Communication Instructor- Part-time Adjunct Pool

Overview

Kern Community College District is soliciting applications for part-time, hourly adjunct instructors. The starting salary is $66.00/hour. This is an adjunct pool that will be used to staff assignments at Bakersfield College Main Campus and may include teaching at other campus sites, day or evening classes, weekend classes, large classes, and using multiple teaching methodologies. All communication courses at Bakersfield College are taught using face-to-face, in-class instruction.

• Provide instruction in public speaking, interpersonal communication, intercultural communication, and small group communication. This assignment may include opportunities to teach rhetoric, argumentation, persuasion, organizational communication, leadership, and health communication.
• Develop curriculum and teach using multiple modalities as needed.
• Engage in recruitment and articulation activities with local schools, colleges, and universities.

Master's in speech, speech broadcasting, telecommunications, rhetoric, communication, communication studies, speech communication or organizational communication; OR Bachelor’s in any of the above AND Master’s in drama/theater arts, mass communication or English; OR the equivalent. A demonstrated ability to understand diverse student backgrounds is required. Degrees must be from accredited institutions. If applicable, applicants may request equivalence via the Application for Equivalence process.

• Ability to work effectively with colleagues in an environment that promotes innovation, teaching, learning and service to a diverse student population.
• Ability to work with students with a wide range of skills and goals.
• Ability to develop curriculum and deliver it via different modalities.
• Ability to participate in recruitment and articulation activities with local schools, colleges, and universities.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain subject matter currency and assess student learning outcomes.
• Knowledge of computers and willingness to explore new technologies that benefit the program.

• Completed Online Application for Employment form
• Current resume
• Copy of legible transcripts

Note:

Applicants are responsible for redacting personal information from all documents prior to uploading.

Foreign degrees require evaluation by a NACES/ACEI member, with the evaluation submitted with the online application.

Reasonable accommodations for the selection process are available by contacting Human Resources. See Equal Employment Opportunity information for details.

Applications submitted by the assured consideration date are guaranteed to be reviewed; applications received after that date may still be considered until filled. The district reserves the right to extend time limits or repost recruitments.