Agricultural Technology Instructor Tenure-Track Reedley College - Three

Agricultural Technology Instructor (Full-Time, Tenure-Track) Reedley College - Three (3) Vacancies

This is a full-time tenure-track position. The District may fill more than one position from this pool.

Posting Number: AA

Title:

Agricultural Technology Instructor (Full-Time, Tenure-Track) Reedley College - Three (3) Vacancies

Campus

Location:

Reedley College

Start Date:

08/05/2026

At Reedley College we value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities and orientations. We prioritize applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits a diverse student population brings to a community college. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded leader committed to student success achieved through collaboration with faculty, classified staff, administration, students and community partners who are also dedicated to closing equity gaps.

An equity-minded individual is a person who:

• Understands the importance of holding ourselves accountable as educators for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices.
• Reframes inequities as a problem of practice and views the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility.
• Encourages positive race-consciousness and embraces human difference.
• Supports institutional practices that both develop and sustain culturally responsive teaching and learning environments; and
• Strategically builds support for and participation in equity-related initiatives across both our internal and external communities.

Reedley College seeks leaders who value placing the student at the center of everything we do, mentorship and working in a collegial, collaborative environment. Leaders should be open and willing to participate in culturally relevant professional development that will help them prepare for the population of students who attend Reedley College.

The ideal candidate will share Reedley College’s commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. For the  academic year, we enrolled over 17,000 students in which 73% identified as Latinx, 6% as Asian/Pacific Islander, 2% as Black/African American, 15% as White, 1% as American Indian/Alaska Native, and 2% as multiracial. Reedley College is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well‑being of the surrounding community.

The successful candidate will join a college dedicated to the students it serves.

Providing instruction in Agriculture Department under the general direction of the Dean of Instruction, the position provides instruction in agricultural technology on the Reedley College campus and/or at off‑site community campus locations. The instructor will be responsible for:

• Teaching non-credit classes in the Ag Foundations Certificate such as Agriculture Technical Literacy, Agricultural Systems, Agricultural Safety, Equipment Operation, Configuration & Troubleshooting, and Workplace Effectiveness.
• Teaching credit classes such as Agriculture Mechanics, Environmental Horticulture, Plant Science, and other Agricultural classes.
• Enhancing curriculum.
• Exploring and possibly developing a new transfer degree in Agricultural Systems Management.
• Incorporating cutting‑edge technology for optimal classroom delivery.
• Leveraging innovative methodologies such as online, hybrid or Competency‑Based Education (CBE) designed to furnish students with the requisite knowledge and skills for attainment of their educational and career objectives.
• Recruiting and advising students.
• Serving as an advisor to Career Development Events in Agriculture.
• Participating in departmental co‑curricular activities such as clubs, Future Farmers of America (FFA)/California Agricultural Teacher’s Association (CATA) events.
• Staying current in the discipline and participating in professional development activities.
• Serving on departmental, division, and faculty committees and attending meetings & workshops as needed.
• Participating in program review, student learning outcome development and assessment to…