We serve approximately 400 Human Development majors, several hundred Liberal Studies majors preparing for teacher credential programs, and students from other majors who are completing their general education requirements. Our students are highly diverse in terms of age, cultural origins, and educational backgrounds. The successful candidate will teach our existing courses on child development and the child in the family and community. All Human Development faculty are expected to make appropriate use of instructional technology, including online instruction and audiotaped lectures, in the Department's distance learning program. Teaching assignments include day, evening, and weekend courses, and courses at both the Hayward and Contra Costa campuses.
Salary is dependent upon educational preparation and experience.
Subject to budgetary authorization. Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree in an appropriate discipline. The successful candidate will have expertise in the socialization, enculturation, or social development of children. The person hired for this position must show a record of successful teaching, preferably including the use of collaborative learning and small-group dynamics. Applicants with expertise in the use of emerging instructional technologies will receive special consideration.