Assistant Professor, Anthropology; Tenure Track

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Thank you for your interest in applying for the tenure-track faculty position in the Social Science Division at DVC! We are eager to learn about who you are and why you are passionate about teaching Anthropology, with an emphasis in Biological Anthropology
, at our community college. We want to know what you are like as an instructor, colleague, and member of a campus community.

The supplemental question section of this application is an opportunity for us to learn about your strengths and how your unique background, experiences, and skills will help to achieve the goals of the college and enhance our community.
Please make sure to answer all parts of each supplemental question. In addition to information from your cover letter and resume/CV, your responses to the questions help us determine how you satisfy the desirable qualifications for this position. The information provided by your responses guides the decision on which individuals will be invited for an interview. Feel free to repeat information from a previous answer, cover letter, or resume if necessary to fully answer a question.

Applicants will be responsible for travel expenses. The college nor the District reimburses for travel expenses.

To support our students and campus community, faculty in this position are expected to work on campus.

Diablo Valley College welcomes all learners, enhances the community, and advances equity through high-quality education and support services that empower students to achieve their goals. DVC instructors close the equity gaps by fostering success among all students. To further this work, DVC seeks a tenure-track assistant professor in Anthropology, with an emphasis in Biological Anthropology to start in Fall 2027. We are looking for a colleague who will demonstrate discipline expertise and show sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic backgrounds and abilities of community college students.

We are looking for instructors who share a strong commitment to social and racial justice and who use or are inspired to use anti-racist pedagogies that close equity gaps by recognizing, understanding, and respecting the perspectives of all students. We strongly encourage those with historically marginalized and/or underrepresented identities to apply, including people of color, non-binary and transgender individuals, women, veterans, and Indigenous people.

The successful applicant will be qualified to teach introductory courses in Biological Anthropology (lecture and laboratory courses ANTHRO 140 and 141L), in addition to the other subfields such as Archaeology and Cultural Anthropology (for example ANTHRO
-120, 125 and 130).

In addition to contractual duties, all full-time faculty are expected to participate actively in their disciplines, department activities, and the general intellectual life and governance of the college. Part of the teaching assignment may be in the evening and/or online. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• advancing equitable student learning through dedicated, exemplary instruction in accordance with established course outlines;
• participating in the assessment of student learning outcomes for courses and programs; developing…