Part-time Faculty Pool: Geography

Part‑time Faculty Pool:
Geography

Department: Faculty Pool – Geography
Location: Merced College, CA
Job Type: Part Time
Salary: $65.60 – $84.79 per hour
Closing Date: 6/30/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

This is a part‑time instructional assignment under the general direction of the Dean of Fine & Performing Arts and Social Sciences. The maximum teaching load is 10 units per semester, which may include evening and weekend hours.

• Provide instruction in accordance with established course outlines and expectations
• Inform students about course requirements, evaluation procedures and attendance policy
• Maintain required student attendance and scholastic records
• Prepare and grade class assignments and examinations
• Post and maintain regular office hours in accordance with prevailing policy
• Participate in the development and review of curriculum
• Participate in the development of teaching‑learning methods and materials
• Participate in departmental, area and campus professional activities/committees
• Participate in the college's learning outcomes assessment program, including course, program, and institutional assessments
• Perform tasks needed for student records, e.g., submit grades on time to admissions and records

• Master's in geography, OR
• Bachelor's in geography AND Master's in geology, history, meteorology or oceanography, OR
• The Equivalent, OR
• See Interdisciplinary Studies
• Promote and incorporate culturally affirming DEIA and anti‑racist principles to nurture a respectful, inclusive, and equitable learning and work environment

• Teaching experience in the field
• Current technology skills related to teaching in the discipline and a willingness to pursue future technological developments

• Submit a complete application by the closing date/time on the Merced College career pages:
  Merced College Careers
• Include the following documentation:
  • Letter of interest addressing your qualifications for the position (cover letter)
  • Resume
  • List of three professional references (no reference letters permitted)
  • Legible unofficial college transcripts (undergraduate and graduate); transcripts must include the degree major and the date the institution granted the degree; official copies are not required unless the applicant is hired
  • Diversity Statement: describe how your professional experience would contribute to a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion (one page, no personally identifying information)
  • Foreign transcripts must include a U.S. evaluation and translation completed by an approved organization (if applicable)
  • Equivalency Review Form (if applicant does not possess the stated minimum educational qualifications and is seeking consideration on the basis of equivalency): link
• Only the required documentation as listed above will be accepted for this recruitment; any additional documentation will be removed from your application profile

Applicants deemed highly qualified will be invited to appear for oral interviews before a screening committee on site. Interviews will be scheduled with the organization at the time of the interview invitation.

Sick leave: part‑time faculty earn sick leave credit at the rate of one (1) hour for each twenty (20) hours of paid service.

• Selected candidate must be fingerprinted and tested for tuberculosis at their own expense prior to the start of employment
• All new employees must verify their identity and right to work in the United States (Immigration Reform Act of 1986)
• Offers of employment are subject to approval by the Board of Trustees
• The applicant must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations
• Individuals with disabilities may request needed accommodations to participate in the application process; submit your request with your application to the Human Resources Office

Merced Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.