(Part-time Faculty Pool) Automotive Technology Instructor

About the role

Monterey Peninsula College is accepting applications to establish a pool for future part-time teaching assignments in Automotive Technology. The college is committed to educational equity and provides a dynamic learning experience that embraces diversity and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Provide instruction in accordance with course descriptions, outlines, class schedules, and Governing Board policy.
• Evaluate student progress and perform other instructional-related duties as assigned.
• Meet each scheduled class and teach or conduct learning exercises for the entire period.
• Contact the appropriate division chair or administrator in advance to make arrangements for unavoidable absences.
• Provide each student at the beginning of the course with written information about the course, including a full description of the grading system and evaluation methods.
• Accurately maintain required class records on attendance, withdrawal, and grading.
• Submit necessary reports such as attendance and grade reports, roll books, and class information sheets on time and certify their accuracy.
• Comply with all institutional policies and procedures.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to and appreciation for the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and staff.

Qualifications

• Any bachelor’s degree and two years of professional experience, or
• Any associate degree and six years of professional experience, or
• A Community College Teaching Credential in this discipline, or
• The equivalent (Equivalency Form must be submitted for consideration).

All applicants must demonstrate a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

Equity-minded Commitment

The successful candidate will be an equity-minded individual dedicated to collaborating with faculty, staff, administration, students, and community partners to close equity gaps. This includes:

• Holding educators accountable for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices.
• Reframing inequities as a problem of practice and viewing their elimination as a collective responsibility.
• Implementing positive race-consciousness and embracing human difference.
• Reflecting on institutional and teaching practices to make them more culturally responsive.
• Collaborating on equity-related initiatives.