Woodworking Instructor, Tenure Track

Woodworking Faculty Position

Bakersfield College is seeking a faculty member for Woodworking. If you are highly motivated, eager to engage a diverse student body, and passionate about teaching and learning, we highly encourage you to submit an application. We are a team of innovative, caring, and thoughtful faculty, staff and administrators who are passionate about contributing to the intellectual, cultural and economic vitality of our community.

We embody six core values:
Learning, Diversity, Integrity, Community, Wellness and Sustainability. These values frame our work as we provide opportunities for our students who come to us from diverse economic, cultural, geographical, and educational backgrounds. We offer Associate and Baccalaureate degrees and certificates, workplace skills, and preparation for transfer. Our rigorous and supportive learning environment promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion and fosters students' abilities to think critically, communicate effectively, and demonstrate competencies and skills to become productive members of our community and world.

The Woodworking and Cabinetmaking program provides hands-on, skills-based instruction for students pursuing both entry-level employment and personal enrichment. Faculty teach courses ranging from short-term job skills certificates focused on foundational hand and power tools, shop safety, and basic woodworking techniques, to advanced coursework in materials selection, design principles, fabrication methods, joinery, assembly, and finishing processes.

Instruction includes both classroom and shop-based learning, requiring faculty to demonstrate techniques, supervise students using modern woodworking machinery and equipment, and reinforce safe shop practices. Students work on progressively complex projects that reflect industry standards used in furniture making, cabinet shops, and wood product manufacturing environments.

The program prepares graduates for employment in furniture and cabinet shops and related manufacturing settings. Instructors are expected to guide skill development, evaluate student work, maintain a safe and organized shop environment, and align instruction with workforce expectations.

Bachelor's degree(s) or higher and two years of professional experience, and/or other specifications as noted, or specifically named associate degree(s) and six years of professional experience. (The professional experience required must be directly related to the faculty member's teaching assignment. Professional experience is required when the applicant possesses a master's degree.) OR – The equivalent. Certain combinations of education, experience, and other accomplishments in the field may be judged as equal to the stated minimum qualifications for these positions.

Candidates who feel they possess such equivalent qualifications must request and submit an APPLICATION FOR EQUIVALENCE form. Supporting documents must be included with the completed form.

Minimum Qualifications for Faculty and Administration in California Community Colleges AND A demonstrated sensitivity to students with diverse academic, socio-economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and students with disabilities

Note:

Degrees and credits must be from accredited institutions (Title V Section 53406). Any degree from a country other than the United States, including Canada and Great Britain, must be evaluated by an evaluation service.

The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate that they are broadly prepared and have a depth of knowledge in the discipline. In addition, the successful applicant will be able to demonstrate the following knowledge and abilities:

• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues in an environment that promotes innovation, teaching, learning and service to diverse student population;
• Ability to effectively work with students with a wide range of skills, motivations, academic and vocational goals;
• Ability to develop curriculum, including curriculum delivered via different modalities;
• Ability to participate in recruitment and articulation activities with local schools, colleges and universities;
• Ability to communicate…