Spanish Instructor Tenure-Track Fresno City College

Spanish Instructor (Full-Time, Tenure-Track) Fresno City College

Posting Number AA

Location:

Fresno City College, Fresno, CA

Start Date:

08/05/2026

• Teaching a full schedule of Spanish courses as assigned.
• Leading and developing the existing course of study in Spanish, including transfer degrees and curriculum.
• Leading and overseeing the process of Student Learning Outcomes assessment and analysis for foreign language classes.
• Maintaining currency in pedagogy.
• Promoting the vitality of the Foreign Language program.
• Identifying and recommending potential adjunct faculty.
• Assisting in the evaluation of adjunct faculty.
• Serving on and attending department, college, and district committees as needed.
• Participating in program review, student learning outcome development, and assessment to improve student learning.
• Teaching assignments in a variety of instructional settings and times, including evening and/or weekends, online or off-campus, and large group instruction classes as needed; may include off‑campus instruction at local high schools for dual enrollment.
• Otherwise fulfilling all of the duties and responsibilities of instructors as required by Administrative Regulation 7122.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity‑minded practice within the classroom.
• Master’s in Spanish; or
• Bachelor’s in Spanish and master’s in another language or linguistics; or
• A valid California Community College Credential; or
• The equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency).

Note: If the degrees posted on your transcript(s) do not match exactly as stated above, you must petition for equivalency.

• Experience and skill incorporating elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all areas of responsibility.
• Recent experience working with African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students in the classroom and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups in higher education shape patterns of participation and outcomes.
• Willingness to examine and remediate one’s instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students.
• Related work and professional experience.
• Experience working with students of various cultural, gender, age, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds, students with disabilities.
• Demonstrated ability to work with computers, and other technologies, which are utilized in providing high‑quality instruction and support to students.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students and staff.
• Experience teaching, including the breadth of courses taught and the use of various pedagogies.
• Experience teaching online or hybrid classes.
• Experience teaching non‑Spanish speakers, as well as Spanish to Spanish speakers.
• Native or near‑native fluency; demonstrated knowledge of American Council of Teachers of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and/or California Foreign Language Framework guidelines for the teaching of foreign languages.
• Knowledge of and specialized experience in one or more of the following: demonstration of use and development of communication‑based curriculum, assessment of oral and written proficiency, foreign language teaching methodology, writing and developing curriculum, knowledge of linguistics for first and second language acquisition, and experience with living and/or traveling in Spanish‑speaking environment.
• Knowledge of current assessment methods and materials.
• Experience serving on campus committees.
• Knowledge of the community college and its mission and goals.

Starting annual salary is $71,054 – $106,970 based on education and experience. Duty days will be prorated based upon start of assignment. An annual doctoral stipend of $2,419 is available. The District also offers a fringe benefit package including medical, dental, and vision…