Part-time Faculty Pool: Instructional Design

Job Details

Salary
: $53,055.75 - $68,582.25 Annually

Job Type
:
Adjunct Faculty

Job Number
:

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

Location
:
Merced College, CA

Recruitment Pool
:
Open pool for academic year , additional compensation for doctorate degrees available.

This is a part‑time instructional assignment. The professor may teach a variety of courses with a maximum teaching load of 10 units per semester, which may include evening and weekend hours.

• Provide innovative and effective instruction in accordance with current pedagogy and established course outlines and expectations.
• Inform students about course requirements, evaluation procedures, attendance policies, and maintain regular and substantive contact with students.
• Maintain and submit required student attendance and scholastic records on the Learning Management System (e.g., grades and syllabi).
• Utilize the Learning Management System to deliver, prepare, and grade class assignments and examinations.
• Maintain and utilize effective skills in instructional design, applications, and methods.
• 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.
• Represent the college within the Merced community and within professional circles.
• Participate in the college's learning outcomes assessment program, including course, program, and institutional assessments to continually improve student learning outcomes.

• Master's degree in instructional design/technology or educational technology, or the equivalent.
• Promote and incorporate culturally affirming DEIA and anti‑racist principles to nurture and create a respectful, inclusive, and equitable learning and work environment. In conducting duties, staff members shall respect and acknowledge the diversity of students and colleagues.

• Letter of interest addressing qualifications for the position (cover letter).
• Resume.
• List of three professional references (reference letters are not 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:
  Applicants must describe how their professional experience would contribute to a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. No personally identifying information is allowed. Limit to one page.
• If applicable, foreign transcripts must include a U.S. evaluation and translation completed by an approved organization.
• If applicable, Equivalency Review Form (for applicants lacking the stated minimum qualifications).

Sick leave:
Faculty employed on a part‑time hourly basis shall earn sick leave credit at the rate of one hour for each twentieth hour 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 are required to verify their identity and the right to work in the United States in compliance with the Immigration Reform Act of 1986.
• All offers of employment are subject to approval by the Board of Trustees.
• Applicants must be able to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Individuals with disabilities may request any needed accommodation to participate in the application process.

Merced Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.