Welding Instructor Tenure-Track Fresno City College

Welding Instructor (Full-Time, Tenure-Track) Fresno City College State Center Community College District

Closing Date: 2/24/2026 at 11:59 PM

Campus

Location:

West Fresno Campus

Start Date: 08/05/2026

Fresno City College seeks a welding instructor who values serving a diverse student population and leading with equity-minded practices. 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;
• Sustains culturally responsive teaching and learning environments;
• Strategically builds support for and participation in equity-related initiatives across both internal and external communities.

Fresno City College seeks leaders who place the student at the center of everything we do, value mentorship, and work in a collegial, collaborative environment. Leaders should participate in culturally relevant professional development that will help them prepare for the student population at Fresno City College.

The ideal candidate will share Fresno City College's commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. For the  academic year, we enrolled over 45,000 students with diverse identifies. Fresno City College is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the College's responsibility to the surrounding community. The successful candidate will join a department dedicated to curriculum responsive to the students it serves.

• Providing instruction in welding on the Fresno City College campus and/or at off-site community campus locations, developing curriculum and assisting in the coordination of the program for metals fabrication/welding technology; instructing courses including oxygen-acetylene and plasma cutting, Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW), Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW), and manual/semi- and automatic equipment in various positions with mild steel, aluminum, and stainless steel;
• Attending and passing the NC3 training and utilizing the program so students have the opportunity to attain NC3 certifications;
• Sharing in maintenance and upkeep of welding program equipment and supplies;
• Assisting with developing and teaching short-term courses, such as summer workshops for students and high school instructors;
• Participating in recruiting activities;
• Participating in professional meetings and workshops;
• Serving on and attending department, college, and district committees as needed;
• Participating in program review, student learning outcomes development and assessment to improve student learning;
• Teaching assignments in a variety of instructional settings and times, including evenings and/or weekends, online or off-campus and large group instruction as needed;
• Other duties as assigned consistent with Administrative Regulation 7122.

All candidates must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to equity-minded practice within the classroom;

• Bachelor's degree and two (2) years of full-time equivalent professional experience; or
• Associate degree and six (6) years of full-time equivalent professional experience; or
• A valid California Community College Credential; or
• The equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency).

Note: If the degrees posted on your transcript(s) do not match exactly as stated above, you must petition for equivalency.

• Experience and skill incorporating elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all areas of responsibility;
• Recent experience working with racially minoritized students and understanding historical patterns of exclusion in higher education;
• Willingness to examine and remediate instructional practices to better engage racially minoritized students;
• Related work and professional experience;
• Experience working with students from diverse cultural, gender, age, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds, including disabled students;
• Knowledge of NC3 Lincoln Electric LEEPS Program certification;
• Skills equivalent to a certified welder in SMAW, GMAW, GTAW, FCAW in multiple positions with various metals;
• Hold at least one AWS, API 1104, and/or ASME Section IX certification;
• Hold a CWI credential;
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office and district learning management systems;
• Knowledge and experience with the welding…