Instructor Ethnic Studies

Position Overview

Orange Coast College is seeking a full-time, equity‑minded, tenure‑track faculty member in Ethnic Studies with a background and specialization in Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies, commencing with the Fall 2026 semester. The primary teaching assignment involves all four core areas of Ethnic Studies plus a specialization in Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies and Comparative Ethnic Studies. This assignment also includes curriculum and program development;

participation in department, division, and college committees; participatory governance activities assuming leadership roles both within the department and in the institution as a whole; collaboration across disciplines; the leveraging of student support resources; participation in ongoing professional development; and maintaining and performing required accreditation for the program.

The assignment may be day, evening, weekend, online, hybrid, or off‑campus and is subject to change as needed. The ideal candidate embraces the overall mission of Orange Coast College and the Coast Community College District with a clear, focused commitment to offer inspiration, innovation, and meaningful learning experiences to a diverse and changing community and prepares students to achieve success in post‑secondary, career and technical, and lifelong educational opportunities.

The ideal candidate will share OCC's dedication to transforming lives through education, with a strong commitment to serving a diverse and vibrant student population.

Orange Coast College's 164‑acre campus is located in Costa Mesa, just minutes from Southern California's beautiful beaches, with its main campus in Costa Mesa, and a campus in Newport Beach (Waterfront Campus). Founded in 1947, OCC serves the educational needs of a diverse local and global community. It empowers students to achieve their goals by providing high‑quality, culturally responsive, and innovative programs and services through pathways leading to degrees, transfers, certificates, foundational skills, workforce development, and lifelong learning.

OCC promotes student development, learning, and equitable outcomes by fostering a respectful, inclusive, caring, and participatory campus climate of student engagement and academic inquiry. Ideal candidates share OCC's dedication to transforming lives through education and serving a diverse and vibrant student population. Current enrollment is 17,859 students, the majority from racially minoritized populations: 38% are Latinx, 2% African‑American, 23% Asian,