Job Description

Las Positas College

Livermore, CA

PT Instructor, Ethnic Studies

Salary: $1,956.17/CAH - $2,189.16/CAH http://districtazure.clpccd.org/hr/files/docs/salary/FacultySalarySchedule070122_approved10.2022.pdf

Start Date: Fall 2023
Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Location: Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Dr., Livermore, CA  94551

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District is seeking a part-time Ethnic Studies instructor for Las Positas College in Livermore, CA.  Applicants will be expected to provide instruction in Ethnic Studies and one or more of the following:  African American and Black Studies; ChicanX and LatinX Studies; Native American and Indigenous Studies.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Deliver coherent lectures;
2. Teach with imagination, vigor, and clarity;
3. Create assignments that serve instructional goals;
4. Create exams and/or other evaluative assignments that test for mastery of course content;
5. Create course materials that serve instructional goals;
6. Organize course content so that it encompasses authorized course outlines;
7. Identify basic and essential concepts and develop materials and strategies that assist students in understanding core subject matter;
8. Prepare carefully and organize a course which adheres to the objectives and suggested materials listed in the course outline;
9. Meet deadlines for submittal of syllabi, census rosters, and grades;
10. Participate in program and subject area improvement tasks, such as assessing Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs).

Minimum Qualifications:

Masters in the ethnic studies field

OR

A masters in American Studies/ Ethnicity, Latino Studies, La Raza Studies, Central American Studies, Latin American Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Race and Ethnic Relations, Asian-American Studies, or African-American Studies

OR the equivalent

OR (See Interdisciplinary Studies) Masters in the interdisciplinary area

OR

Masters in one of the disciplines included in the interdisciplinary area and upper division or graduate course work in at least one other constituent discipline.

Evidence of understanding of and responsiveness to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, racial and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practices within the classroom.

Applicants applying under the “Equivalent” provision must provide details that explain at time of application how their academic preparation is the equivalent of the degree listed above.

Desirable Qualifications:

1. Ability to teach one or more of the following: African American and Black Studies; ChicanX and LatinX Studies; Native American and Indigenous Studies;
2. College Teaching Experience;
3. Experience using Canvas LMS.

Physical Demands and Working Environment:

Individuals with disabilities who are unable to carry out the physical activities of the position will receive reasonable accommodations to enable them to perform the essential functions of the positions.

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