Job Opportunities

Student Job Opportunities

Assistant Professor of Jain Studies and Sikh Studies

Claremont Lincoln University seeks an assistant professor of Jain Studies and Sikh Studies to start July 1, 2013. This is a one-year-only appointment at 80% time and is not eligible for benefits. Minimum salary $40,000. The successful candidate will teach four graduate-level courses during academic year 2013-14, with at least one course specifically in Sikh Studies and at least one specifically in Jain Studies. The other two courses should cover the dharma traditiosn more generally. S/he will also serve as the Director of the Center for Sikh Studies and the Director of the Center for Jain Studies, as well as serving as the Program Director for the International Conference in Jain Studies in August. Applicants must have completed the PhD by July 1st, must have previous experiencing teaching solo courses in Sikh and/or Jain Studies, and must have administrative experiencing organizing international conferences. A letter of application, c.v., three letters of reference, and a statement on pedagogy should be submitted to Provost Philip Clayton, Claremont Lincoln University, 1325 N. College Ave., Claremont CA, 91711. The position will remain open until filled.

Assistant Dean (Claremont School of Theology) / Assistant Provost (Claremont Lincoln University)

Claremont School of Theology is a United Methodist seminary with a strong academic history and an ecumenical calling. CST educates men and women from across the Christian denominations for ministry, leadership, and service. Claremont Lincoln University is an interreligious consortium of schools representing the major religions of the world. Full members of the consortium include CST, the Academy for Jewish Religion California, and Bayan Claremont, a Muslim graduate school. The Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, and Sikh traditions are currently represented as affiliate members.

The Offices of the Dean and the Provost on the Claremont campus provides academic support services both for the university and for several different member schools. This shared services model, typical of “matrixed” organizations, provides for the efficient delivery of academic services across the consortium. The Assistant Dean of Claremont School of Theology also services as the Assistant Provost for Claremont Lincoln University. This individual is paid by Claremont School of Theology and reports to the Dean for support services related to the seminary. At the same time, he or she works closely with the Provost and Vice-Provost of Claremont Lincoln University in providing similar support services for the University.

Academic Administration Responsibilities

The Assistant Dean / Assistant Provost has primary responsibility for the following tasks at Claremont School of Theology and Claremont Lincoln University:

  1. Catalogs and Handbooks: During the academic year, the Assistant Dean/Assistant Provost tracks all changes in academic policies and procedures, and academic program requirements, and updates the CST and CLU catalogs once each summer. Significant portions of text are shared in common between CST and CLU. The Assistant Dean/Assistant Provost also prepares Degree Program Handbooks for each CST and CLU degree program.
  2. Assessment: During the academic year, the Assistant Dean/Assistant Provost gathers direct and indirect assessment data from the various academic programs. The direct data is evaluated at the annual Assessment Day in May. During the summer, the Assistant Dean/Assistant Provost compiles qualitative data and drafts the Assessment Reports over the summer for presentation to the faculties in the fall.
  3. Courses and scheduling: The Assistant Dean/Assistant Provost compiles a list of courses for each school in the spring for the following academic year. S/he works closely with the Area Conveners and the Deans of the various schools and centers. When the list of courses has been approved, s/he works with the Registrar to prepare a scheduling grid.
  4. Orientation of adjuncts, Research Assistants, and Teaching Assistants: The Assistant Dean/Assistant Provost checks compliance issues, updates orientation packets, and organizes and hosts an orientation program the week before fall classes start.
  5. Accreditation: The Assistant Dean/Assistant Provost assists with writing accreditation reports and materials as requested by the ALO. Gathers and updates documents as needed.
  6. Booklists: As required by the Dept. of Education (DOE), booklists for each class are prepared and forwarded to the bookstore, Writing Center, and Library before students register for classes. The Assistant Dean/Assistant Provost oversees this task and ensures compliance with DOE standards and university policies.
  7. Annual programs: The Offices of the Dean and the Provost organize a variety of programs during the academic year -- fall orientation, Convocation, and Commencement – as well as occasional public lectures, ceremonies for new partners, and other events. The Assistant Dean/Assistant Provost assists in organizing and supporting these events, sometimes serving as the Project Manager for specific events.
  8. Daily academic affairs: The Assistant Dean/Assistant Provost works with other Dean’s Office and Provost’s Office staff to assist in the daily academic management of the consortium and its programs.

Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience in Academic Administration: The successful candidate will have several years of experience in academic administration in a seminary or university environment. This includes experience with academic programs, courses, and budgets. Previous experience with helping to manage an academic program is desirable.
  • Communication Skills: The Assistant Dean/Assistant Provost must have the ability to write clear and effective documents and to express him/herself clearly in oral communications with faculty, staff, and students.
  • Interpersonal Skills: The Assistant Dean/Assistant Provost will work closely with other Dean’s Office staff and with students. These tasks require the ability to work constructively with other persons, to deal positively with conflicts, and to assist students with academic problems.
  • Project management expertise:* We seek a candidate with proven ability at project management and strong problem-solving skills.
  • Diversity: This educational community includes faculty, staff, and students from many different religions, cultures, countries, and races. Succeeding in this environment requires a commitment to diversity and the ability to work respectfully and effectively in a multi-cultural and multi-religious environment.
  • Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred.

All inquiries and nominations should be directed to:

Dean of the Faculty
Claremont School of Theology
1325 N. College Avenue
Claremont, CA 91711
humanresources@cst.edu

All applications should include a cover letter, full vita, and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of at least three references. Review of applications will begin immediately, and position will remain open until filled. Salary commensurate with training and experience.

Claremont Lincoln University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Instructional Designer

This is a full-time non-exempt position with full benefits.

Claremont Lincoln University is seeking a full-time Instructional Designer to help with the development of a new online graduate program. The successful candidate will be based in Claremont, CA, but may be required to travel to partner locations within Los Angeles County, as well as to national conferences annually. Claremont Online is dedicated to the success of online learners and Claremont Lincoln University consortium faculty; we approach decisions related to this goal collaboratively. The Instructional Designer will be an integral part of this team.

General Responsibilities

The Instructional Designer will assist faculty in developing and deploying online and hybrid courses in a manner that is andragogically sound. The Instructional Designer must also be able to work closely with technical staff to a) implement instructional design processes for online and hybrid courses, b) develop learning resources using a broad array of instructional tools, c) and help establish and monitor standards, with faculty input, related to online and hybrid course design.

Specific Tasks / Duties

  • Work closely with faculty to identify opportunities for improving the design of online and hybrid courses
  • Develop instructional materials for faculty and staff related to using the learning system and other online learning technologies
  • Offer workshops and training for faculty seeking to develop skills in online, hybrid, or web-enhanced course delivery
  • Suggest appropriate strategies for interaction in online and hybrid courses
  • Support instructors’ troubleshooting activity with courses hosted in the learning system
  • Advise in the selection, implementation, and evaluation of educational technologies
  • Provide technical support and user training for Turnitin
  • Advise faculty and administration on emerging trends, techniques, and best practices in educational technologies, their uses and possible applications
  • Provide checklists for developing new online courses, currently implemented courses, and courses needing review at the request of the Dean’s office
  • Resolve problems as they arise related to online and hybrid courses

Qualifications

A Masters in Instructional Design or related field OR a combination of education and full-time paid, related experience equal to or exceeding five years is required

Skills and Abilities

The candidate should be familiar with Sakai, web-conferencing, plagiarism-checking software, and challenges unique to adult graduate learners. The successful candidate must possess:

  • strong communication skills, both in writing and verbally
  • an orientation toward customer service
  • computer skills appropriate for the profession
  • a commitment to be a team player
  • must be able to work collaboratively
  • work indoors and in an environmentally controlled office area with fluorescent lighting
  • must pay very close attention to detail
  • the qualified applicant must be able to work flexible hours as needed

Claremont Lincoln University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please send resumes to

Claremont Lincoln University
Human Resources Office
1325 N. College Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711
e-mail: humanresources@cst.edu
fax: 909-626-7062

Vice President for Advancement, Major Gifts
(Administrator II)

Claremont Lincoln University

Claremont Lincoln University is seeking a seasoned development professional to advance its mission of "Putting Wisdom to Work in the World." Claremont Lincoln is both a degree-granting graduate school and the hub of a consortium of religious graduate schools rooted in various religious and ethical traditions. Its faculty and students seek to learn about, and from, this diversity of traditions so they can better understand and address the world’s most intractable problems. To this end, the University offers a compelling and expanding array of master’s and doctoral degrees, conceived and resourced in large part by the faculty of the member schools. The result is a new approach to higher education that integrates knowledge, perspectives, and practices from across the traditions to better address world problems.

