Physics Instructor Tenure Track

Position: Physics Instructor - Full Time - Tenure Track
Job Description

Yuba College is seeking an equity-minded, dynamic, collaborative, and innovative Instructor to serve as Physics Faculty.

As one of two colleges in the Yuba Community College District, Yuba College is located in Marysville, CA.

The College is excited about its status as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and serves our local communities. The College serves over 3,000 unduplicated students annually in multiple associate and certificated programs. Yuba College prides itself on an innovative, student-centered faculty and partnerships with school districts and four-year colleges in its service area. The small college setting provides an advantage for faculty and staff to adapt to new instructional methods and processes and to foster strong interdisciplinary collaborations that benefit students.

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 and communicating the current trends in STEM education;

collaborating with area high schools; and providing oversight of the physics lab.

Required Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

The successful candidate, by the final filing date, must possess the minimum qualifications at least one of the disciplines below. Please review the

Minimum Qualifications Handbookto view the required qualifications to teach a specific discipline.

Knowledge of and ability to understand the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and

ethnic backgrounds of community college students. Sensitivity to the needs, problems, and

challenges associated with the diversity of the community college student population.

The successful candidate, by the final filing date, must possess the minimum

qualifications for instructors in Physics at California Community Colleges:

* Possess a master's degree in physics OR

* Bachelor's in physics or astronomy AND Master's in engineering, mathematics, or geophysics OR

* The Equivalent

EQUIVALENCY REQUIREMENT:
All applicants are required to meet the minimum qualifications specified by the Yuba Community College District (YCCD) by the application filing date. Alternatively, applicants must have obtained an equivalency determination from the District before the publication of the Recruitment Announcement. This ensures that candidates either meet the standard qualifications or have received official recognition of their equivalent qualifications.

Please  for equivalency application.

FOREIGN TRANSCRIPTS:

If you possess foreign transcripts, please note that they must undergo a U.S. evaluation and translation. Contact the Office of People & Culture (HR) through their website to access a list of agencies that provide services for evaluating and translating foreign transcripts. This step is crucial to ensure that your educational background is accurately assessed and understood in the context of U.S. educational standards and requirements.  

for a list of acceptable agencies providing foreign transcript services.