Pool for Part-time Lecturer, Anthropology

Sonoma State University • Sonoma, CA

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About The Position

Sonoma State University is a federally-designated Hispanic Serving Institution, as such we are committed to achieving the goals of equal opportunity and we endeavor to employ faculty and staff reflecting the linguistic, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the region and state.

Guided by our core values as a university: diversity, sustainability, community engagement, and adaptability, Sonoma State University (SSU) offers an education that fosters intellectual, social, and personal growth. SSU is a public liberal arts and sciences university. As the only member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges in the state of California, we are committed to preparing students for a life of active citizenship and public service. We have a vibrant campus life characterized by a lively co-curriculum that fosters broad-based intellectual and artistic opportunities in which the campus as a whole is actively engaged.

Sonoma State University is committed to creating a community in which bias and intolerance have no place. It is our expectation that all students, faculty, and staff work together to honor this commitment and hold each other accountable to create an open and inclusive environment.

We are committed to facilitating spaces in which all can grow by building on our students’ assets as they explore new knowledge. These efforts include fostering creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, experimentation, empathy, and communication. The successful candidate will be one who can collaborate with faculty, staff, administration, and students to achieve these goals. We are especially interested in candidates committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The Department of Applied Human and Environmental Sciences houses the Anthropology, Human Development, and Geography, Environment, and Planning undergraduate programs, and the Cultural Heritage and Resources Management MS program. The latter is one of the oldest in the country; revised in 2024, it is the only MS program in the state that focuses on cultural heritage and resources management. Students select a concentration in Natural Sciences and Technology or Social Sciences and Interpretation.

The Cultural Heritage and Resources Management MS program anticipates a number of part-time, temporary teaching opportunities. We are looking for individuals who can teach the following course as needed on a semester by semester basis:
HDAA 592: Evaluating the Built Environment (a 2-unit course for graduate students focusing on architectural history and historic preservation).

Requirements

• A terminal degree in a discipline relevant to historic preservation and/or anthropology.

Nice To Haves

• Significant experience in documenting historic and cultural resources/heritage and in writing National Register of Historic Places nominations.

Responsibilities

• Teach HDAA 592: Evaluating the Built Environment (a 2-unit course for graduate students focusing on architectural history and historic preservation) as needed on a semester by semester basis.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed