Ethnic Studies Instructor, Full Time Tenure Track

Job Description
Woodland Community College is seeking an equity-minded dynamic collaborative and innovative Instructor to serve as the Ethnic Studies instructor. This is an open position: we are seeking an instructor who can teach one or more of the Ethnic Studies disciplines: Ethnic Studies African American/Black/Africana Studies Latina/o/Chicana/o/La Raza Studies Native American/American Indian Studies and Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies. One of two colleges in the Yuba Community College District Woodland Community College is located in Woodland CA. The area is an excellent choice for quality of life with close proximity to the Sierra Nevada for outdoor recreation a burgeoning farm to fork movement and access to the metropolitan areas of Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area. The College is excited about its status as a Hispanic Serving Institution ( HSI ) and serves our local communities in Woodland Esparto and Knights Landing in Yolo County Lake County and Colusa County. The College serves over 3000 unduplicated students annually in multiple associate and certificated programs. WCC prides itself on an innovative student-centered faculty and partnerships with school districts and four-year colleges in its service area. The small college setting provides an advantage for faculty and staff to adapt to new instructional methods and processes and to foster strong interdisciplinary collaborations that benefit students. Woodland Community College seeks a strong well-rounded equity-minded Ethnic Studies educator. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience or potential to be an excellent instructor at a community college and can provide leadership or contribute positively in areas such as: development of the Ethnic Studies program and curriculum; keeping course offerings up- to date and relevant; staying abreast of and communicating the current tr ends in Ethnic Studies education; and collaborating with area high schools.

Required Qualifications
Knowledge of and ability to understand the diverse academic socioeconomic cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students. Sensitivity to the needs problems and challenges associated with the diversity of the community college student population. The successful candidate by the final filing date must possess the minimum qualifications for instructors in Physics at California Community Colleges Masters in African-American/Black/Africana Studies or Latino Studies La Raza Studies Chicana/a Studies or Asian-American Studies or Native American/ American Indian Studies OR Masters in Ethnic Studies OR The equivalent The District has adopted equivalency procedures which enable applications by individuals not possessing qualifications listed above. Applicants who do not have the exact minimum qualifications listed above are encouraged to include a completed Equivalency Form with their application. The form policy and procedures can be found at For more information on equivalencies contact the Human Resources office at