English Professor

Salary: $76,888.00 - $101,371.00 Annually

Job Type: Full-time Temporary Faculty (One-year)

Job Number: 6164-f-02/23

Closing: 3/5/2023 11:59 PM Pacific

Location: Visalia/Tulare/Hanford, CA

Department: English

Division:

General Description

Sequoias Community College District serves a diverse community of learners and is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution. Sequoias Community College District provides a wide range of opportunities in transfer, general education, career, and technical programs for our students. We seek candidates who exhibit an understanding and commitment to the community college mission, who are dedicated to excellence in teaching and learning, and who have a passion for student success.

Sequoias Community College District is seeking an equity-minded candidate to fill a one-year temporary full-time position in the English Department beginning August 2023.

COMMITMENT TO EQUITY:

Sequoias Community College District is committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion and values candidates who have the ability to serve students from diverse academic, cultural, socioeconomic, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds, as well as those students who have been historically underrepresented in higher education. Sequoias Community College District seeks to promote and maintain an environment that is built on mutual respect and free from discrimination by employing faculty members who are equity-minded, collegial, and guided by their dedication to helping students achieve their educational goals. Ideal candidates will share the Sequoias Community College Districts' commitment to be knowledgeable about and implement equitable learning and teaching methods appropriate to serve students from all backgrounds, demographics and experiences.

Job Duties

Duties may include teaching classes in reading and composition, critical thinking and literature.

Assignments may include evening classes and teaching at any of the Sequoias Community College District campuses: Visalia, Hanford and/or Tulare. Participation in the governance of the Sequoias Community College District by way of committee assignments is encouraged.

Other responsibilities include maintenance of office hours, participation in department and/or division responsibilities, and the willingness to create and participate in and sustain an atmosphere of equity, which is respectful of diversity Districtwide.

Qualifications

The candidate must meet the following criteria:

• Master's in English, literature, comparative literature, or composition

• OR Bachelor's in any of the above AND Master's in linguistics, TESL, speech, education with a specialization in reading, creative writing, or journalism

• OR the equivalent

AND

• Demonstrated sensitivity to, and understanding of, the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, which pursuant to Title 5 §53022, is a core system competency and job requirement.

Note: If you do not meet the educational minimum qualifications but believe that you have sufficient educational or vocational experience in the discipline, equivalency is your path to proving that. For more information about claiming equivalency, please visit thehttps://www.cos.edu/en-us/Human-Resources and scroll down to the tab labeled “Equivalency.” Your equivalency paperwork must be submitted with your application, by the recruitment deadline. Please submit as a "supplemental attachment" within the "Attachment" section of this application.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

The Department is looking for evidence of the following:

Teaching Experience/Background/Trainingsuch as, but not limited to:

• Academic reading, writing, and critical thinking

• Literature

• Composition/ rhetoric

• Creative writing

• Co-requisite courses

• Teaching, particularly at community colleges

• Experience with student tutors

• Underprepared, nontraditional or special needs students

• Diverse populations such as ESL, low-income, and migrant students

Teaching Methodologies

such as, but not limited to

• Active and collaborative learning

• Student-centered methodologies

• Distance education

Professional Commitment/Development

such as, but not limited to

• Committee Work

• Student activities/advising/mentoring

• Conference/workshop presentations publications

• Participatory governance

• Development and assessment of outcomes at the course, program, or levels

• Advocacy for non-traditional students

• Advocacy for campus-wide equity

Application Procedure

To be considered, applicants must submit ALL of the following required material before or by the filing deadline:

• Completed online application.

• Equity Narrative (included in the online application).

• Letter of interest which addresses the Desirable Qualifications. In this letter we invite applicants to expand on strengths not covered in other parts of the application.

• Curriculum Vitae or Resume.

• Unofficial copies of transcripts of college/university work. (If transcripts are not in English, include a summary of courses and grades). Official transcripts are required upon employment.

• Equivalency documents (If necessary).

• Three references

• While we encourage all applicants to interview in person, applicants who need to travel more than 150 miles may request first round interviews to be conducted on Zoom. All second round interviews are required to be conducted in person. Travel stipends may be available for second round interviewees.

For questions regarding this position, please contact Norma Chavez at mailto:normach@cos.edu or (559) 737-6237.

The Sequoias Community College District is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to prohibiting unlawful discrimination, harassment, including sexual harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ethnicity, national origin, immigration status, ancestry, age (40 and above), religious creed, religion, political belief or affiliation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, mental or physical disability, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy or parental status, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status, medical condition, military and veteran status, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

College of the Sequoias does not sponsor H-1B Visas

To apply, visit https://apptrkr.com/3858805

COLLEGE OF THE SEQUOIAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER: The College of the Sequoias Community College District is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity. It is the District's policy to ensure that all qualified applicants for employment and employees have full and equal access to employment opportunity and are not subject to discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of ethnic group identification, race, gender, color, language, accent, citizenship status, ancestry national origin, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, transgender, parental status, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability or medical condition, or on the basis of these perceived characteristics.

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