WINT25 Assistant/Associate Adjunct Professor BALOS TRS 489 Wealth, Poverty & Justice

Description

Assistant/Associate Adjunct Faculty for the Bachelor of Arts in Leadership and Organizational Studies Program, a degree completion program for working adults:  TRS 489-01.

Founded in 1863, Saint Mary's is a residential campus nestled 20 miles east of San Francisco in the picturesque Moraga Valley. Based on the Catholic, Lasallian, and Liberal Arts traditions, Saint Mary's currently enrolls more than 4,000 students from diverse backgrounds in undergraduate and graduate programs. The De La Salle Christian Brothers, the largest teaching order of the Roman Catholic Church, guide the spiritual and academic character of the College. 

 

As a comprehensive and independent institution, Saint Mary’s offers undergraduate and graduate programs integrating liberal and professional education. Saint Mary’s reputation for excellence, innovation, and responsiveness in education stems from its vibrant heritage as a Catholic, Lasallian, and Liberal Arts institution. An outstanding, committed faculty and staff that value shared inquiry, integrative learning, and student interaction bring these traditions to life in the 21st century. The College is committed to the educational benefits of diversity.

 

 

Qualifications

TRS 489:  Wealth, Poverty, and Economic Justice (3.5 semester units)

This course focuses on the Bible, the sacred scriptures of the Jewish and Christian peoples, texts that have had a profound influence on religion, art, politics, and culture for over two thousand years. This course introduces learners to the most important biblical texts and themes, focusing especially on the Torah and the Gospels, and teaches learners to employ critical, scholarly tools for reading and interpretation. In addition, this course focuses on a special issue, theme, or question relating to wealth, poverty, and economic justice that appears in a diversity of biblical texts and moves beyond the Bible to modern relevance and implications.

The BALOS department at Saint Mary’s College seeks to hire a per-course adjunct to teach an upper division course in theology and religious studies Candidates should be comfortable in a student-centered teaching environment with an interactive learning style.   Work in a highly collaborative and cultural diverse classroom environment.  Strong commitment to undergraduate, liberal arts education.

Masters degree in related field

Experience with college level teaching 

Candidates should also demonstrate a strong commitment to undergraduate, liberal arts education; be comfortable in a student-centered teaching environment with an interactive learning style; comfortably work in a highly collaborative and culturally diverse classroom environment.  Strong commitment to undergraduate, liberal arts education. Candidates must reside in California. 

All work must be completed in the state of California.

 

Salary:  $6,480-$10,007 dependent on qualifications.  The salary range for this position is covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the College and SEIU, Local 1021, available here.

 

 

Application Instructions

Applicants to all available course sections who are members of the Saint Mary’s College bargaining unit or agency fee payers covered by the agreement with SEIU 1021, who have previously taught the course, or  TRS 189 or who have been determined qualified through the process outlined in Article 10, have only the following application requirements:

- Indicate interest via application to the posting

- Complete the SMC Per Course Adjunct Faculty Questionnaire to identify as a Saint Mary’s College bargaining unit faculty member or agency fee payers covered by the agreement with SEIU 1021

- Indicate preferences if there are multiple sections

 

Please apply online at   https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/offices-services/academic-affairs/adjunct-faculty-openings or click on the APPLY NOW button above

Include a cover letter that specifically addresses how you meet the qualifications and are prepared to support the mission of the College.

A resume 

The name and contact information for three (3) professional references.  

(1) a list of teaching references and (2) two teaching evaluations from recent teaching assignments

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