• This position is open until filled with an initial application review to take place after May 9, 2025. 
• The salary for this position is $21 - $30 per hour.

The San Diego State University Institute for Transformative Education promotes college access and completion for low-income and/or first-generation-college students through excellence and innovation in education. SDSU Upward Bound (UB) educational programs are funded by the U.S. Department of Education to assist eligible high school students to pursue and complete postsecondary education. There are 13 staff members in the Academic Year and approximately 24 during the Six-Week Summer Academy. UB is funded to serve 167 students (93 UB Classic and 74 UB STAR) during the Academic Year and 60 students (33 UB Classic and 27 UB STAR) during the Six-Week Summer Academy.

The SDSU Institute for Transformative Education is seeking an instructor for a Community Health course for our high school students during our six-week hybrid Summer Academy. The course will focus on a Youth Impact Assessment research project with topics such as obesity, mental health, and the Opioid epidemic. The Institute’s goal is to assist low-income and/or first-generation-college students currently in high school to prepare for success in college. The six-week hybrid Summer Academy provides participants with fast-paced, intensive research coursework and other enrichment activities. The Summer Academy's design begins with five days of online instruction (June 9, 2025 to June 13th), three weeks of residential days (June 16, 2025 to July 2, 2025). The academy ends with a staff debrief on Thursday, July 3, and a Research Symposium and Summer Banquet on July 18th, 2025.

Schedule

All-Staff Training: Monday, June 2, 2025, from 9 AM - 3 PM (In-person at SDSU Campus)

RA/TA Training: June 3 - June 6, 2025 9 AM - 4 PM (In-person at SDSU Campus)

TA/Instructor Prep: June 3 - June 6, 2025, in the afternoon, 12 PM -4 PM

Parent/Student Orientation: Saturday, June 7, 2025 (In-person at SDSU Campus)

Summer Academy Opening Day: June 9, 2025

Summer Hybrid Academy Dates:

Online Instruction: June 9 - June 13, 2025

Residential Days: July 16 - July 2, 2025

Staff Debrief: July 3, 2025, In-person from 9 AM - 12 PM

Research Symposium and Summer Banquet:  July 18th, 2025, Time TBD

Duties and Responsibilities:

Each teacher’s principal duty is to conduct a course that is consistent with stated course goals and objectives. Modes of instruction should reflect the unique needs of students in attendance. Each teacher makes reasonable demands of students regarding daily assignments and final course requirements as appropriate to the course content and program. All teachers:

Responsibilities 95%

• Develop and submit course syllabus, course objectives, student learning outcomes, and lesson plans before classes begin; distribute syllabus and objectives to students.
• Coordinate with other program instructors to integrate the
• Responsible for ensuring that daily student attendance and performance records are submitted to the program office on time.
• Document and record weekly progress for each student and report on students’ overall research, subject matter, and social progress in weekly staff meetings.
• Conduct a mid-term exam and a final exam, and report results to the program office.
• Maintain daily communication with the Interim Director, Head Resident Advisors, Teaching Assistants, Resident Advisors, and students to ensure efficient program operation.
• Advise the TAs, RAs on activities and follow-up needed for meeting students’ academic and personal
• Coordinate daily homework assignments with TAs and RAs for the supervised study sessions.
• Implement all program rules/policies and disciplinary procedures stated in the Staff and Student Manuals and maintain an ongoing record of verbal warnings, consequences, and written referrals.
• Care for and maintain all instructional materials in their possession.
• Request/attend student conferences for academic or behavioral difficulties.
• Conduct classes online using digital applications that allow for small-group work in break-out rooms.
• Provide individualized instruction with the assistance of the TAs and RAs

Other Duties as Assigned 5%

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to interact effectively with co-workers, clients and study participants
• Ability to understand and follow posted work rules and procedures
• Ability to relate well to others within the project environment.
• Ability to display motivation and strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to display organization, meet deadlines, display detail orientation, possess good judgment and common sense
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of cross-cultural sensitivity
• Evidence of subject matter mastery
• Experience teaching online using Zoom or any other distance-learning platform
• Experience supervising Teaching Assistants
• Experience teaching at secondary or undergraduate college level
• Experience with participant population (low-income and/or first-generation-college).
• Experience working as part of a team

Required Minimum Education and Experience

Two years of experience performing a variety of support services for an instructional program (preparing, producing, dispensing or storing materials, supplies and equipment);

OR equivalent to one year of experience in ordering, purchasing, accounting or in office work related to technical materials, supplies, or equipment in a office environment;

OR equivalent to two years of college with 16-units in courses involving extensive use of materials, supplies, or equipment or related discipline

ADDITIONAL APPLICANT INFORMATION

• Candidate must reside in California and live within a commutable distance from
  SDSU at time of hire.
• Job offer is contingent upon satisfactory clearance based on background check
  results (including a criminal record check).
• San Diego State University Research Foundation is an equal opportunity employer.
  Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, SDSU Research
  Foundation provides equal opportunity in employment without unlawful
  discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or
  national origin or any other categories protected by federal or state law.  
• Employment decisions are based on an individual’s qualifications as they relate to the
  job under consideration. Our commitment to equal opportunity means ensuring that
  every employee has equal access to resources and support. 
• SDSU Research Foundation complies with Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of
  1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities
  Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Equity in Higher
  Education Act, California’s Proposition 209 (Art. I, Section 31 of the California
  Constitution), and other applicable state and federal anti-discrimination laws
  including grant or contract terms and conditions related to funded program activities.
  Further the SDSU Research Foundation maintains a Nondiscrimination Policy that
  prohibits discriminatory preferential treatment, segregation based on race or any
  other protected status, and all forms of unlawful discrimination, harassment, and
  retaliation in all programs, policies, and practices.  
• SDSU Research Foundation makes all employment decisions including, but not
  limited to, applicant screening, hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, benefits,
  disciplinary actions, and terminations on the basis of merit.