Social Impact Educational Leadership Lecturer 2026-2027

Social Impact Educational Leadership Lecturer

Position Type:
Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Salary Range:
Compensation is based on a per-course rate of $11,402 to $12,113, depending on experience and the number of courses previously taught at the university level. This position is expected to include a five-course load, which represents a 55% FTE, resulting in an anticipated total salary of $57,010 to $60,565. This position is benefits eligible.

Purpose:

The Department of Education at Santa Clara University (SCU), a Jesuit Catholic institution, seeks to hire a Lecturer to help grow and lead our new MA in Social Impact Leadership (SILM) program, which will launch in the fall of 2026. This new MA builds on our existing Social Impact Leadership concentration in our EdD in Social Justice Leadership, and is designed to prepare and support the leadership development of early to mid-career professionals in a wide range of social impact organizations (including, but not limited to, non-profit organizations, philanthropy, entrepreneurs with a social mission, ESG professionals in corporate sectors).

The program is a joint venture of the School of Education and Counseling Psychology, the Leavey School of Business, and the Miller Center for Global Impact. Curriculum in the program is centered on leadership formation, business fundamentals, and the cultivation of an entrepreneurial and innovation-centered mindset, with engagement with an extensive network of social impact leaders and mentors and a mentored internship / capstone experience where students complete a project with a social impact organization in our region.

This position will begin September 1, 2026 and will include a combination of teaching courses and program administrative work in SCU's MA in Social Impact Program. This position is a fixed-term, one-year Lecturer position.

Four commitments ground the mission of the Department of

Education:

Cura personalis, or the care for and growth of the whole person, which informs not just how we teach our teachers, but also how we expect our educators and leaders to engage the communities with which they work; social justice, or the pursuit of educational equity through the preparation of educators and leaders who focus on culturally relevant and sustaining practices that support all people;

transformation through the development of our students as equity-oriented educators, leaders, and agents of change; and diversity valuing the uniqueness of people and perspectives. Our Department of Education endeavors to live out these commitments not only in its academic and scholarly pursuits, but especially in its community partnerships. We are seeking a colleague who fully embraces our mission and seeks to actively carry it out in each facet of the position.

Qualifications and Responsibilities

We are seeking an individual with extensive leadership experience and expertise in social impact leadership who is interested in teaching and supporting graduate students pursuing careers in fields that have a direct positive impact on society. The successful candidate(s) will be able to teach two of the courses below, advise students, provide leadership and guidance on the growth of the program, and collaborate with the admissions team to support program enrollment.

This individual will also work with the Dean, Associate Dean, and the Director of Educational Leadership, as well as the leadership in the Miller Center for Global Impact and the Leavey School of Business and the program's Advisory Group of regional social impact leaders to run the program. The individual will also cultivate relationships with area organizations and faculty colleagues to develop and/or refine course syllabi and foster site partners for the capstone / internship projects.

Finally, academic advising of students is part of this position.

Serving as the Social Impact program coordinator will constitute one course equivalent which entails cultivating relationships with Advisory Group members, meeting regularly with Leavey & Miller Center faculty to ensure program alignment, collaborating with Admissions and Student Services to ensure a smooth admissions…