Tenure-Track Faculty - Gerontology

Tenure-Track Faculty - Gerontology

Job Code: 2360-Tenure Track faculty
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Tenure Information: Tenure Track
Rank: Assistant Professor
Salary: Salary is dependent upon qualifications and professional experience
Department: Gerontology

Hiring Department Summary:
Gerontology as an academic course of study has existed at Sacramento State for 41 years. We currently have over 250 diverse student majors that we continue to provide with unique interdisciplinary perspectives of the process of aging. The Gerontology curriculum focuses on health, illness, social justice, and other holistic aspects of aging encountered along the life span emphasizing intergenerational active aging for all populations.

Essential Duties:
• Classroom and online instruction in general and specialty gerontology areas incorporating an emphasis on diverse aging populations.
• Supervision/coordination of students in Service Learning and community agency-based Practicum courses
• Team teaching, including organizational abilities required for leading lecture and practicum courses
• Participation in course and department assessment, revision, and development
• Use of effective interpersonal skills, including team contributions and clear oral and written communication skills, with diverse faculty, students, staff, community agency members and service recipients
• Participation in student advising within the major/minor
• Engagement in scholarly and creative activities
• Active participation on Department, College, and University committees
• Involvement in aging community services and the professional community at large

Appointment Specifics:


Required Qualifications:
• Earned doctorate from an accredited university in gerontology or closely related discipline (e.g. nursing, social work, family studies/human development, psychology, sociology, etc.). ABD candidate may be considered. ABD candidates will be required to complete the doctoral degree by July 2022.
• Research, practice and/or experience in multicultural aging and inclusive practices.
• Experience and ability to create and teach inclusive college/university-level courses using a variety of teaching methods and curricular perspectives.
• Demonstrated ability/experience to effectively supervise students and their community projects in applied settings (e.g. service learning, practicum, fieldwork and/or internships or other adults in community-based organizations).
• Minimum of 2 years professional working experience with chronically ill and/or well elders and their families.
• Demonstrated commitment to working effectively with faculty, staff, and students from diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Demonstrated ability to use effective interpersonal skills, including contributing to the team while communicating and working effectively with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community,
• Demonstrated ability to create and promote inclusive classrooms. integrate diversity and difference in the curriculum.
• Potential or proven track-record as a researcher conducting scholarly and applied research related to gerontology including elder individual/family/community health and/or illness issues.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Greater than 1-year college/university teaching experience.
• Demonstrated ability to incorporate inclusion, diversity, and educational equity in teaching, and/or scholarship/creative works.
• Experience teaching and working closely with students from historically under-represented communities especially those representing a large, diverse student body (inclusive of sexual orientation, ethnic groups, gender identity, social class, and disability status).
• Preparation or coursework on inclusive curriculum development and instruction.
• Experience with e-learning technology (distance learning and online delivery platforms)
• Evidence of academic student mentoring and advising.
• Publications in gerontology related areas in recognized peer-reviewed journals.
• Active involvement in professional organizations.
• Experience in any of the following: illness care, older adults with disabilities, or death and dying, research or service provision with underserved populations and communities.
• Licensure or certifications pertaining and applicable to the discipline of gerontology.

Posting Number: F0193P
Anticipated Start Date: Fall 2022
Initial Application Review: 02/24/2022
Open Until Filled: Yes

Special Instructions to Applicants:
A LIST OF REQUIRED DOCUMENTS NEEDED TO APPLY TO THIS POSTING CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POSTING UNDER “Documents Needed to Apply” • Cover letter • Current curriculum vita with three recent professional references: names, phone, and email • Unofficial transcripts of all academic work and confirmed degrees (official transcripts required if invited for an interview) • Diversity Statement addressing commitment and contributions to diversity including a summary of ongoing and anticipated activities to promote racial, cultural, socioeconomic and gender diversity.

Eligibility Verification:
Candidate will be required to provide official transcripts of their highest degree earned and must furnish proof of eligibility to work in the U.S.. California State University, Sacramento is a sponsoring agency ( ie. H-1-B Visa).


Campus Diversity Statement:
Sacramento is one of the most diverse and integrated major cities in the country, and Sacramento State is committed to providing a quality education for all of our region’s students. Our campus community represents the broad diversity of our state, and we believe that all are enriched and unified by this diversity. Sacramento State is especially interested in candidates who can contribute, through their teaching, research, and service, to the diversity and excellence of the academic community.


Equal Employment Opportunity:
California State University, Sacramento is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and has a strong institutional commitment to the principle of diversity in all areas. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, genetic information, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or disability. Sacramento State hires only those individuals who are lawfully authorized to accept employment in the United States.

It is the policy of California State University, Sacramento to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified persons with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment. If you need a disability related reasonable accommodation as part of the application and/or interviewing process, visit https://www.csus.edu/administration-business-affairs/internal/your-hr/benefits/disability-parental-leave.html#reasonable-accommodations-interactive-process .

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The ASR contains the current security and safety-related policy statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information, and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains statistics of Clery Act crimes for Sacramento State for the last three (3) calendar years. Paper copies are available upon request at the Police Service Center located in the University Union.


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A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with California State University, Sacramento. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current California State University, Sacramento employees who apply for the position.


California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act:
The person holding this position is considered a “mandated reporter” under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in the California State University Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.


To apply, visit https://csus.peopleadmin.com/postings/5803


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