Job Description

Title

Campus Location

Essential Functions of Position

1. Understands the importance of holding ourselves accountable as educators for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices;
2. Reframes inequities as a problem of practice and views the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility;
3. Encourages positive race-consciousness and embraces human difference;
4. Supports institutional practices that both develop and sustain culturally responsive teaching and learning environments; and
5. Strategically builds support for and participation in equity-related initiatives across both our internal and external communities.

• Teaching a part-time schedule of Art History courses as assigned;
• Using a variety of pedagogies and integrating a wide range of instructional delivery systems including innovative and creative uses of technology for face-to-face, on-line, and/or hybrid formats;
• Communicating effectively with students, faculty and staff;
• Using effective teaching methods appropriate to the subject matter, adherence to institutionally approved curriculum course outlines of record;
• Evaluating student progress through tests and examinations, written assignments, oral responses, etc. in keeping with course objectives;
• Providing course syllabi to students;
• Maintaining classroom records in accordance with District Policy;
• Turning in all required student grading and evaluation reports in a timely manner;
• Teaching assignments in a variety of instructional settings and times, including classes as needed;
• Otherwise fulfilling all of the duties and responsibilities of instructors as required by Administrative Regulation 7122; and
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s in art history, history of art and architecture or visual culture/visual studies; or

• Bachelor’s in art history and master’s in history; or

• Master’s in art with a recorded emphasis or concentration in art history; or

• A valid California Community College Credential; or

• The equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency).

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience and skill incorporating elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all areas of responsibility;
• Recent experience working with African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students in the classroom and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups in higher education shape patterns of participation and outcomes;
• Willingness to examine and remediate one’s instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students;
• Related work and professional experience;
• Experience working with students of various cultural, gender, age, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds, students with disabilities;
• Experience working with traditionally underrepresented student populations, such as students of color and foster youth, and the ability to support students across sociocultural and socioeconomic diversities;
• Experience in facilitating multicultural and cross-cultural communication with sensitivity to and an understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, gender, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students;
• Experience with, and sensitivity to, under-prepared and high-need students at the community college;
• Demonstrated ability and desire to work collaboratively with faculty and staff to enhance instruction, curriculum, student learning support and student success;
• Demonstrated ability to work with computers, and other technologies, which are utilized in providing high-quality instruction and support to students.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students and staff;
• Knowledge of current assessment methods and materials; and
• Knowledge of the community college and its mission and goals.

Salary and Benefits

• Newly hired part-time faculty will be placed on step one (1) of the Part-Time Faculty Salary Schedule
• All salary classification placements on the salary schedule will be based on education and experience (where applicable) as outlined in the Part-Time Faculty Salary Classifications
• Sick leave accrual is based on assignment hours

Selection Procedure

Additional Information

Additional Information about the Position

• We honor diversity and serve all students of our community;
• We promote opportunities for success and wellness through full access to programs and services, and we provide comprehensive student support to achieve equity;
• We foster critical, creative, and engaged thinking through education based on integrity, generosity, and accountability;
• We support student success along pathways to certificates, degrees, and transfer programs, preparing student for thriving futures;
• We build community partnerships to enhance student learning and success, thereby advancing economic vitality in the community;
• We engage in reflective research and innovation focused on learning and student success.

• Invited to apply for the 2023 Aspen Prize as one of the top 150 community colleges nationwide;
• Awarded “Champion for Higher Education,” for exemplary work in awarding associate degrees for transfer for 4 years in a row in 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021 by the Campaign for College Opportunity; and
• Selected Top 10 Finalist for the National Bellwether Award in 2018 , out of nearly 400 nominations submitted nationwide, for our English Department’s collaboration with Clovis West High School;
• Earned the following rankings out of 116 California Community Colleges (Data source: California Community College’s Student Success Metrics):
  • #1 in rate of transfer to UCs and CSUs in 2019-20;
  • #1 in rate of transfer to any 4 year institution in 2019-20;
  • #1 in rate of transfer to a 4 year institution for Hispanic students in 2019-20; and
  • #2 in rate of students becoming employed after exiting in 2019-20.

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