Puente English/General English Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)

Posting Number: F01024

Location: Diablo Valley College

Salary:

Description of Position:

Diablo Valley College inspires, educates, and empowers a diverse community of students to transform their lives and their communities. DVC instructors work to close the equity gaps by fostering success among all students. The Puente Program focuses on increasing the number of educationally underrepresented students who transfer to four-year universities, earn college degrees, and return to the community as leaders and mentors for future generations. To help further this work, DVC seeks a Puente Project Co-coordinator and tenure-track English faculty member. This position is split equally between the Puente program and English. Although the position with Diablo Valley College begins in August, 2024, attendance at the Puente Summer Institute (in June, 2024) is mandatory.

We are looking for a colleague who will demonstrate discipline expertise and show sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic backgrounds and abilities of community college students.

We are looking for instructors who share a strong commitment to social and racial justice and who use or are inspired to use anti-racist pedagogies that close equity gaps by recognizing, understanding, and respecting the perspectives of all students.

We strongly encourage those with historically marginalized and/or underrepresented identities to apply, including people of color, non-binary and transgender individuals, women, and Indigenous people.

We are proud to serve students from a broad range of backgrounds, including those from under-represented and/or under-served populations. We recognize that students come to us with different goals and varying levels of ability, and we recognize our responsibility to identify and meet students' changing needs through reflective, equity-informed practice. A strong candidate is one who reflects these values and demonstrates ability to co-coordinate the Puente Program, as well as discipline expertise, commitment to equity, understanding of community college students' diverse backgrounds, abilities, and needs, deep concern for students' success and well-being, and desire to collaborate. A successful candidate will also demonstrate passion for and dedication to the Puente Program's mission and goals.

Inquiries:

Joe Gorga

jgorga@dvc.edu

Position Status: Tenure- Track

EEO Job Category: Faculty & Other Instructional Staff

Employee Group: Full-Time Faculty

Department: D3705-English

Duties and Responsibilities:

In addition to contractual duties, all full-time faculty are expected to participate actively in their disciplines, department activities, and the general intellectual life and governance of the college. Part of the teaching assignment may be in the evening and/or online. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

1. advancing equitable student learning through dedicated, exemplary instruction in accordance with established course outlines;

2. participating in the assessment of student learning outcomes for courses and programs; developing and implementing student learning outcomes assessment processes for courses and programs;

3. collaborating in the development and revision of curriculum and in program review;

4. engaging in department program improvement initiatives;

5. participating in department, division, and college committees;

6. participating in professional development activities, both departmental and college-wide;

7. maintaining current knowledge in the subject matter area and effective teaching/ learning strategies;

8. maintaining appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics;

9. informing students of course requirements, evaluation procedures and attendance requirements;

10. preparing and grading class assignments and examinations and informing students of their academic progress;

11. maintaining attendance, scholastic, and personnel records and submitting them according to published deadlines;

12. posting and holding sufficient and regular office hours in accordance with prevailing policy;

13. participating in College’s shared governance processes.

Minimum Qualification-Education/Experience:

Understanding of and sensitivity to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, sexual orientation and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, staff and faculty.

The applicant must possess one of the following qualifications (earned degrees must be from an accredited college/university):

• Master’s degree in English, literature, comparative literature, or Composition OR Bachelor’s degree in any of the above AND a master’s degree in linguistics, TESL, speech, education with a specialization in reading, creative writing or journalism OR Valid California Community College Instructor Credential authorizing full-time instruction in English

If you do not possess the EXACT minimum qualifications (i.e., you do not possess the EXACT degree title listed) and believe that you meet the minimum qualifications, fill out the equivalency petition form in the document section of the online application. If you are unsure that you meet the minimum qualifications, please fill out the equivalency petition. The https://www.4cd.edu/career/forms/equivalency-application/Academic%20Position%20Application%20-%20Masters%20Degree%20Discipline%20Equivalency%20Form.pdf

Desirable Qualifications:

Highly qualified candidates will possess knowledge, skills, and experience that address the desirable qualifications below. Responses to the supplemental questions below allow the applicant to describe how they meet these qualifications.

• Demonstrated commitment to student learning and to the success of all students in the open-access learning environment of a community college;

• Demonstrated sensitivity to issues of diversity, and ability to motivate and teach community college students of diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds, sexual orientations, genders, cultures, and learning styles, as well as students with disabilities or varied levels of academic preparation;

• Demonstrated commitment to anti-racist pedagogy, innovative transdisciplinary methodologies, social-justice practices, and increasing the success of historically under-represented student groups—especially student groups for whom there exists an achievement gap at DVC, including (but not limited to) Latinx students, African American students, foster youth/former foster youth, first-generation college students, and LGBTQIA+ students; as well as understanding of the specific needs and challenges of these populations;

• Training and/or experience in teaching composition and reading courses to historically under-represented students with differing abilities, levels of preparation, and cultural experiences, utilizing culturally-relevant texts with a focus on the Latinx community, and creating assignments that are reflective of equitable teaching practices;

• Training, experience, and/or interest in teaching and working in the collaborative environment of the Puente program and learning community;

• Commitment to reflective practice and demonstrated responsiveness to developments in best pedagogical practices;

• Strong interpersonal skills, commitment to collaboration, and a flexible approach to working in an evolving community college landscape. 

Job Open Date: 10/04/2023

Job Close Date: 11/27/2023

Open Until Filled: No

Employment Begins: 8/1/2024

# of Months: 10

To apply, visit: https://apptrkr.com/4674677

The Contra Costa Community College District does not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, age, sex, or sexual orientation. This prohibition against unlawful discrimination extends to any person who is perceived to have any of the above characteristics or who is associated with someone who has, or who is perceived to have, any of those characteristics.

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