Part-Time Adjunct Faculty - Engineering

West Hills Community College District

Parttime (Adjunct) Faculty Engineering

Continuous Recruitment

Our History
West Hills Community College District has a rich history of serving the educational needs of the west side of the San Joaquin Valley for more than 80 years. The district covers nearly 3500 square miles with colleges in Lemoore and Coalinga the Firebaugh Center and three child development centers throughout neighboring rural communities and the Farm of the Future facility at the north end of Coalinga.

Summary
Current course offerings include introductory courses designed to help students develop a foundational understanding of the discipline as well as the fundamental skills and knowledge to meet their educational and career goals. The successful candidate will exhibit a passion for educating a diverse student population through culturally responsive pedagogy and demonstrate the use of effective practices for engaging students with diverse learning needs backgrounds and academic goals. Teaching assignments may include a mixture of day evening and weekend courses plus face to face online hybrid classes and it is dependable on the need of the campus and the course assigned.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Instruct and evaluate students effectively in face to face hybrid or online classes.
• Implement contemporary teaching methods that enhance learning and utilize technology to performing instructional and noninstructional duties including but not limited to Canvas or other learning management system(s) other software/computer aided instruction and multimedia (Microsoft Office Suite) and District student information management system(s) (Civitas).
• Incorporate the use of technology in performing instructional and noninstructional duties including distance education technologies online class delivery computerized presentations and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Teach courses consistent with the approved and adopted by Course Outline of Record.
• Assess and evaluate class content materials and to make changes to address gaps and areas of growth based on student needs.
• Champion collaborative practices in instruction that lead to an active studentcentered environment and close equity and gender gaps.
• Work with counseling/advising and student services team to support and address student needs.
• Advise and assist students.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

• Ability to instruct and evaluate students effectively in the college classroom.
• Ability to communicate clearly with students and staff both orally and in writing.
• Ability and commitment to working with a diverse division/team on implementing highly effective inclusive culturally responsive practices and participating in dialogue on equity in education.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students staff and community organizations.
• Willingness to examine and remediate ones instructional relational and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support students.

Education and Experience
Evidence of sensitivity and responsiveness to as well as an understanding of the racial ethnic disability gender identity sexual orientation socioeconomic academic and cultural diversity within the community college student population including students with different ability statuses (e.g. physical and/or learning) as these factors relate to the need for equity minded educational services and practices.

REQUIREMENT BY CA HANDBOOK
Masters in any field of engineering ORBachelors in any of the above ANDMasters in mathematics physics computer science chemistry or geology ORthe equivalent

NOTE: A bachelors in any field of engineering with a professional engineers license is an alternative qualification for this discipline)

Licenses and Certificates
Requires a valid drivers license.

EQUIVALENCY
Candidates not meeting the minimum qualifications as stated above may complete an equivalency form (linked under Required Materials below) to be submitted with the other required material. Requests for equivalency will be reviewed by the Equivalency Committee as assigned by the Academic Senate. If you need a copy of the equivalency form and are unable to download by clicking on the link below please contact Human Resources ator via email at .

REQUIRED MATERIALS:
1. Cover letter
2. Online District Application
3. Resume
4. Unofficial transcripts verifying degree(s) received.
5.Equivalency Form (only needed if MQs are not met)

*Incomplete applications will not be accepted. It is the candidates responsibility to make sure the application packet is complete. *

West Hills Community College District is an equal opportunity employer committed to nondiscrimination based on race creed color religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender status marital status pregnancy age disability genetic information or covered veterans status consistent with applicable federal and state laws. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for applicants with disabilities who selfdisclose.

Background Check: All our positions require the ability to pass a background and live scan.