Geography Instructor (Reedley College) Part-Time Faculty Pool

This is a part-time position in the Part-Time Faculty Pool. Open until filled. Start dates may vary.

About the Role

The ideal candidate will share Reedley College’s commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. As of fall 2017, Reedley College enrolls over 10,000 students, of which 71% are Latinx, 1% are Filipino, 3% are Asian, 2% are African American, 19% are White, and 2% are multiracial. RC is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the College’s responsibility to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community. The successful candidate will join a department dedicated to curriculum responsive to the students it serves.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position and staying current in teaching geography;
• Teaching courses in land formation, weather and climate, GIS, world regional geography, and cultural geography;
• Communicating effectively with students;
• Using effective teaching methods appropriate to the subject matter and adhering 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;
• Fulfilling all duties and responsibilities of instructors as required by Administrative Regulation 7122.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s in geography; OR
• Bachelor’s in geography AND master’s in geology, history, meteorology, or oceanography; OR
• A valid California Community College Credential; OR
• The equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency).

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.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience teaching physical geography, GIS systems and ArcView, weather and climate, cultural or regional geography, and environmental sciences;
• Enthusiasm for teaching and assisting students to succeed;
• Related work and professional experience;
• Experience in computer-assisted instruction and other instructional technologies;
• Ability to communicate effectively (oral and written) and maintain effective working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and administration;
• Ability to develop new and current curriculum and focus on student learning outcomes to improve student learning;
• Experience working with students of various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds;
• Recent experience working with African American, 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;
• Experience and skill with addressing issues of equity in the classroom;
• Potential for contribution to institutional vitality and growth;
• Knowledge of the community college and its mission and goals.

Pay

Starting rates are $45.49 – $61.78 for lecture, $38.67 – $52.55 for lab, and $38.30 – $52.05 for non-instructional.

Benefits

Sick leave accrual is based on assignment hours.