Anthropology Instructor (Part-Time Faculty Pool) Reedley College

Continuous recruitment for part-time Anthropology Instructor positions. Applications will be reviewed as vacancies arise.

About the Role

At Reedley College we value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities and orientations. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded leader committed to student success achieved through collaboration with faculty, classified staff, administration, students and community partners who are also dedicated to closing equity gaps.

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

Reedley College seeks leaders who value placing the student at the center of everything we do, mentorship and working in a collegial, collaborative environment. The ideal candidate will share Reedley College’s commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. For the 2021-2022 academic year, we enrolled over 11,000 students in which 74% identify as Latinx, 6% as Asian/Pacific Islander, 2% as Black/African American, 16% as White, 1% as American Indian/Alaska Native, and 2% as multiracial. Reedley College is a Hispanic-Serving Institution.

Responsibilities

• Teaching a part-time schedule of anthropology 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, online, 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;
• Fulfilling all of the duties and responsibilities of instructors as required by Administrative Regulation 7122;
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

All candidates must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice within the classroom.

• Master’s in anthropology or archaeology;
• OR Bachelor’s in either of the above and Master’s in sociology, biological sciences, forensic sciences, genetics or paleontology;
• OR a valid California Community College Credential;
• OR the equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency).

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;
• Knowledge of the community college and its mission and goals.

Pay

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.

About the College

Reedley College is located in the Central San Joaquin Valley of California in the city of Reedley, which has a population of approximately 25,000. Known as “The World’s Fruit Basket,” Reedley is in one of the richest agricultural regions of the world. Reedley College was established in May 1926 and spans over 420 acres, including a 300-acre farm. The college offers over 67 programs and degrees taught by approximately 180 full-time faculty and 400 part-time faculty, including Agriculture, Aviation Maintenance and Flight Sciences, Natural Resources, Forestry and Wildland Fire Fighting, and STEM programs. Reedley College is one of 11 community colleges in California to offer students on-campus housing.

Reedley College’s Guided Pathway framework strongly encourages collaboration across disciplines to create inclusive, integrated, and interdisciplinary learning experiences. The college’s mission is to motivate and inspire students to succeed, with a vision of providing equitable educational opportunities that transform students and communities.