The Opportunity

Lesley University is seeking a Temporary Core Faculty for Nutrition to support our Threshold Programs. The Temporary Core Faculty member will be responsible for delivering cooking and nutrition-focused courses in a small instructor-to-student ratio. Classes include but are not limited to: Food Skills and Safety, Foundational Cooking Skills, Food and Nutrition, and Community Meal Planning. Class instruction takes place in both traditional classroom settings and hands-on kitchen environments, depending on course objectives. A successful candidate will have experience working with neurodiverse individuals, the ability to differentiate instruction within the classroom, and be flexible.

Lesley University’s Threshold Programs are transformative college experiences for neurodiverse young adults seeking to build strong independent lives and careers, while gaining a system of lifelong support. For more than 40 years, we’ve provided students with a supportive academic environment, hands-on ​​career training through internships, deep engagement with the larger Lesley community, and a ​​lifetime support network. Threshold is a set of one-of-a-kind programs that empower students to ​​develop independent working, living, and social skills that lead to richer, more purposeful lives.

Qualities & Capabilities

A successful candidate will have:

• A Bachelor's degree in Special Education, Vocational Rehabilitation, or a related (required). Master’s degree (preferred).

• Prior experience working with children or adults with disabilities.

• Ability to develop and administer curriculum to students with diverse learning challenges.

• Demonstrated success using digital technology to achieve program goals

Why Lesley

Located in the heart of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Lesley University is highly regarded for its graduate and undergraduate programs in the human arts of education, the arts, and applied social sciences. Lesley fosters a highly creative environment in which innovative ideas thrive, theory is integrated with practice and its 6,400 students and 90,000 alumni are empowered to improve and enrich communities.

We offer a competitive benefits package that includes health, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance. In addition, we offer significant paid time off, a generous retirement plan, and tuition programs that enable employees and their dependents to expand their knowledge and skills.

Lesley is committed to the ongoing pursuit of strategic diversity initiatives that help to position diversity, equity, and inclusion as fundamental to institutional and academic excellence at Lesley. In doing so, Lesley strives for a campus culture and community that fosters a true sense of belonging for all, provides opportunity for everyone to participate equally and fully in the Lesley experience, and helps to develop each individual's capacity to confidently and competently engage within and across difference. Given an evolving national context and the rapid change in the demographic profile of our country, the University has made a significant commitment to addressing and enhancing its campus climate and diversity capabilities as an institution.

Expressing Interest

A letter of interest, CV/resume, and a statement addressing past and/or potential contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion through teaching, professional activity, and/or service must be included for full consideration.

At Lesley University we strive for a supportive and equitable environment where people -- regardless of race, ethnicity, color, sex, physical ability, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, veteran or military status, membership in uniformed services, and all other categories protected by applicable state and federal laws -- can participate equally and fully as their true selves in all aspects of university life. Accordingly, the University prohibits discrimination based on these protected categories in any education program or activity that it operates, including in admission and in employment. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout the fabric of our institution. Individuals may submit concerns or questions related to discrimination to the University's Director of Equal Opportunity. Please visit the Office of Equal Opportunity's webpage for the University's entire notice of nondiscrimination and for additional information.

Lesley University Core Faculty positions are governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). To view our compensation targets for this position, please visit this link.