AY- Physics Instructor

Los Angeles Trade-Technical College (LATTC) is a comprehensive two-year community college located in downtown Los Angeles and part of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). LATTC serves a large and diverse student population and is committed to advancing equity and student success through high-quality academic, transfer, and career technical education programs. The college maintains strong partnerships with local industry, community organizations, and educational institutions to support workforce development and student pathways into high-demand careers.

LATTC is recognized for its focus on hands-on learning, innovative instruction, and preparing students for both transfer and employment opportunities.

Los Angeles Trade-Technical College seeks an innovative, student-centered, and collaborative Physics Instructor to join the Applied Sciences Department. The successful candidate will provide high-quality instruction in Physics while supporting both university transfer and Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways through engaging lecture and laboratory experiences.

The department seeks an educator who can connect fundamental physics principles with real-world applications across engineering, biotechnology, process technology, manufacturing, energy, utilities, instrumentation, automation, and other applied STEM disciplines. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to experiential learning, interdisciplinary collaboration, and instructional practices that prepare students for transfer, workforce opportunities, and lifelong learning.

In addition to excellence in teaching, the successful candidate will contribute to the continued growth of the Physics program through curriculum development, laboratory innovation, student engagement, outreach, and collaboration with faculty, educational partners, and industry.

• Master’s in Physics, Astronomy, or Astrophysics;
  OR
• Bachelor’s in Physics or Astronomy AND
  Master’s in Engineering, Mathematics, Meteorology, Geophysics;
  OR
• The equivalent
• Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

• Experience teaching physics using contextualized, application-based instruction that connects scientific principles to engineering, biotechnology, process technology, manufacturing, instrumentation, automation, energy, utilities, or other applied STEM disciplines.
• Professional experience in industry, applied research, government laboratories, manufacturing, biotechnology, engineering, instrumentation, automation, energy, utilities, or other technical environments where physics principles are applied.
• Experience supporting Applied Sciences and Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways through interdisciplinary collaboration, contextualized instruction, curriculum development, or student-centered instructional practices.
• Experience collaborating with industry partners, Career Technical Education (CTE) advisory boards, workforce organizations, employer partners, or community organizations to strengthen curriculum, laboratory experiences, student engagement, internships, and career pathways.
• Experience developing laboratory activities emphasizing instrumentation, measurement systems, automation, process control, sensors, data acquisition, troubleshooting, experimental design, and applied problem solving.
• Ph.D. in Physics, Applied Physics, Engineering, or a related scientific discipline. Community college teaching experience.
• Demonstrated excellence in classroom and student
  -laboratory environments.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate technology, computers, multimedia, smart-boards,…