Part-Time Geography 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 up to $130.94 per hour; Lecture Course (Salary Schedule HC) - $103.85 up to $151.07. Assignments are semester-based as needed.

Responsibilities

• Teach cultural geography.

Requirements

• Master’s or higher in geography, OR
• Bachelor’s in geography AND Master’s or higher in geology, history, meteorology, or oceanography, OR
• Master’s or higher in the interdisciplinary area, OR
• Master’s or higher in one of the disciplines included in the interdisciplinary area and upper-division or graduate coursework in at least one other constituent discipline.
• Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff.

Note: If you believe your qualifications are equivalent, complete the Application for Equivalence during submission. Equivalency may be demonstrated via degree similarity, 24+ semester units in the field, or outstanding professional achievement.

Knowledge

• Academic preparation or successful experience teaching college-level physical and cultural geography.
• Teaching techniques that engage students, develop higher-order thinking, and monitor progress.
• Instructional technology and strategies for diverse learning styles.

Skills & Abilities

• Commitment to maintaining currency in the discipline and the teaching profession.
• Enthusiasm for the role and purpose of the community college.
• Capacity to reflect on and evaluate pedagogy critically.
• Ability to motivate individuals from diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds.
• Effective written and verbal communication.
• Work independently and as part of a team.

Work Demands

• Typical on-site office environment with potential telework participation.
• Frequent hearing, speaking, and comprehension of speech at normal levels.
• Upper limb dexterity for computer and peripheral operation.
• Vision sufficient for computer and written material use.
• Extended periods of sitting, frequent bending at the waist.
• Physical presence at on-site locations.
• Communication and interaction with diverse individuals.
• Observation and interpretation of people and situations.
• Learning and applying new information or skills.
• Highly detailed work on multiple concurrent tasks under changing priorities and deadlines.
• Frequent interruptions; self-regulation of emotion and behavior.

Benefits

• Participation in the State Teachers’ Retirement System (STRS), a defined-benefit plan, or the STRS Cash Balance program or Social Security.