Temporary Faculty Pool, Africana Studies

Temporary Faculty Pool

Department of Africana Studies

College of Arts and Humanities

Position Description

The Department of Africana Studies at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH), invites highly qualified, motivated, and well-organized, applicants for a pool of part-time teaching appointments.

At CSUDH, we celebrate and respect diversity in all forms that include every race, religion, gender, ethnicity, veterans, people with varied abilities, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.

CSUDH is seeking applications from candidates who can demonstrate experience in teaching and working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and contribute to the University's mission, vision, and core values.

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Department of Africana Studies

The Department of Africana Studies in the College of Arts and Humanities offers a major and a minor in Africana Studies.

Africana Studies is primarily a discipline which investigates the social, cultural, political and aesthetic dimensions of Africana peoples' experiences.

These experiences range from earliest human civilizations through the tragic era of enslavement, colonization and involuntary dispersal through forced migration and displacement of African peoples.

The intellectual framework that sets Africana Studies apart from other disciplines is that it explores the subject area from the perspective of Africana peoples' interests, aspirations, possibilities, and envisioned destinies.

The foundation of the discipline rests on an understanding and appreciation of African peoples' worldview and philosophy of life as the starting point for all Africana intellectual inquiry.

The BA degree and minor program offered by the department emphasizes an examination of the theoretical and empirical characteristics of the African world experience from both a contemporary and historical perspective.

Mission

The Department of Africana Studies provides students with an opportunity to study the historical and contemporary realities of the African world experience.

Through comprehensive course offerings, research, community service, study abroad opportunities, symposia, colloquia, and conferences, the Department of Africana Studies strives to produce critical thinkers, scholars and leaders with broad intellectual perspectives, and skills required to function effectively and comfortably in a multicultural environment.

In addition to its curricular offerings, the Department provides students with wide range of academic and cultural programs and activities designed to enhance their learning experiences.

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The Position

The temporary faculty pool is continuously open, and positions are filled as needed, based on student enrollment and funding.

Candidates may need to be available to begin teaching on short notice. The Fall term begins in late August and ends in mid-December;

the Spring term begins mid-January and ends in mid-May. Opportunities for teaching during the Summer Sessions may also be available.

Responsibilities

Teach assigned lower and upper division courses in the department’s curriculum and serve weekly office hours based on assigned teaching unit load.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree in the field relevant to the curriculum or related discipline.
• Prior teaching experience at the college or university level and who can furnish evidence of strong teaching.
• Applicants must have experience in teaching and working with colleagues from diverse ages, socioeconomic, cultural, and academic backgrounds.

Preferred Qualifications

• A Master’s degree in Africana Studies, Black Studies, African American Studies, Pan African or related discipline and prior college-level teaching experience and relevant industry experience.
• A . in Africana Studies, Black Studies, African American Studies, Pan African or related discipline and prior college-level teaching experience and relevant industry experience is required for teaching upper-division core courses (300- or 400-level).

Employment Requirement

Background Check

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.

Additional Information

Initial rank and salary for lecturer faculty are based on professional experience and educational background and are determined by the hiring department.

Most new lecturers are hired at the Lecturer A or B rank. As of July 2022, the classification salary ranges for the respective ranks are :

Lecturer A : $4,530-$6,056

Lecturer B : $5,405-$11,994

Lecturer C : $6,190-$13,172

Lecturer D : $7,794-$13,797

An excellent comprehensive benefits package is available to benefit eligible appointments that includes : health / vision / dental plans;

spouse, domestic partner and dependent fee waiver; access to campus child care; and a defined benefit retirement through the state system along with optional tax sheltering opportunities.

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Mandated Reporter Per CANRA

The person holding this position is considered a mandated reporter’ under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA) and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in , revised December 24, 2021, as a condition of employment.

How to Apply

A completed on-line application must be received to be considered. To apply, please visit .

A complete application must include :

• Current Curriculum Vitae or Resume with contact information
• A one page Cover Letter including a Diversity Statement and Teaching Statement
• List of 3 references with contact information
• Unofficial transcripts (an official transcript will be required upon initial appointment)
• For international transcripts, a United States Equivalency certification will be required (see below).

International Transcripts US Equivalency Requirements

A United States (US) Equivalency certification is required for earned / awarded / conferred foreign terminal degrees, which is from a foreign Academic Institution for foreign studies.

The US Equivalency certification is used to validate foreign studies from an academic credential evaluation agency and is evaluated on foreign studies and deemed to be equivalent to degrees from the United States.

The certification must translate the information in English, and confirm that your highest terminal degree is US Equivalent to a US terminal degree (.

Bachelor’s, Master’s, Doctorate’s, Doctor’s of Philosophy). The certification can be emailed to