Physics Instructor Tenure Track

Physics Instructor - Full Time - Tenure Track

Yuba College is seeking an equity-minded, dynamic, collaborative, and innovative instructor to serve as Physics Faculty. Yuba College is located in Marysville, CA. The College is an Hispanic Serving Institution and serves over 3,000 students annually across a range of associate and certificate programs. Our small college setting fosters interdisciplinary collaboration and innovative, student-centered teaching.

Yuba College seeks a strong, well‑rounded equity‑minded physics educator. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience or potential to be an excellent instructor at a community college and can provide leadership or contribute positively in areas such as development of the physics program and curriculum, keeping course offerings up‑to‑date and relevant, staying abreast of current trends in STEM education, collaborating with area high schools, and providing oversight of the physics lab.

• Demonstrate commitment to promoting and fostering a learning environment supportive of individuals from diverse backgrounds through effective communication and collaboration.
• Organize and teach lecture and labs in all areas of physics, including but not limited to trigonometry and calculus‑based physics and astronomy.
• Organize and teach a diverse curriculum and engage in culturally responsive and accessible pedagogy.
• Provide instruction in accordance with course descriptions, outlines, class schedules, and Governing Board policies; evaluate progress of students concerning educational matters; develop and assess student learning outcomes; and perform other instructional‑related duties as assigned.
• Demonstrate a commitment to participating in professional development opportunities that build effectiveness in areas of inclusion, intercultural communication, and advancing equity and diversity.
• Provide instruction in various modalities, including evening, weekend, distance education, and off‑campus instruction, as part of the contract.
• Utilize instructional technologies effectively for inclusion and accessibility.

Knowledge of and sensitivity to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

• Possess a master’s degree in physics, or
• Bachelor’s in physics or astronomy AND master’s in engineering, mathematics, or geophysics, or
• Equivalent qualifications as specified in the Minimum Qualifications Handbook.

EQUIVALENCY REQUIREMENT:
All applicants must meet the minimum qualifications specified by the Yuba Community College District by the application filing date or obtain an equivalency determination before publication of the recruitment announcement. for equivalency application.

FOREIGN TRANSCRIPTS:
If you possess foreign transcripts, they must undergo a U.S. evaluation and translation. Contact the Office of People & Culture for a list of agencies that provide these services. for a list of acceptable agencies.

• Capacity to innovate curriculum to meet contemporary needs of professional fields.
• Successful use of online instructional technologies.
• Experience teaching physics to community college students in an equity‑minded and inclusive manner.
• Background in developing and directing physics programs at a community college.
• Excellent collaboration skills working with department faculty and academic support programs and student services.

The Yuba Community College District is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, we will provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals. Applicants who require accommodation may contact Human Resources. The District strongly commences staff diversity and the principles of equal employment opportunity. We do not discriminate on the basis of national origin, religion, age, gender identity, gender expression, race, ethnicity, color, medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these…