Part-Time Architecture Instructor (Pool)

FLSA Status: Exempt. Placement on the adjunct faculty salary schedule is based on education and credited experience. Initial placement ranges: Lab Course (Salary Schedule HB) - $89.20 to $130.94 per hour; Lecture Course (Salary Schedule HC) - $103.85 to $151.07 per hour. Assignments are semester-based as needed.

Responsibilities

• Teach courses offered in the architecture curriculum, including design and graphics courses.
• Assist in curriculum revisions and new course development.
• Consult with students during regularly scheduled office and lab hours.
• Maintain expertise in current practice and technologies.
• Serve as a member of division and college committees.
• Perform other professional duties as required by contract and general institutional needs.

Requirements

• Any bachelor’s degree or higher and two years of professional experience, or any associate degree and six years of professional experience. Professional experience is required when the applicant possesses a master’s degree and must be directly related to the faculty member’s teaching assignment.
• Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff.

Preferred Qualifications

• Possession of a valid California Architecture License or completion of the Architectural Registration Exam.

Employment Standards

Knowledge of:

• Successful teaching techniques that engage students in their learning, motivate students to develop higher-order thinking skills, and ensure consistent and appropriate monitoring of student progress.
• Instructional strategies and practices designed for diverse learning styles and academic goals.
• Instructional technology and computer-based software relevant to the subject area.

Skills and Abilities:

• Teach college-level architecture studio courses with a high degree of professional competence.
• Maintain currency in the discipline.
• Commitment to the teaching profession, its goals and ideals.
• Enthusiasm for, understanding of, and commitment to the role and purpose of the community college.
• Reflect on and evaluate one’s pedagogy and examine its effects critically.
• Skill and experience to motivate individuals from a broad spectrum of academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Work independently and as part of a team.
• Commitment to the SMCCCD goal of integrating writing across the curriculum.

Work Demands

• Typical on-site office environment; in-person work expected with potential to participate in the District’s telework program.
• Frequent hearing and speaking to exchange information in person and online.
• Comprehend speech at normal levels.
• Upper limb dexterity to operate computers and peripheral equipment.
• Vision sufficient for daily and frequent use of computers, databases, and written materials.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Frequent bending at the waist.
• Physical presence at on-site locations.
• Communicate and interact with others.
• Observe and interpret people and situations.
• Learn and apply new information or skills.
• Perform highly detailed work on multiple concurrent tasks.
• Perform highly detailed work under changing priorities and deadlines.
• Work with frequent interruptions.
• Self-regulate emotion and behavior.

Benefits

• Academic employees participate in the State Teachers’ Retirement System (STRS), a defined-benefit retirement plan through the State of California, or may choose to participate in the STRS Cash Balance program or Social Security.

Additional Information

• Position is designated as a Mandated Reporter under the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act.
• Position is a Responsible Employee under the Equity in Education Act and Title IX.