Part-time Faculty Pool: Geography

Job Details

Salary: $65.60–$84.79 hourly.

Job Type: Adjunct Faculty.

Job Number: .

Closing: 6/30/2026 11:59 PM Pacific.

Location:

Merced College, CA.

Department:
Open pool for academic year .

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.
• Contribute to the development of teaching‑learning methods and materials.
• Attend departmental, area, and campus professional activities/committees.
• Assist 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.
• Demonstrate culturally affirming DEIA and anti‑racist principles to nurture a respectful, inclusive, and equitable learning environment.

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

Sick leave:
Faculty employed on a part‑time hourly basis shall earn sick leave credit at the rate of one hour for each twenty hours of paid service.

Submit a complete application by the closing date/time on the Merced College career pages. Required documentation:

• Letter of interest (cover letter) addressing qualifications.
• Resume.
• Three professional references (no reference letters).
• Legible unofficial college transcripts (undergraduate and graduate). Official copies required only if hired.
• Diversity statement (one page, no personally identifying information).
• Foreign transcripts, if applicable, with U.S. evaluation and translation.
• Equivalency Review Form, if required.

All additional documentation will be removed from the application profile. Interviewee invitations will be limited to highly qualified candidates.

The selected candidate must be fingerprinted and tested for tuberculosis prior to starting employment and verify identity and right to work in the U.S. Accommodation requested by people with disabilities will be considered.

Merced Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.