Employment Opportunities

This position is the Administrative Lead and grant officer for the San Francisco/Peninsula K-16 Collaborative, assisting in shaping plans, reports, and activities to ensure that the requirements of funding agency is met. This position presents an exciting opportunity to make a difference in the educational opportunities for students across the region by supporting a major effort to develop career pathways. It also makes a significant contribution to improving the systems and interfaces between K-12 districts, community colleges, and universities. As a grant-funded position, this is a “temporary” position for 2.5 years, and is expected to end in June 2026. Under the general direction of the Principal Investigator (PI) who serves as Co-PI of the Bay Area K-16 Collaborative Grant, this position supports and oversees a broad scope of projects related to the day-to-day operations of the grant, including fiscal management, post-award coordination with ORSP, internal and external communications, website and social media, regional collaboration and event planning, meeting support, and data and fiscal reporting, as well as other duties and responsibilities that may arise as the grant is implemented. This position is responsible for recognizing and addressing issues or related problems and recommending lines of approach to incorporate solutions and  strengthening the implementation of the grant projects.

This is an opportunity to join a great team, and to bring strong skills to a project that is making a difference for students through this important regional project.

This position supports and oversees a broad scope of projects related to the day-to-day operations of the grant, including fiscal management, post-award coordination, internal and external communications, website and social media, regional collaboration and event planning, meeting support, and data and fiscal reporting, as well as other duties and responsibilities that may arise as the grant is implemented.

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San Francisco State University, Department of Elementary Education, Graduate College of Education, offers an exciting opportunity for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Elementary (TK-5) Social Studies/Social Justice Education beginning August 7, 2024. We seek a colleague whose teaching and research interests include Elementary (TK-Grade 5) Social Studies/Social Justice Education.  We are especially interested in qualified candidates with a demonstrated commitment -- through their research, teaching, and service -- to the diversity and excellence of our academic community and department.

We are seeking applicants with experience in and/or demonstrated commitment to teaching and working effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and members of underrepresented groups. This is part of a cohort hire focused on Black and Latinx/e student success.  We are looking for teacher/scholars who have an established commitment to teaching, research and/or service in and with the Black and Latinx/e community.  Candidates for this position are expected to satisfy two or more of the eight Black and Latinx/e Student Success Cohort Hire criteria:

  1. Training in and knowledge of historical and present-day structural racism, and practice that engages that knowledge (practice may include teaching, research, and/or service).
  2. Demonstrated knowledge of challenges and barriers for Black and Latinx/e students, and evidence of strategies employed to help students overcome such barriers.
  3. Evidence of employing anti-racist teaching strategies that support the learning and success of Black and Latinx students.
  4. Mentors and engages Black and Latinx/e students in research, scholarship, and creative activities.
  5. Evidence of research that contributes to equity, opportunities, and inclusion in higher education
  6. Evidence of research that integrates understanding of and/or engages Black and Latinx/e communities’ challenges and structural realities.
  7. Evidence of engaging in service to Black and Latinx/e populations within the discipline.
  8. Evidence of service and contributions to Black and Latinx/e communities.

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