Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences

Salary: $69,840.00 - $106,092.46 Annually

Location: San Bernardino, CA

Job Type:

Department: Biology

Job Number: 00904

Closing:

10/14/2022 4:30 PM Pacific

Job Description

San Bernardino Valley College is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution with a majority of our students identifying themselves as either African-American/Black or Latinx. At the heart of the Inland Empire, SBVC is a driving factor to improve the lives of our students, their families, and our communities. We are seeking individuals to join our Biology department team that are fully committed to transformational, culturally responsive education in a collegial and collaborative student-centered environment.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:

This posting is to fill two (2) full-time, tenure track position teaching in the Biology department. This Biology position will instruct courses in the following focus area: Anatomy, Physiology and General Biology for non-majors. Faculty positions may require work to be performed during evenings and/or weekends.

We value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded individual committed to collaborating with faculty, classified staff, administration, students and community partners who are also committed to closing equity gaps. An equity-minded individual is a person who already does or has demonstrated the desire to:

• Understand the importance of educators being held accountable for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices.

• Reframe inequities as a problem of practice and view the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility

• Encourage positive race-consciousness and embrace human difference

• Reflect on institutional and teaching practices and aim to make them more culturally responsive

• Strategically build buy-in and participation among colleagues for equity-related initiatives.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

The duties below are representative of the duties of the classification and are not intended to cover all the duties performed by the incumbent(s)of any particular position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the scope of work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this classification.

• Biology Instructors provide instruction and mentorship to students pursuing degrees in Biology, Environmental Science, and Chemistry, students fulfilling general education requirements in life sciences, and students pursuing allied health fields.

• Implement analytical skill building in the Biology lab setting

• Consult with students during regularly scheduled office hours

• Participate and collaborate in biology team, department, and division meetings

• Assist in curriculum development, updates, and revisions

• Perform other duties as required by contract, collective bargaining agreements, and general institutional needs

• Provides assistance and mentorship to part-time instructors.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of a variety of evidence-based teaching techniques appropriate to meet students where they are and guide their development appropriate to their goals

• Communicate effectively to students at the general education level, as well as science majors and allied health majors

• Demonstrate currency about current biology issues and in the context of evolutionary biology along with development of investigative lecture and laboratory exercises.

• Commitment to actively participate and contribute to changes in the Biology program at department and team meetings.

• Commitment to supporting gender and ethnically diverse students enrolled in biology

• Actively manage consistent and appropriate guidance of student progress in the lab setting

• Ability to use teaching methods that engage all students actively in their own learning and encourage them in the development of problem-solving skills and critical thinking skills

• Ability to teach in both in-person and virtual environments

• Ability to adapt teaching methodology to meet the needs of an ethnically and culturally diverse group of students

• Ability to assist students in the acquisition, analysis, and evaluation of knowledge and skills in both lab and virtual settings

• Willingness to work with both faculty and staff collegially at department, division, college, and District levels

• Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of one's own pedagogy, plan and implement a course of action to modify techniques of actively engaging students

• A familiarity with and willingness to appropriately expand the use of computer-based technology appropriate in the field of biology

• A commitment to the SBCCCD goal of integrating writing skills across the curriculum

• A commitment to the goals and ideals of the teaching profession and enthusiasm for the mission of the community college

• Be familiar with qualitative and quantitative data analysis

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

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

*If you believe to have the experience equivalent to the minimum qualifications for an academic position, you may request a determination of equivalency by completing a District Request for Equivalency form and provide supporting documentation as appropriate.

Understanding of, sensitivity to, and respect for the diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds, disability, and sexual orientation of community college students, faculty and staff.

DESIRED QUALIFICATION/S

• A minimum of one full year teaching experience with some experience with face-to-face classroom experience.

• Experience teaching Human Anatomy and Physiology and/or Organismal Biology.

• Demonstrate practice of culturally responsive education in various areas of Biology.

• Demonstrate practice of evidence-based active teaching and learning methods and innovative ideas for the Biology curriculum in both in-person and virtual environments.

• Maintains currency in the biological sciences and incorporates advances and discoveries into curriculum for both lecture and laboratory.

• Demonstrates ongoing professional commitment and updating to the goals and ideals of the teaching profession.

Employment Requirements

The person selected for hire will be required to complete the following pre-employment requirements:

• Submit to and successfully pass DOJ live scan/fingerprinting. Cost of live-scan services to be borne by candidate.

• Sealed official transcript(s) in envelope from institution or electronic copies emailed directly from institution (for positions with higher education requirement)

• Tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment

• Employment verification(s) (for salary placement on faculty salary schedule)

• Other pre-employment requirements may be required depending on the position (i.e. certifications or licenses; see job posting qualifications section for details).

Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements is mandatory to be eligible for employment. These requirements are in accordance with the San Bernardino Community College District's https://sbccd.edu/about-sbccd/board-of-trustees/policies-and-procedures/index.php.

To apply, visit: https://apptrkr.com/3486445

The San Bernardino Community College District is an equal opportunity employer. The District encourages applications from underrepresented minorities and the disabled.

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