Part-Time Chinese Instructor; Pool

Part‑Time Chinese Instructor (Pool)

San Mateo County Community College District

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary

Schedule:

Placement on the adjunct faculty salary schedule based upon education and credited experience. Pending any course assignment, initial placement can range as follows:
Lab Course (Salary Schedule HB) – $89.20 to $130.94 per hour. Lecture Course (Salary Schedule AJ) – $103.85 to $151.07 per hour.

Months Per Year: Semester assignments as needed

Mandated Reporter: Yes

Campus Security Authority: No

• Teach courses offered in the Chinese curriculum.
• Assist in curriculum revisions and new course development.
• Consult with students during regularly scheduled office and lab hours.
• Maintain expertise in current practice and technologies.
• Serve as a member of division and college committees.
• Perform other professional duties as required by contract and general institutional needs.

• The full range of community college courses in Chinese, from beginning to advanced level, including a native-level grasp of the Chinese language and the ability to teach the discipline.
• The use of technology in foreign language education and a willingness to expand its use.

• Recent successful experience teaching or preparing to teach developmental and college‑transfer level courses in Chinese.
• Commitment to staying abreast of the latest developments in Chinese education.
• Reflect on and evaluate one's pedagogy and examine its effect critically.
• Organize and explain materials in ways appropriate to students' abilities and learning styles in developmental and transfer courses.
• Use teaching methods that engage students actively in their learning and encourage them to become self‑regulated learners.
• Use instructional methods that emphasize cooperation and collaboration and reflect cultural sensitivity and interdisciplinary approaches to subject matter.
• Motivate students to develop higher‑order thinking skills.
• Ensure consistent and appropriate monitoring of student progress.
• Commitment to the teaching profession, its goals and ideals, and enthusiasm for the community college mission.
• Desire to work collaboratively with other teachers to enhance instruction, curriculum, and student success.

• Master's degree or higher in Chinese, or Bachelor's in Chinese and a Master's or higher in another language or linguistics, or the equivalent.
• Demonstrated cultural competence and sensitivity to diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff as they relate to equitable practice.

Note: If you believe your degree, academic background, or professional achievements are equivalent to the stated minimum qualifications, please complete the Application for Equivalence – For Faculty Positions. Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications as outlined above do not need to complete this form.

To promote a safe working and learning environment, employees must report any unsafe working conditions or practices, and any near‑miss incidents to their supervisor.

• Position is designated as a Mandated Reporter under the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act.
• Position is a Responsible Employee under the Equity in Education Act and Title IX.

Environmental: typical on‑site office environment; in‑person work expected with potential participation in the District's telework program, as available.

• Frequent hearing and speaking to exchange information in person and online.
• Comprehend speech at normal levels.
• Upper‑limb dexterity to operate computers and peripheral equipment.
• Vision sufficient for daily and frequent use of computers, databases, and written materials.
• Sitting for extended periods of time.
• Frequent bending at the waist.
• Physical presence at on‑site locations.
• Communicate and interact with others.
• Observe and interpret people and situations.
• Learn and apply new information or skills.
• Perform highly detailed work on multiple concurrent tasks.
• Perform highly detailed work under changing priorities and deadlines on multiple concurrent tasks.
• Work with frequent interruptions.
• Self‑regulate…