PT Africana Studies Instructor

Cerritos College; Norwalk (CA); Vor Ort; USD 135.000 - 200.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Cerritos College invites applications for a part-time Africana Studies Instructor in Norwalk, CA. The department seeks candidates experienced in Afrocentric approaches to teach courses in Black/Africana Studies and related Social Justice topics.

Responsibilities include teaching assigned courses, maintaining current knowledge in the field, ensuring student progress, and submitting required syllabi and grades on time.

Qualifikationen

• Master's degree in African-American/Black/Africana Studies or Bachelor's in African-American/Black/Africana Studies plus Master's in Ethnic Studies or the equivalent.
• Ability to meet diverse student needs and work in a community college environment.

Aufgaben

• Teach assigned Africana Studies courses according to course outlines.
• Maintain currency with disciplinary information and best teaching practices.
• Submit syllabi for each class and maintain accurate records of student progress and grades.

Ausbildung

Master's in African-American/Black/Africana Studies

Bachelor's in African-American/Black/Africana Studies AND Master's in Ethnic Studies

Jobbeschreibung

PT Africana Studies Instructor

Salary: $97.54 - $145.02 Hourly

Job Type:

Job Number: Black Africana -26

Closing: 10/8/2027 11:59 PM Pacific

Location: 11110 Alondra Blvd., Norwalk, CA

Department: Black Africana -26

Division: Liberal Arts

Description

Equity and Diversity

The District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal opportunity employment. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, marital status, disability, or sexual orientation in any of its policies, procedures or practices. Infact, the college encourages applications from all segments of qualified people.

Closing Date

This position will close on October 8, 2027 at 11:59PM

College Profile

Cerritos College is ranked 14th among the top 100 schools with the highest Hispanic enrollment in the United States by the United States Department of Education. Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the college's district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs, and South Gate. Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 180 areas of study in nine divisions. Enrollment currently averages 20,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at http://www.cerritos.edu.

Department Profile

The Department of Black/Africana Studies is committed to providing students with the opportunity to critically study the lived experience, life history, and culture of Black people. We offer coursework that leads to an Associate of Arts Degree (AA) in Black/Africana Studies and an Associate of Arts Degree with Transfer (AA-T) in Social Justice Studies: Africana Studies. Additionally, our coursework supports students in engaging with academically enriching work focused on inclusivity, diversity, and cultural awareness. The department is currently seeking qualified instructors who are well-versed in Afrocentric and/or African-centered epistemologies, which is the basis of Africana Studies, to teach courses specific to the discipline. Additionally the department seeks to establish a pool for potential part-time faculty teaching assignments.

Job Duties

ALL FACULTY SHALL:

• Maintain currency with current information, concepts, laws andideas in their disciplines and with best practices in teaching andlearning.
• Check mailbox, voicemail, and e-mail regularly.
• Complete the checkout form before leaving campus at the end ofthe academic term.
• Maintain student confidentiality as required by regulation andBoard Policy 5040 titled Student Records and DirectoryInformation.

ALL FACULTY WHO ARE ASSIGNED CLASSES SHALL:

• Teach all assigned classes unless excused under provisions ofBoard Policy.
• Teach all assigned classes for all scheduled minutes. In casesof necessary absence from class, notify the Instructional Dean or designee, or if unavailable, the Office of Academic Affairs in advance and have plans prepared so that a substitute, if assigned, can maintain continuity of course content.
• Teach courses in accordance with the course outlines ofrecord.
• Provide opportunities for students to be aware of theirprogress.
• Submit a copy of the syllabus for each class to the DivisionOffice.
• Keep accurate records of student enrollment, attendance, andacademic progress and submit them to appropriate offices by thepublished deadlines.
• Submit end-of-session grades, including supportingdocumentation, and attendance reports by the publisheddeadlines.
• Submit required information about first-day, no-show studentsby the published deadlines.
• Submit textbook order information by the published deadlines. If the textbook is electronic or includes an electronic coursepack, these conditions must be met:

1. Tests and exams must be available to the student without charge.
2. The text and course pack must be available to students with disabilities.
3. The publisher must grant read-only access to designated college staff for purposes of evaluation of course materials.
4. The text must be downloadable or printable.

Meet all classes during the final examination period.

• Give final examinations at the scheduled time unless approval to do otherwise is granted by the Office of Academic Affairs or its designee.
• Keep all corrected final examination papers for at least one year following the close of the semester or summer term.
• Maintain a safe learning environment in classrooms, laboratories, and other instructional spaces.
• Allow the instructional manager and/or Instructional Dean, upon request, to review any assignments given during the semester.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree in African-American/Black/Africana Studies OR Bachelor's degree in African-American/Black/Africana Studies AND master's degree in Ethnic Studies OR the equivalent.

Understanding of and sensitivity to meeting the needs of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic background of the student, community, and employee population.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated expertise in the discipline of Africana Studies, with a clear grounding in Black intellectual history and the history of the discipline, including its different schools and major fields
• Well-versed in Afrocentric and/or African-centered methodology, which is the basis of Africana Studies
• Strong grounding in one or more of the following fields within the discipline of Africana Studies: history, religion/ethics, theory, and politics
• A minimum of one year of teaching experience at the community college or university level
• Completion of approved online teaching certification and experience teaching online and hybrid courses
• Experience teaching dual enrollment courses

Supplemental Information

Physical Demands

Physical requirements may be met with or without reasonable accommodations. Requires ambulatory ability to move to various office and classroom-type locations and to stand, bend, stoop, and reach to setup equipment and provide instruction. Requires sufficient hand eye coordination and dexterity to write on a board or type on a computer. Requires sufficient visual acuity to read documents and make presentations. Requires sufficient auditory ability to project voice to a group, hear questions and prompts, and carry on routine conversations. Requires the ability to lift, push, and pull objects of medium weight (less than 30 lbs.) on an occasional basis.

Conditions of Employment

Assignments are contingent upon sufficient funding and enrollment.

Assignments may include day, evening, and/or weekend classes.

Individual who is offered employment shall be required to obtain fingerprints for a criminal history clearance through the State Department of Justice and remit the required fee for processing the fingerprints, produce an original social security card, and submit a TB Risk Assessment reviewed and signed by a health professional before employment.

Faculty must be able to teach on-campus or remotely as assigned.

Candidates must be able to provide proof of California residency prior to employment.

Proof of eligibility to work in the United States and signing of loyalty oath per Government Codes 3100-3109.

Please note - the District does not provide for immigration sponsorships such as H1B Visas.

The District ensures 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 national origin, religion, age, sex or gender, race, color, medical condition, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or because he or she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.