PART TIME FACULTY POOL - ETHNIC STUDIES

Barstow Community College; Barstow (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

Barstow Community College in Barstow, CA, invites applications for an ongoing pool of part-time instructors to teach on campus, online, or at Fort Irwin as needed. Assignments are made at the district's discretion.

Minimum qualifications include a Master’s in Ethnic Studies or related field and demonstrated sensitivity to diverse student populations; prior community college teaching is preferred. Submit district application, resume, transcripts, and references.

Qualifications

• Master’s in Ethnic Studies or related field.
• Master’s in African-American/Black/Africana Studies, Latino Studies, La Raza Studies, Chicana/o Studies, Asian-American Studies, or Native American/American Indian Studies.
• Demonstrated sensitivity to diverse student backgrounds and experiences.
• Demonstrated proficiency in teaching at the community college level (preferred).

Skills

Teaching ability

Diversity awareness

Community college instruction

Education

Master’s in Ethnic Studies

Master’s in African-American/Black/Africana Studies or Latino Studies or related fields

Equivalent to minimum qualifications

Job description

Barstow Community College is an open-access, comprehensive two-year institution serving a diverse student population in the Mojave region of San Bernardino County, California. The College’s campus is located in the City of Barstow, California, situated in California’s high desert, between Los Angeles, California and Las Vegas, Nevada.

Established in 1959, the Barstow Community College District (BCCD) encompasses a vast service area, stretching from the Nevada border on the East to Kern County on the West, and from Inyo County in the North to the San Bernardino Mountain range in the South. BCCD serves the communities of Barstow, Lenwood, Newberry Springs, Daggett, Yermo, Hinkley, Ludlow and Baker. The institution also maintains a satellite learning center at the U.S. Army National Training Center in Ft. Irwin, California, which serves military personnel and their families.

Barstow Community College is committed to providing an equitable, accessible, and affordable education to its diverse student body, including local, military, distance education, and historically marginalized student populations. Through a variety of high-quality and comprehensive degree, certificate, and job skills training programs, we provide holistic student support with clear and diverse educational pathways that provide students with life-long learning and networking opportunities, critical thinking skills, and success in a globalized world.

Barstow Community College serves as a hub of innovation and educational excellence, fostering a culture of growth, partnership, and inclusion as the premier college of the California High Desert.

This is a continuous recruitment for an applicant pool to fill part-time (up to 67%), substitute, temporary, or hourly assignments on an as needed basis. Part-Time faculty applications will remain in the pool for one year. You will be contacted by the hiring manager should the department/division be interested in scheduling an interview.

Departments will refer to the pool of applications on file, as needed, to fill temporary assignments. This recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies.

ASSIGNMENT

Applications for Part-Time Instructors are always being accepted for assignments at the main campus as well as teaching on-line and at off-campus sites located at Fort Irwin. Assignments are at the discretion of the District.

Requirements

• Master’s in African-American/Black/Africana Studies or Latino Studies, La Raza Studies, Chicana/o Studies, or Asian-American Studies, or Native American/ American Indian Studies
• Master’s in Ethnic Studies
• the equivalent
• Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse, academic, socio-economic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

Desired Qualifications

• Demonstrated proficiency in teaching at the community college level.

Equivalency

If you do not meet the minimum qualifications as stated on the Job Announcement, you must complete this form(Download PDF reader) to claim the equivalent to the minimum qualifications in the discipline. It is the applicant’s responsibility to provide a complete application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Submit your request for equivalency ONLY IF your education and/or experience are different, but equivalent, to the minimum qualifications stated in the job announcement. If you have additional questions, please contact Human Resources directly at [phone] Ext. 7232.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Interested Applicants Should Submit

• Completed District Application for Certificated Employment
• Resume
• Unofficial copy of transcripts from a regionally accredited institution of Higher Education verifying educational degrees (official transcripts required upon offer of employment).
• List of references (contact information only)
• Applicants with foreign transcripts must have transcripts evaluated for U.S. equivalency by one of the following agencies. This evaluation must be completed and submitted prior to your application being included into the applicant pool. A copy of this evaluation must be attached to each application package. Please note there is a fee for the evaluation service. Individuals who contact any of these organizations assume all responsibility for the evaluation service:
• AICE - http://www.aice-eval.org
• NACES - http://naces.org
• AERC - http://www.aerc-eval.com
• ERES - http://www.eres.com
• IERF - http://www.ierf.org
• AERC - http://www.aerc-eval.com

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

The Barstow Community College District is an equal opportunity employer. Barstow Community College District is committed to hiring a staff that is sensitive to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, disability, political affiliation, age, or veteran status.

Barstow Community College offers health care benefits to benefits-eligible employees. Part-Time Faculty/Short-Term Temporary workers are not eligible for the District's benefits cap. However, Part-time faculty who have obtained preferred rehire status and have taught or served an average of at least 40% of a full-time faculty load for the past (2) two academic semesters (Fall and Spring) may apply for and shall be entitled to reimbursement pro-rated based on load or minimum of 50% of the District benefits cap. The Part-Time faculty member (California Residents only) may always purchase benefits from the Covered California Website, www.coveredca.com. Faculty members interested in receiving more information may contact Human Resources and/or Covered California.