Employment and Job Opportunities

assistant professor of communication studies

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Full-Time Senior Administrative Assistant — Office of the Academic Dean

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Responsible for supporting the day to day operations of the dean’s office. Reports directly to the dean, but works in close contact with all members of the dean’s staff. 

Must possess:

• Excellent organizational skills
• Keen attention to detail
• Ability to multitask 
• Strong written and verbal communication skills 
• Polite and collegial  manner
• Self-starter qualities
• Sensitivity and commitment to confidentiality
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, specifically Excel and Publisher

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Scheduling and coordinating events
• Maintenance of student records and reports
• Providing customer service to students, faculty and staff
• Inputting and monitoring of data
• Processing and tracking of invoices
• Research of student issues and concerns in confidential matters 
• Preparation of reports, mailings using Excel, mail merge, etc.
• General administrative and clerical support

Please send résumés to deansofficesearch@sjcny.edu.

Assistant Professor of Adolescence Education – Mathematics Education

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Assistant Professor of Adolescence Education – Social Studies Education

adjunct professor of art history

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Adjunct Professor of Chemistry

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Assistant/Associate Professor of Child Study with Specialization in Special Education

data manager

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ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY

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There is an immediate opening for an adjunct instructor in philosophy for the spring 2014 semester. We have two courses available, running on Tuesday and Friday mornings. Master's degree in philosophy is required. Please send a cover letter and CV to Wendy C. Turgeon, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Philosophy at wturgeon@sjcny.edu.

Economics TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITION

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The Department of Social Sciences invites applications for a tenure-track position in economics beginning in September 2014 at its suburban campus in Patchogue, Long Island. St. Joseph’s College is committed to strong teaching, collegially and active scholarship. Candidates should be able to teach introductory courses as well as specialized courses such as econometrics, finance, and money and banking. We are especially interested in individuals with an applied orientation. The department would like to establish an economics major in the near future. Previous teaching experience and Ph.D. at time of hire preferred. St. Joseph’s is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please send curriculum vitae and supporting materials as soon as possible to: economics.search@sjcny.edu. Review of applications will begin on December 16, 2013, although applications will be received until the position is filled.

computer information technology full-time faculty position

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St. Joseph’s College has a full-time faculty position that will become available in September of 2014 on its Brooklyn Campus. The preferred candidate will have a minimum of a master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering or a related field. Teaching experience is highly preferred. It is expected that the candidate will be able to teach any course in the standard undergraduate computer information technology curriculum, given sufficient preparation time. Proficiency in Java, our core language, is required. Interested candidates should send a CV and cover letter to: Professor David Seppala-Holtzman; St. Joseph’s College; 245 Clinton Avenue; Brooklyn, NY 11205. Professor Seppala-Holtzman can be contacted by phone at 718.940.5315 or email at dholtzman@sjcny.edu.

chairperson for hospitality and tourism management program

St. Joseph’s College is seeking a founding chairperson for its new Hospitality and Tourism Management program, at the rank of associate professor (tenure-track), and to include appointment as director of the Institute for Hospitality and Tourism Management.

St. Joseph’s College (founded in 1916), an independent institution with campuses in Brooklyn and on Long Island, provides a strong academic, value-oriented, career-preparatory education within a liberal arts tradition. The College is launching a new Bachelor of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management major, at both campuses, with three areas of concentration: Tourism (agri-tourism and eco-tourism embedded in the concentration), Hotel management (with sustainability at its core), and Health Care Hospitality (addressing consumer satisfactions levels in hospitals and senior residences). The Institute for Hospitality and Tourism Management (IHTM) has recently been established, and its mission is to provide a leading voice in the discussion of responsible hospitality as a critical component to running a successful enterprise. 

The chairperson will administer and oversee the HTM department and the Institute, with a primary mission of growing the academic programs. The successful candidate will have the experience and demonstrated ability to grow the department, to include: recruitment of adjunct and full-time faculty, student recruitment and retention, program assessment, scheduling, resource and budget management, student advisement, course scheduling, and participation in College committees and initiatives. The individual will be expected to represent the College in the local and regional hospitality and tourism industry, and will demonstrate excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. 

Qualifications: 

• Earned doctoral degree from an accredited institution in hospitality management, tourism, or closely related field

• Demonstrated record of administrative experience, research, teaching, and service in higher education

• Managerial experience in the hospitality industry preferred

• Proven leadership, written, and oral communication skills

• Demonstrated ability to work with the professional community/industry leaders

• Refined communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills