Department: Teacher Preparation Department, School of Graduate and Professional Studies
Reports To: Dean
Status/Time Commitment: Clinical or tenure track faculty (Depending on Education and Experience), 9-month appointment
Rank: Assistant or Associate Professor (DOE)
Start Date: 08/01/2025

Department Summary:
Fresno Pacific University’s (FPU) Teacher Preparation programs have a strong reputation within the Central Valley’s educational community. Graduates are recognized for their excellent preparation to teach and serve in the region’s diverse schools and beyond. The Mission and Vision for Teacher Preparation reflect the university’s identity as a Christian institution. We prepare educators who are scholars, peacemakers, professionals, and leaders, individuals who embody the values of the Fresno Pacific University Idea in a wide range of educational settings.

Teacher Preparation programs are housed within the School of Graduate and Professional Studies (GPS). Offerings include the Multiple Subject, Single Subject, and Education Specialist Credentials, all accredited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC), as well as the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT). Programs are available at the university’s main campus in southeast Fresno and at a regional campus in Visalia.

The Teacher Preparation Department is dedicated to providing students with a strong foundation in educational theory and pedagogical practice, grounded in a Christian worldview. This perspective gives the program its sense of purpose and direction, fostering excellence in teaching and a deep commitment to addressing the needs of students, families, and communities.


FPU’s Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT/SPED MAT) program includes the credential coursework and four additional courses which students complete in two semesters while teaching post credential. Candidates may return to the MAT/SPED MAT program within 5 years of completing their credential through FPU. Throughout the arc of the MAT/SPED MAT, students are encouraged to develop habits of inquiry and reflection on the problems of practice that they face as pre-service and early-career teachers. These problems of practice form the basis of their classroom research projects. They develop an understanding of qualitative research methodology which they will apply by completing an action research project. The program utilizes features such as a cohort model and synchronous online instructional delivery to foster a supportive professional community. 

Essential Functions

Responsibilities 
The Coordinator of the MAT/SPED MAT program provides leadership and management of all aspects of the post-credential MAT/SPED MAT coursework, including adjunct recruiting, student advising, and program assessment. 
The coordinator provides curriculum oversight and teaches as the Lead Instructor in the MAT sequence courses. The Lead instructor provides support for adjunct instructors also teaching the same classes concurrently. Teaching in the credential program in their area of expertise is also possible. 

Essential Functions

• Teach within the Teacher Preparation Department 
• Collaborate with the Teacher Preparation Department Chair to lead the MAT/SPED MAT program and provide regular program updates.
• Recruit adjunct faculty to teach MAT/SPED MAT courses; 
• Recruit, admit, and advise MAT/SPED MAT students (from our credential programs and alumni);
• Manage, maintain, and assess the MAT/SPED MAT program in collaboration with the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.
• Demonstrate a commitment to serving and inspiring students in an academic context that integrates your Christian faith and learning. 
• Embrace the mission, vision, and values of Fresno Pacific University, affirm the FPU Faith Expectations, and support the ideals and practices articulated in "The Fresno Pacific Idea”
• Maintain a scholarly agenda
• Other job duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required:

• Earned terminal degree in the appropriate field of study (planned completion in 2025 will be considered).
• Successful record of K-12 teaching and commitment to preparing teachers to work in diverse K-12 schools. 
• Knowledge of and experience with qualitative research methodology.
• Record or promise of scholarly achievement.
• Ability to work with students, staff, and faculty in a collegial, collaborative environment.
• Commitment to the Christian faith and the University’s mission of Christ-centered teaching and learning and involvement in a local church. 

Preferred:

• Evidence of successful experience teaching college or post-BA students.

Environmental Conditions:

• Indoors in a normal office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, fumes, vibrations, and temperature changes at least eighty percent (80%) of the time.
• Frequent computer use, at a workstation, up to eight hours per day.
• Frequently work at a fast pace with unscheduled interruptions.
• Drive personal or University vehicles to appointments.
• Public contact position requiring professional apparel, personal hygiene, and grooming.

Physical Demands:

• This position typically functions indoors in an office environment with light to moderate noise associated with business office equipment. The position may involve travel for meetings and events.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: remain in a stationary position 80 % of the time, be able to move about inside the office to access file cabinets/office machinery etc., operate a computer and keyboard and other office productivity machinery such as calculators/copy machines/printers. The employee is occasionally required to position self to reach items on the floor and in high cabinetry. 
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Employee must be able to communicate with others to exchange information including both over the telephone and in-person communication with callers and community members and be able to read a computer screen and paper documents.
• Reasonable accommodations for those with disabilities will be provided in accordance with law.

University Information

Required Documents

• Cover Letter 
• Curriculum Vitae
• Personal Statements: brief statement (1 page or less) on each of the following topics:
  1. Philosophy of Education
  2. Relationship & Commitment to Jesus Christ and the Church
  3. Relating Christian faith to discipline and teaching
  4. Diversity Rationale
• Official Transcripts (showing highest degree earned)
• 2 Letters of Recommendation 
  • To be emailed to hr@fresno.edu or mailed to Fresno Pacific University Attn: Human Resources, 1717 S. Chestnut Ave., Fresno, CA 93702
• Pastoral Letter — This person should have extensive knowledge of your Christian life and relationship with Jesus Christ. This knowledge should be expressed in the letter.

$83,740.00-$99,150 is the annual salary for this role and reflects what Fresno Pacific University reasonably expects to pay for this position. Actual compensation may vary based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity. In addition to compensation, FPU offers a competitive benefits package. Faculty Salary Scale can be viewed at Human Resources | Fresno Pacific University

UNIVERSITY DESCRIPTION

Fresno Pacific University is the only accredited Christian university founded in the Central Valley. FPU connects every student’s untapped potential with unlimited opportunity for professional, personal and ethical growth. FPU offers undergraduate, graduate and seminary programs that stress solid academic preparation and a strong ethical foundation to more than 3,500 traditional and adult students on the main campus in southeast Fresno and regional campuses in North Fresno, Visalia, Bakersfield and Merced as well as online. The university also reaches about 8,000 students through professional development studies. FPU has the highest four-year graduation rate of any Central Valley college or university, and is a Hispanic Serving Institution, with a Hispanic student population of 47 percent. FPU is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and ranked in the top tier among western universities—master’s category by U.S. News & World Report. Both U.S. News and Washington Monthly include FPU on their “Best Value” and “Best Bang for the Buck” lists, U.S. News places it at number 13 in its category for student social mobility and Money has ranked it at number 11 among 50 Best Colleges for Transfer Students. FPU is affiliated with the Mennonite Brethren Church, and all employees express a personal Christian commitment and support the Christian mission of the university. A description of the unique quality of FPU as an academic community can be found in the Fresno Pacific Idea at fresno.edu/about/fpu_idea.

Reserving its rights as a religious institution, Fresno Pacific University is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, age or disability, or other classes protected by applicable law. Committed to excellence and actively supportive of cultural diversity, FPU invites individuals who contribute to such diversity to apply. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you should contact FPU’s Human Resources Department at hr@fresno.edu. As a religious institution, the University will administer the equal opportunity employment policy consistent with the Fresno Pacific University statement of faith, the FPU Idea and the University’s governance by the Pacific District Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches.