Chicano-Latino Studies Instructor (Part-Time Faculty Pool) Fresno City College

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

Essential Functions of Position

At Fresno City 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 through collaboration with faculty, classified staff, administration, students, and community partners.

An equity-minded individual:

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

Fresno City College seeks leaders who prioritize student-centered approaches, mentorship, and collaboration. The ideal candidate will share the college’s commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population and join a department dedicated to curriculum responsive to the students it serves.

The instructor will be responsible for:

• Teaching a part-time schedule of Chicano-Latino Studies courses as assigned;
• Using a variety of pedagogies and integrating 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;
• Employing effective teaching methods appropriate to the subject matter and adhering to institutionally approved curriculum course outlines;
• Evaluating student progress through tests, examinations, written assignments, and oral responses in alignment with course objectives;
• Providing course syllabi to students;
• Maintaining classroom records in accordance with District Policy;
• Submitting 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 duties and responsibilities of instructors as required by Administrative Regulation 7122;
• Performing other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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 equity-minded practice in the classroom;
• Master’s degree in Chicano Studies; or
• Master’s degree in Ethnic Studies; or
• A valid California Community College Credential; or
• The equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency petition).

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 exclusion patterns shape participation and outcomes;
• Willingness to examine and remediate instructional, relational, and classroom practices to better engage and support racially minoritized students;
• Related work and professional experience;
• Experience working with students of various cultural, gender, age, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds, as well as 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 facilitating multicultural and cross-cultural communication with sensitivity to diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, gender, and ethnic backgrounds;
• 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 utilized in providing high-quality instruction and support;
• 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. Salary classification placements are based on education and experience as outlined in the Part-Time Faculty Salary Classifications. Sick leave accrual is based on assignment hours.

About the College

As the first community college in California, Fresno City College has a proud history of leadership in education and preparing generations of students for their future. Located near the Tower District and minutes from downtown Fresno, the college is committed to academic excellence and diversity, equity, and inclusion among its faculty, classified professionals, and students. The college takes responsibility for equitable outcomes and successful pathways for all students.

Mission

Fresno City College provides access to equity-centered, quality, innovative educational programs and support services. Committed to a culture of anti-racism, the college creates dynamic communities of respect and inquiry that encourage student success and lifelong learning while fostering sustainable economic, social, and cultural development for students and the region.

Vision

Fresno City College aspires to build upon its equity-centered mission and further its commitment to normalizing a culture of racial equity and anti-racism. As a community of educators and learners, the college will use its individual and collective positions of influence, power, and privilege to foster a community of belonging, affirmation, and validation. Faculty, staff, and students will courageously uphold core values to transform lives in the Central Valley and beyond.

Core Values

• Equity-Mindedness: Attention to patterns of inequity in student outcomes and taking personal and institutional responsibility for student success. Critical reassessment of practices, race-consciousness, and awareness of the social and historical context of exclusionary practices in American higher education.
• Social Justice: Focus on removing institutional barriers, taking responsibility for and mitigating systemic barriers. Investment in validating students’ lived experiences through examining qualitative and quantitative data to enhance understanding of intersectionality and build data-driven solutions.
• Sustainable Social and Economic Mobility: Commitment to breaking extractive, exploitative, and racist systems and practices. Serving and empowering marginalized and racially-minoritized individuals, communities, and histories. Building programs with community partners to foster trans-generational economic growth and prosperity.