work collaboratively with program faculty, department leadership, instructional designers, and SJSU Online staff to support course quality, rigor, relevance, accessibility, and consistency.
• Attend required meetings, orientations, trainings, and professional development related to SJSU Online teaching, Canvas, accessibility, student support, assessment, or program coordination.
• Use inclusive, accessible, and culturally responsive course materials, teaching strategies, and student engagement practices.
• Provide timely communication, feedback, grading, and student support appropriate to online instruction and accelerated online terms.
• Follow university, college, department, and SJSU Online policies and procedures related to instruction, student privacy, accessibility, academic integrity, and professional conduct.
• Demonstrate awareness of and address the needs of a student population of great diversity–including age, abilities, cultural background, ethnicity, religion, economic background, primary language, sexual orientation, gender identity, and academic preparation–through inclusive course materials, teaching strategies and advisement.
• Faculty shall organize all their classes within the Canvas Learning Management System (LMS).
• All classes must be offered and meet as scheduled throughout the entire semester or term, in the mode assigned and listed in the schedule of classes (i.e., asynchronous, synchronous, bichronous, in-person, or hybrid).

Required Qualifications

• M.A. or other appropriate advanced degree in Native American and Indigenous Studies or a closely related fi eld.
• Expertise in one or more areas relevant to the Native American and Indigenous Studies curriculum, including but not limited to Indigenous studies, American Indian studies, California Indian history,…