PART TIME FACULTY POOL - POLITICAL SCIENCE

Barstow Community College; Barstow (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care benefits for eligible

Job summary

Barstow Community College in Barstow, California, maintains an open-access two-year institution serving a diverse student population. This posting is for a continuous recruitment pool to fill part-time, substitute, temporary, or hourly teaching assignments at main campus, online, or Fort Irwin locations as needed.

Assignments are at the discretion of the District and depend on department needs. Requirements include a Master’s in political science, government, or international relations or a

Qualifications

• Master’s in political science, government, or international relations or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s in any of the above plus Master’s in economics, history, public administration, social science, sociology, and any ethnic studies, Juris Doctor Degree (J.D.) or Legum Baccalaureus (LL.B.)
• Demonstrated sensitivity to diverse student backgrounds.

Education

Master’s in political science/government/IR

Bachelor’s + Master’s in economics/history/public admin/social science/sociology/ethnic studies/J.D./LL.B.

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 online and at off‑campus sites located at Fort Irwin. Assignments are at the discretion of the District.

Requirements

Master’s in political science, government, or international relations OR Bachelor’s in any of the above AND Master’s in economics, history, public administration, social science, sociology, and any ethnic studies, Juris Doctor Degree (J.D.) or Legum Baccalaureus (LL.B.) OR 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.

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.