Adjunct Faculty - Teacher Education

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Full or Part Time:

Hours:

Exempt:

Supervisory Org:

Job Description:

JOB SUMMARY: The Department of Teacher Education invites applications for adjunct faculty positions for the 2025-2026 academic year. These part-time positions become available in Fall 2025 for a variety of on-campus undergraduate courses, including classroom management, elementary literacy, mathematics, social studies, science, early childhood, special education, technologies in elementary educational settings, and field course instruction and placement.

Applicants should indicate their educational background and work expertise related to teaching using online learning management systems (e.g., Canvas), as well as their availability for on-campus instruction.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree or equivalent (e.g., completion of graduate level specialist program with experience as curriculum specialist/coach) in Early Childhood, Elementary Education, Special Education, Reading, or other related field.

• Three years of successful classroom experience as a teacher within prek-6th grades.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• College-level teaching experience and/or student-teaching supervision and/or field supervision.

• Experience with curriculum alignment and assessment, and experience using Canvas as an online learning management system.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS AND MATERIALS:

• Curriculum vitae and cover letter that outlines teaching experience and areas of certification.

• Contact information for three professional references.

About SVSU:

Saginaw Valley State University is a comprehensive university with more than 100 programs of study for its roughly 7,000 students. Located on a suburban campus in Michigan’s Great Lakes Bay Region, SVSU is committed to a supportive and empowering environment for students, faculty and staff. For eight consecutive years, SVSU has been recognized as a “Great College to Work For” (2016-2023).

SVSU emphasizes undergraduate teaching and learning, and community-based research. SVSU earned the Community Engagement classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, a distinction achieved by only 7 percent of U.S. colleges and universities. By their senior year, 84 percent of students have engaged with community employers and agencies in internships, field placements or some other component of their academic preparation.

SVSU is establishing itself as a leader in STEAM education for the Great Lakes Bay Region, partnering with businesses, foundations and school districts to improve students’ performance in math, science and the arts at the middle school, high school and university levels.
 
More than 70 percent of SVSU freshmen live on campus in student housing that has been rated No. 1 among public universities in the U.S. (2018-2023). SVSU fields 19 varsity sports at the NCAA Division II level. The average class size is 23 students. For more information, please visit our website, http://www.svsu.edu.