Ethnic Studies Instructor

Full-time, Tenure Track (177 Day 10 Month)

$69,380.72- $ per year

Probationary (Contract I) Member of Academic Faculty

Anticipated Application Screening Period:
Week of March 9, 2026

Tentative First Interview Dates:
March 30 - April 1, 2026 (In Person)

Tentative Second Interview Date:
April 2, 2026 (In Person)

Tentative

Start Date:

August 1, 2026

DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW:

Butte College seeks to hire faculty from diverse backgrounds in terms of gender, age, race/ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability, and other identity statuses to join a campus committed to transformative education and social justice in serving our diverse student body.

The Ethnic Studies Department seeks to provide the highest quality education for our diverse student population in an inclusive, student-centered environment. This broad discipline includes studies in African-American, Black, Africana, Latina/o/x, Chicana/o/x, Asian-American, Native American, and American Indian cultures and communities to foster and expand a general understanding of these groups and the relationships between race, power, class, gender, ethnicity, and culture in the United States.

ETHS courses give students the opportunity to develop competence in an understanding of history, cultures and current issues affecting marginalized communities.

The successful applicant will help develop our newly created Ethnic Studies Department, program and degree(s).

POSITION DUTIES:

In addition to the responsibilities of the classification description, the specific position is also responsible for:

* Contributing to the development of the major and degree program in Ethnic Studies.

* Teaching a broad range of courses within the discipline, including Introduction to Ethnic Studies and courses in specialized fields of Ethnic Studies, such as African American Studies, Chicana/o/x Studies, Native American Studies, and Asian American Studies.

* Developing curricula in Ethnic Studies to meet the new California State University Area F, University of California IGETC Area 7, and California Community Colleges General Education requirements.

The full-time college instructor is responsible for effective performance in the following areas:

A. General Scope of Responsibilities

* Excellence in teaching and instruction.

* Maintenance of professional growth and academic currency.

* Carrying out of area, departmental and/or program responsibilities.

* Contribution to the College as a whole in the form of College-wide service.

* Development and assessment of student learning outcomes.

B. Teaching and Instruction

* Instructor plans for and is continually well prepared to teach.

* Instructor provides organized delivery of instruction.

* Instructor communicates respectfully to students and encourages contact.

* Instruction is consistent with the stated and approved outcomes of the course.

* Instruction is relevant to the course.

* Instructor shows interest in the subject matter and student learning.

* Instructor uses strategies designed to foster student engagement with the content.

* Instructor uses standards of student evaluation that are clear, fair and followed consistently.

* Instructor requires and evaluates levels of student effort sufficient to develop mastery of the subject or skills in the course.

* Instructor grades and returns student work, assignments and tests in a reasonable period of time.

* Instructor makes effective use of teaching aids, instructional methods and materials required of students (e.g., texts, manuals, etc.).

* Instructor is an effective teacher.

* Instructor prepares complete and timely course syllabi.

* Instructor continually evaluates, updates and revises course content and instructional methods and materials.

* Instructor coordinates course contents and instructional methods with other teachers in the program/discipline.

* Instructor meets and assists students during office hours, by appointment or at other reasonable times.

* Instructor initiates and carries through with improvements to course contents and classroom teaching methods.

C. Professional Growth and Currency

* Instructor demonstrates examples of activities which show a pattern of academic, professional, and/or technical updating or currency.

D. Area or Departmental Responsibilities

* Instructor is knowledgeable about and abides by College, Area and Department policies and procedures.

* Instructor meets deadlines and time targets including deadlines for reports, grades and paperwork.

* Instructor orders instructional materials, equipment and textbooks with sufficient lead times.

* Instructor assists Chair in evaluating and revising course schedules.

* Instructor collaborates to determine equitable course assignments.

* Instructor provides assistance to other full-time, part-time and/or new instructors.

* Instructor participates in departmental plans and activities with others.

* Instructor helps develop departmental budgets.

* Instructor monitors expenditures to keep within authorized budget spending appropriations.

* Instructor exercises good…