PT Art History Instructor

PT Art History Instructor

Salary: $97.54 - $145.02 Hourly

Job Type: Part Time

Job Number: PT Art History - 25

Closing: 11/13/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Location:

Norwalk, CA

Department: PT Art History - 25

Division:
Fine Arts & Communications

The District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and equal opportunity employment. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals.

Closing Date:
This position will close on November 13th, 2026 at 11:59 PM.

Cerritos College is ranked 14th among the top 100 schools with the highest Hispanic enrollment in the United States. It serves southeastern Los Angeles County, offering over 180 areas of study with an enrollment of approximately 20,000 students.

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The Art and Design Department’s mission is to educate students in artistic production and visual culture through studio art classes and academic lecture courses. Students experience historical and contemporary practices and diverse cultures, preparing them for the role of visual culture in society. Programs include Studio Art, Art History, Visual & Cultural Studies, Graphic Design, Animation, and Photography.

ALL FACULTY SHALL:

• Maintain currency with current information, concepts, laws and ideas in their disciplines and with best practices in teaching and learning.
• Check mailbox, voicemail, and e‑mail regularly.
• Complete the checkout form before leaving campus at the end of the academic term.
• Maintain student confidentiality as required by regulation and Board Policy 5040 titled Student Records and Directory Information.

ALL FACULTY WHO ARE ASSIGNED CLASSES SHALL:

• Teach all assigned classes unless excused under provisions of Board Policy.
• Teach all assigned classes for all scheduled minutes. In cases of necessary absence from class, notify the Instructional Dean or designee, or if unavailable, the Office of Academic Affairs in advance and have plans prepared so that a substitute, if assigned, can maintain continuity of course content.
• Teach courses in accordance with the course outlines of record.
• Provide opportunities for students to be aware of their progress.
• Submit a copy of the syllabus for each class to the Division Office.
• Keep accurate records of student enrollment, attendance, and academic progress and submit them to appropriate offices by the published deadlines.
• Submit end‑of‑session grades, including supporting documentation, and attendance reports by the published deadlines.
• Submit required information about first‑day, no‑show students by the published deadlines.
• Submit textbook order information by the published deadlines. If the textbook is electronic or includes an electronic course pack, these conditions must be met:

• Meet all classes during the final examination period.
• Give final examinations at the scheduled time unless approval to do otherwise is granted by the Office of Academic Affairs or its designee.
• Keep all corrected final examination papers for at least one year following the close of the semester or summer term.
• Maintain a safe learning environment in classrooms, laboratories, and other instructional spaces.
• Allow the instructional manager and/or Instructional Dean, upon request, to review any assignments given during the semester.

• Master’s in art history, history of art and architecture, or visual culture/visual studies OR
• Bachelor’s in art history and master’s in history OR
• Master’s in art with a recorded emphasis or concentration in art history OR the equivalent.

Understanding of and sensitivity to meeting the needs of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic background of the student, community, and employee population.

• A focus on interdisciplinary approaches to art historical scholarship with an…