Part-Time Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Instructor; Pool

Position: Part-Time Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Instructor (Pool)

Part-Time Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Instructor (Pool)

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary

Schedule:

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

Months Per Year: Semester assignments as needed

Mandated Reporter: Yes

Campus Security Authority: No

Duties and Responsibilities

Teach classes as assigned from the regular Social Justice Studies curriculum, including the ability to teach courses in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies

Assist in curriculum assessment and revisions and new course development

Consult with students during regularly scheduled office hours

Perform other professional duties as required by contract and general institutional needs

Employment Standards (acquired through education, training, and/or experience)

Up-to-date knowledge of and experience with the various sub-disciples and content in the field of Social Justice Studies with particular expertise in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies or Queer/LGBTQ+ Studies

Understanding and commitment to the role and purpose of the community college

Experience with technology and programs applicable to classroom teaching (i.e. multimedia methods of instruction)

Skills and Abilities

Organize and explain materials in ways appropriate to students with different abilities, levels of preparation, and cultural experiences

Strong communication and leadership skills

Job Requirements

• Possession of Master's or above in women's studies OR Master's or above in the interdisciplinary area OR Master's or above in one of the disciplines included in the interdisciplinary area and upper division or graduate course work in at least one other constituent discipline OR the equivalent (see below). (
  
  NOTE:
  
  The Interdisciplinary Studies discipline is provided to allow for those cases where it is locally determined that a course must be taught by someone with qualifications that exceed a single discipline. The constituent disciplines can include any disciplines found in the Master’s List.)
• Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff as these factors relate to the need for equity‑minded practice both within and outside of the classroom.

Degree Equivalence

The employee or applicant possesses a degree(s) with similar content to those listed for the relevant discipline. The name of the degree is close to that specified on the Disciplines List but the degree either has a different title or area of expertise or the coursework is slightly different. Equivalence is established through analysis of transcripts and coursework.

Academic Background Equivalence

Related to disciplines in which a Master’s degree is not generally expected or available. The employee or applicant must have completed at least 24 semester units (or equivalent) of coursework in the academic field being applied for, and must possess at least the equivalent level of achievement and the equivalent in breadth, depth of understanding, and rigor in each of the following:
i. a broad cultural education usually met by the general education requirements for any Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree, and
ii. a detailed study of the discipline in breadth, depth, and rigor, usually met by coursework required for the degree major.

Professional Achievement Equivalence

The employee or applicant must have completed the general education requirements for any Bachelor’s or Associate's degree, and show evidence of outstanding professional achievement and/or substantial training in the requested field. The employee or applicant must submit substantial evidence, which demonstrates that their preparation, teaching experience, work experience, and ability are equivalent to those expected from a person who meets the minimum qualifications.

Additional

Information Safety

• Position is designated as a Mandated Reporter under the Child Abuse and…