Geography Instructor, Part-time Adjunct Pool

Time-Now Engenharia S/A; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 76,146 - 108,451; Part time

Job summary

Stryker Corporation seeks a part-time Geography Instructor to join the adjunct pool at Bakersfield College. The role involves developing curriculum, engaging with a diverse student population, and assessing learning outcomes.

Candidates should have a Master’s in geography or related fields and a commitment to diversity. This position supports the principles of equal employment opportunity and requires work authorization at the time of application.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in geography or relevant combination of education and experience.
• Sensitivity to diverse backgrounds of community college students.
• Degrees must be from accredited institutions.

Responsibilities

• Work effectively with colleagues in a diverse environment.
• Engage effectively with students.
• Develop curriculum and assess student learning outcomes.

Skills

Commitment to diversity

Effective communication

Curriculum development

Education

Master’s degree in geography

Bachelor’s in geography AND Master’s in geology, history, meteorology, or oceanography

Job description

Geography Instructor – Part-time Adjunct Pool

Salary: $67.00 hourly
Job Type: Temporary – Adjuncts
Job Number: FY24-2501244
Location: Bakersfield College – Panorama Campus, CA

Responsibilities

• Work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues in an environment that promotes innovation, teaching, learning, and service to a diverse student population.
• Engage effectively with students who have a wide range of skills, motivations, academic, and vocational goals.
• Develop curriculum, including delivery via different modalities.
• Participate in recruitment and articulation activities with local schools, colleges, and universities.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Maintain subject‑matter currency.
• Assess student learning outcomes.
• Use computers and explore new technologies that benefit the program.
• Demonstrate commitment to the California community college mission.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in geography.
• OR Bachelor’s degree in geography AND a Master’s in geology, history, meteorology, or oceanography.
• OR an equivalent combination of education, experience, and other accomplishments in the field. Equivalent qualifications must be submitted through the Application for Equivalence process.
• Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community‑college students.
• Degrees and credits must be from accredited institutions. Foreign degrees must be evaluated by a recognized credential‑evaluation service.

Applicants with foreign degrees from colleges or universities outside the United States must have their coursework evaluated by a professional association that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or the Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute, Inc. (ACEI). A copy of the evaluation must be submitted with the application.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal employment opportunity. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race or ethnicity, color, medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Work authorization must be established at the time of application submission. The District does not provide sponsorship for authorization to work in the United States.