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SalaryThe School of Interdisciplinary Studies (SIS) at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) is located within the Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies with its primary departmental faculty, staff, and administrative offices based on GVSU’s Allendale Campus in Lake Ontario Hall. SIS is hiring two Affiliate Faculty of Instruction positions on 9-month, full-time, academic year positions to be housed within SIS. Normal teaching load is 24-credits/year.
It is expected that these Affiliate Faculty members will teach in more than one of the programs (majors, minors, certificates, and badges) within SIS. Programs in SIS include:
- African and African American Studies (AAA)
- Bachelor of Applied Sciences (BAS)
- Digital Studies (DS)
- Environmental and Sustainability Studies (ENS)
- Global Studies & Social Impact (GSI)
- Human Rights (HRT)
- Integrative Studies (INT)
- Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS)
- Intercultural Competence and Communication (ITC)
- Latino/a & Latin American Studies (LAS)
- Middle East Studies (MES)
- Religious Studies (REL)
- University Studies (US)
- Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGS)
Candidates for this position must also be effective at online, asynchronous teaching. Faculty members in SIS are also expected to participate in regular professional development activities that support their teaching, regularly participate in department meetings, and be in ongoing communication with the program directors and SIS director and assistant director.
Required Qualifications:
- Demonstrated teaching expertise at the undergraduate level;
- Demonstrated ability to teach online and/or hybrid courses;
- Experience working with and understanding of underrepresented and diverse populations;
- Commitment to serving diverse communities of learners, collaborating with diverse colleagues whose expertise spans disciplinary and geographic boundaries, the General Education Program, and Center for Adult and Continuing Studies;
- Demonstrated commitment to collaborating with colleagues – both faculty and staff – including ability to work well as a team with both faculty and staff;
- Demonstrated ability to work independently while remaining in active touch with collaborators and supervisors;
- Strong written and verbal communication skills;
- Completed at least a master’s degree in a relevant field by time of application;
- Academic qualifications in fields of greatest teaching need in order to serve the department’s growing academic programs;
- Strong organizational skills that span both administrative and teaching-focused work;
- Demonstrated commitment to the value of a liberal education;
- Demonstrated ability or strong potential to teach a range of core courses within two or more of the School’s academic programs. Particular areas of need include the REL, WGS, INT, ENS, and DS programs. (Courses include REL 100: Religions of the world, REL 200: Understanding Religions in Human Experience, WGS 101: Intro to Gender Studies, WGS 224: Intro to LGBTQ Studies, WGS 225: Gender and Popular Culture, INT 100: Reflect, Connect, Engage, INT 201: Diversity in the US, INT 314: Life Journeys, ENS 201: Introduction to Environmental and Sustainability Studies, DS 101: Digital Identities and Communities, and DS 202: Digital Data and Design, among others.)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Demonstrated teaching excellence in working with adult learners;
- Academic training in adult learner pedagogies;
- Experience with integrative and community-based learning in a higher education context;
- Experience advising and mentoring undergraduate students;
- Experience advising and mentoring undergraduate internships, practicum, and/or community-based research;
- Strong community ties in communities served by Grand Valley State University; and
- Demonstrated experience teaching in accelerated formats.
Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employment: Grand Valley State University is guided by values for inclusiveness and community which are integral to our mission to educate students to shape their lives, their professions, and their societies, and to enrich the community through excellent teaching, active scholarship, and public service. The University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity institution. It encourages diversity and provides equal opportunity in education, employment, all of its programs, and the use of its facilities. Members of the University community, including candidates for employment or admissions, and visitors or guests have the right to be free from acts of harassment and discrimination, including sexual misconduct, which are prohibited if they discriminate or harass on the basis of age, color, disability, familial status, height, marital status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex/gender (including gender identity and expression), sexual orientation, veteran or active duty military status or weight. The University will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. See
www.gvsu.edu/affirmative/
. TDD Callers: Call Michigan Relay Center 1-800-649-3777. Ask Noreen if updates are needed to this language. Appointment Details: Academic year (9 month)
Salary: Up to $52,000 - commensurate with experience
Campus: Grand Rapids/Allendale
Department/Division: School of Interdisciplinary Studies/Brooks College of Interdisciplinary Studies
To apply: Submit letter of interest, CV/resume, three references, teaching dossier (to include: teaching statement, sample syllabi, and an online, asynchronous learning module that you personally developed within the last 3 years).
Application Deadline: Review of applications will begin on March 18, 2024.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Must have the physical stamina to work long hours and/or more than 5 days per week. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act as amended by the ADA Amendment Act (2008), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and other applicable federal and state laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability. GVSU will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. See www.gvsu.edu/affirmative/. TDD Callers: Call Michigan Relay Center at 711 (in State) or 1-800-833-7833 (out of State).
Grand Valley State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, which includes providing equal opportunity for racial and ethnic minorities, women, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. University policy extends protections to additional identities.
