Adjunct Instructor for Nutrition (TEMPORARY)

Contra Costa Community College District; Pittsburg (CA); On-site; USD 107,000 - 188,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

STRS retirement

Medical insurance

Dental and vision

Flexible spending plan

Life and long-term disability

Sabbatical Leave

Job summary

Contra Costa Community College District in Pittsburg, CA seeks an adjunct instructor for Nutrition (TEMPORARY). You will provide classroom instruction, maintain records, and collaborate with department leads across both Pittsburg and Brentwood campuses.

Minimum qualifications include a Master’s in nutrition/dietetics or equivalent, and teaching experience in a diverse college environment. This is a temporary, part-time faculty role with benefits under district policies.

Qualifications

• Master’s in nutrition, dietetics or dietetics and food administration or equivalent qualifications.
• Bachelor’s in nutrition/dietetics plus Master’s in chemistry, public health or family studies or home economics or equivalent.
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.
• Master’s in a biological science or related dual/master’s with biochemistry/biophysics/marine science.

Responsibilities

• Providing instruction in accordance with curriculum, outlines and class schedules.
• Creating an environment that emphasizes learning and critical thinking.
• Evaluating progress and grading student work.
• Meeting with students outside of class.
• Maintaining professional conduct and current knowledge in the subject matter.
• Fulfilling responsibilities of a part-time/temporary faculty member.
• Maintaining accurate academic records.
• Performing related duties as assigned.
• Teach courses offered in person at the Pittsburg and Brentwood campuses.

Skills

Teaching ability

Diversity sensitivity

Classroom management

Education

Master’s in nutrition, dietetics or dietetics and food administration

Bachelor’s in any of the above AND Master’s in chemistry, public health or family and consumer studies/home economics

the equivalent

Master’s degree in any biological science OR Bachelor’s degree in any biological science AND Master’s degree in biochemistry, biophysics, or marine science OR the equivalent

Job description

Adjunct Instructor for Nutrition (TEMPORARY)

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Position Title Adjunct Instructor for Nutrition (TEMPORARY)

Special Instructions to Applicants

N/A

Inquiries

Questions/for more info
Contact Kyle Hanks or Jill Bouchard, Biology Department Co-Chairs, by email ([e-mail], [e-mail])

Recruitment Type Faculty

Location

Posting Number F01374

# of Openings 1

Adjunct instructor classroom faculty pay rate is $77.87-$136.73 per hour (up to $151.16).

Position Status Temporary

EEO Job Category Faculty & Other Instructional Staff

Employee Group Part-Time Faculty

Department L5010-Biological Sciences

Discipline Biological sciences

Duties and Responsibilities

• providing instruction in accordance with established curriculum, course outlines and class schedules;
• creating and maintaining an environment which emphasizes learning, encourages free discussion of ideas and critical thinking;
• evaluating progress of students concerning educational matters and grades student work;
• meeting with students outside of class;
• maintaining appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics;
• maintaining current knowledge in the subject matter areas;
• fulfilling professional responsibilities of a part-time/temporary faculty member;
• maintaining accurate academic records;
• performing other related duties as assigned.

Understanding of and sensitivity to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, sexual orientation and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, staff and faculty.

• Master’s in nutrition, dietetics or dietetics and food administration
• Bachelor’s in any of the above AND Master’s in chemistry, public health or family and consumer studies/home economics
• the equivalent.
• Master’s degree in any biological science OR Bachelor’s degree in any biological science AND Master’s degree in biochemistry, biophysics, or marine science OR the equivalent.

(NOTE: A bachelor’s in nutrition, dietetics, or dietetics and food administration, and certification as a registered dietitian, is an alternative qualification for this discipline.)

Desirable Qualifications

• A combination of education and/or teaching experience that would enable the candidate to effectively teach an introductory-level course in nutrition.
• Excellent teaching ability
• Community college teaching experience
• Demonstrated ability to work productively and collaboratively in an extraordinarily diverse community of coworkers and/or students
• An attitude that will put students and colleagues at ease, characterized by intellectual humility, kindness, acceptance of others’ faults and points of view, patience, and a generosity of spirit.

Job Duties

• Inform students of course requirements, evaluation procedures and attendance requirements.
• Maintain necessary attendance, and scholastic records and submit them according to published deadlines.
• Provide classroom instruction in accordance with approved course outlines.
• Prepare and grade class assignments and examinations and inform students of their academic progress.
• Collaborate with course lead(s), the department chair(s), and technical personnel to assure that college mandates are met, and that all sections of a given course maintain coordination with each other.
• Teach courses offered in person at both the Pittsburg and Brentwood campuses.

Job Open Date: 10/28/2026

Job Close Date: 12/14/2026

Open Until Filled No

Employment Begins: SP27

# of Months 4 months/semester

Employee Benefits

• Membership in State Teachers Retirement System ( STRS )
• District-paid benefits (employee contributes 6%) for employee and dependents/domestic partners include:
• Medical (Anthem Blue Cross or Kaiser) insurance including chiropractic services
• Dental and vision
• Flexible spending (125) plan
• Life and long-term disability insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Deferred compensation (403b and 457)
• Sabbatical Leave

Additional Benefits: The District also offers eligible faculty employees, travel assistance plan, retiree benefits, and employee discounts on health memberships.

Newly hired employees may notify the respective union (Local 1 or United Faculty) if they opt to join and/or authorize payment to the union. If the newly hired employee authorizes payment to the union then the following fees apply: Local 1 has a one‑time initiation fee of $45.00 and monthly contribution of 1% of gross pay +$1. United Faculty has an agency fee of .55% of gross pay plus $2.50.

Request For Reasonable Accommodation

Candidates with legally defined disabilities may request reasonable accommodations by notifying the Human Resources Department by the deadline date. Candidates will be required to supply documentation supporting the need for the accommodation when the request is made. Please complete the forms provided in the links above and email to [e-mail]

Medical Verification

Medical Verification

It is the District’s policy to ensure that all qualified applicants for employment and employees have full and equal access to employment opportunity, and are not subjected to discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of ethnic group identity, race, color, ancestry, religion, marital status, sex, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, parental status, citizenship or because an individual is perceived to have one or more of these characteristics or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

Supplemental Questions

• Tell us how you mee the minimum qualifications of: (1) Master’s in nutrition, dietetics or dietetics and food administration OR (2) Bachelor’s in any of the above AND Master’s in chemistry, public health or family and consumer studies/home economics OR (3)Master’s degree in any biological science OR (4) Bachelor’s degree in any biological science AND Master’s degree in biochemistry, biophysics, or marine science OR the equivalent.(NOTE: A bachelor’s in nutrition, dietetics, or dietetics and food administration, and certification as a registered dietitian, is an alternative qualification for this discipline.)
• (Open Ended Question)

Required Documents

• Resume/CV
• Unofficial Transcript (must show degree(s) conferred)
• Optional Documents:
  • Foreign Degree Evaluation Form (NACES Approved Agency)
  • Application for Equivalency
  • Cover Letter
  • Unofficial Transcript 2
  • Unofficial Transcript 3
  • Unofficial Transcript 4

Contra Costa Community College District
District Office
500 Court Street
Martinez, CA 94553

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