Part-time Faculty Pool: Japanese

Overview

Merced College is inviting applications for a part-time Japanese Department instructor. The maximum teaching load is 10 units per semester, may include evening and weekend hours. This is an instructional assignment under the general direction of the Dean of English and Humanities.

Salary: $65.60 - $84.79 Hourly

Job Type: Part Time

Job Number:

Closing: 6/30/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Location: Merced College, CA

Founded in 1962, Merced College focuses on student success, academic excellence, and community engagement. The college emphasizes innovation, workforce development, and equitable access to education.

• 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

Required:

• Master's in the language being taught
• OR Bachelor's in the language being taught AND Master's in another language or linguistics
• The equivalent
• Sensitivity to and understanding of diverse backgrounds of community college students

Preferred:

• Minimum of one year of community college teaching experience in Japanese
• Current technology skills related to teaching in the discipline and willingness to pursue future technological developments

• Submit a complete application by the closing date/time on the Merced College career pages at

• Letter of interest addressing qualifications (cover letter)
• Resume
• List of three professional references (no reference letters permitted)
• Legible unofficial college transcripts (undergraduate and graduate); official copies required only if hired
• Diversity Statement describing contribution to diversity, equity, and inclusion (one page, no personal identifiers)
• Foreign transcripts must include U.S. evaluation and translation if applicable
• Equivalency Review Form (if applying on the basis of equivalency)

Highly qualified applicants will be invited to on-site interviews before a screening committee. A limited number of candidates will be interviewed.

Employee Benefits: Sick leave accrues for part-time hourly faculty (1 hour for every 20 hours of paid service)

Condition of Employment: Fingerprinting and tuberculosis testing required at applicant’s expense. All offers subject to Board approval. Applicants must be able to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodations.

Individuals with disabilities may request accommodations for the application process.

Merced Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To apply: