Geography Instructor; Part-Time Faculty Pool

Geography Instructor (Part-Time Faculty Pool)

Ohlone College

Salary: $73.90 - $124.47 Hourly

Job Type: Part-Time Temporary

Division: Arts and Social Sciences

Opening Date: 09/06/2023

Location: Fremont Campus - Newark Center - and/or eCampus

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Department: Arts and Social Sciences

Bargaining Unit: United Faculty of Ohlone (UFO)

Ohlone College seeks to employ faculty members who have a passion for teaching and learning and a strong commitment to the missions and ideals of the community college. We are looking for excellent teachers who are student-oriented in their approach and dedicated to student success. An ideal candidate will be skilled in generating student engagement in learning. Innovative teaching strategies are encouraged at Ohlone, including collaborative learning and the active use of technology.

Continuous professional development is highly valued. We are looking for faculty with enthusiastic interest in curriculum and instructional improvement through ongoing critical thinking about student learning outcomes in courses and programs. The ideal Ohlone faculty member will have strong leadership skills and an interest in active participation in college-wide activities. Excellent communication skills with students, staff and faculty peers are essential.

We are looking for faculty who are flexible in their work and adaptable to change. Ohlone prides itself as a Learning College with the motto of "A World of Cultures United in Learning" and we are looking for faculty who embrace diversity in serving students of varied backgrounds and learning styles. The College is committed to environmental sustainability and looks to all employees to support this important goal.

We seek a teacher with a commitment to teaching introductory GIS who has an analytically rich pedagogy and engaged geospatial practice in community cartography, critical data studies, geocomputation, remote sensing, or GIS. Thematic areas of interest could include (but are not restricted to) geospatial research in racial/ethnic inequalities and/or human rights, accessibility mapping, political ecology, environmental politics, nature-society dynamics, data sovereignty, or data visualization/sonification.

Part‑time faculty job postings are continuous recruitments used to create applicant pools to fill part‑time temporary teaching assignments on an as‑needed basis. Academic Divisions/Departments will refer to the pool of applications on file as need arises. Applications are accepted year‑round and will remain in the pool for two years.

You will be contacted by the hiring manager should the Academic Division/Department be interested in scheduling an interview.

• Master's in geography;
• OR
• Bachelor's in geography AND Master's in geology, history, meteorology or oceanography; OR the equivalent; AND
• Commitment to community college goals/objectives of being an equity‑based and anti‑racist institution, and providing quality programs and services for culturally, socio‑economically, ethnically, and academically diverse students and students with disabilities; personal qualities to work effectively and with sensitivity in a multicultural environment; awareness of and commitment to the needs of non‑traditional and/or re‑entry students with diverse abilities and interests; AND
• Must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity,…