Position Responsibilities

The Vice President for Major Gifts, Office of Advancement is a senior development officer position focused on high net worth individuals.

  • Responsible for building and maintaining an international portfolio of 100 prospects and donors with personal production of major gifts of 5-7 figures;
  • Expected to develop an excellent relationship with the member institutions, ensuring the best possible working relationships among all members such that creative strategic planning and collaborative cultivation, solicitation and stewardship plans are executed;
  • Research of donor prospects and organizations;
  • Proposal writing; document editing
  • High level of interaction with team members and consortium staff including weekly meetings and activity report submission
  • Some travel, evenings and weekends required

Qualifications

  • The successful candidate will be a senior level development professional with a minimum of five years of experience with major gifts with documented success in 7 and 8 figure gifts
  • Exceptional interpersonal abilities and communication style, required;
  • Strong public speaking and writing skills, required;
  • Ability to work with diverse populations, required;
  • Possession of a global perspective, interest and understanding of world religions and diverse cultures, especially Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Dharma traditions and the humanist perspective;
  • Development work in higher education preferred.
  • Experience with capital campaigns, preferred.
  • Experience with Razor’s edge desired.
  • Must hold a bachelor’s degree; master’s degree preferred.

To learn more about Claremont Lincoln University please visit our website: http://www.claremontlincoln.org

Compensation for this position will be dependent upon training and experience.

Claremont Lincoln University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please Send Resumes To:

Claremont Lincoln University
Human Resources Office
1325 N. College Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711
Email: humanresources@cst.edu Fax: 909-626-7062.

Faculty Position: Religion & Politics

Claremont Lincoln University invites applications for a full-time, five year renewable contract position, rank open, in Religion and Politics. We seek a scholar who can address issues related to religion and politics from within the context of ethics, philosophy, political science, or area studies. The recently founded Claremont Lincoln University is at the center of a new consortium of professional graduate schools for the training of religious scholars and practitioners of a variety of religious and non-religious viewpoints. Claremont Lincoln functions as a consortium of schools and centers that includes Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Jain, and Hindu partners. Thus, both interdisciplinary and inter-religious competency is a necessary prerequisite for any successful job candidate.

Responsibilities include graduate teaching (four courses per year) and advising in M.A and Ph.D. programs in the existing Religion, Ethics, and Society doctoral concentration and an anticipated doctoral concentration in Religion and Politics. Candidates prepared to engage in online teaching are preferred. We seek excellence in teaching and scholarship, collegiality, and professional/religious/social engagement. Possibilities currently exist to collaborate with Claremont Graduate University doctoral programs. Rank and salary will be determined by qualifications and experience. Completed Ph.D. and teaching experience are preferable.

Claremont Lincoln University is desegregating theological education by creating a consortium of three founding institutions, the Claremont School of Theology, the Academy for Jewish Religion, CA, and Bayan Claremont, founded by the Islamic Center of Southern California. Claremont Lincoln will also have Jain, Buddhist and Hindu partner schools, with others still to be added. Professors and students combine the resources of religious traditions with “secular” fields of scholarship to develop solutions to significant global challenges. Faculty, staff, and students represent a rich religious, ethnic, and international diversity. Claremont Lincoln seeks a racially diverse, broadly representative faculty that is sensitive to cross-cultural issues. We are seeking a scholar who will work collegially with us as we continue to add programs and partners to this growing multi-religious university consortium.

The position is available in the fall of 2013. Pre-arranged interviews will be held at AAR.

Applicants are requested to send:

  • A letter of application
  • A vita
  • One writing sample (article or book/dissertation chapter)
  • At least one course syllabus
  • Three letters of recommendation

Send materials to:
Provost Philip Clayton
Claremont Lincoln University
1325 North College Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711
OR
Email: sansu@cst.edu (Recommended)

Applications will start being reviewed begin November 1, 2012. Position will remain open until filled. Women and minority candidates are especially encouraged to apply.