Native American​/American Indian Studies; Part-Time Faculty Pool) Reedley College

Native American/American Indian Studies (Part-Time Faculty Pool) Reedley College

Continuous Recruitment
This posting has been created to establish an applicant pool for part-time faculty positions. Applications will be reviewed by members of the hiring department when vacancies arise.

Reedley College values 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.

Providing instruction in Native American/American Indian Studies for Reedley College, the instructor will be responsible for:

• Teaching a part-time schedule of Native American/American Indian Studies courses as assigned;
• Coordinating and collaborating with other Discipline faculty and the Cultural & Women’s Studies Department;
• Maintaining currency in Native American/American Indian Studies;
• Teaching classes for and working with the Resources for American Indian Needs (RAIN) learning community;
• Working with campus and community organizations to complement and enhance the Native American/American Indian Studies Programs;
• Participating in program development and expansion of Native American/American Indian Studies courses, including connections with industry and Career and Guided Pathways;
• Using a variety of pedagogies and integrating a wide range of instructional delivery systems including innovative and creative uses of technology for face-to-face, online, and/or hybrid formats;
• Communicating effectively with students, faculty, and staff;
• Using effective teaching methods appropriate to the subject matter, adherence to institutionally approved curriculum course outlines of record;
• Evaluating student progress through tests and examinations, written assignments, oral responses, etc. in keeping with course objectives;
• Providing course syllabi to students;
• Maintaining classroom records in accordance with District Policy;
• Turning in all required student grading and evaluation reports in a timely manner;
• Teaching assignments in a variety of instructional settings and times, including classes as needed;
• Otherwise fulfilling all of the duties and responsibilities of instructors as required by Administrative Regulation 7122; and
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Native American/American Indian Studies; or
• Master’s degree in Ethnic Studies and a bachelor’s degree in Native American/American Indian Studies;
• A valid California Community College Credential; or
• The equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency).

Desirable

Qualifications:

• Experience and skill incorporating elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all areas of responsibility;
• Recent experience working with African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx, Native American,…