Part-Time Architecture Instructor (Pool

Position: Part-Time Architecture 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 HC) - $103.85 up to $151.07.

Months Per Year: Semester assignments as needed

Mandated Reporter: Yes

Campus Security Authority: No

Duties And Responsibilities

The duties below are representative of the duties of the classification and are not intended to cover all of the duties performed by the incumbent(s) of any particular position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the scope of work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this classification.

• Teach courses offered in the architecture curriculum, including design and graphics courses.
• 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.

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

Knowledge Of

• Successful teaching techniques that engage students in their learning, motivate students to develop higher-order thinking skills, and ensure consistent and appropriate monitoring of student progress
• Instructional strategies and practices designed for diverse learning styles and academic goals
• Instructional technology and computer-based software relevant to the subject area

Skills And Abilities

• Teach college-level architecture studio courses with a high degree of professional competence
• Maintain currency in the discipline
• Commitment to the teaching profession, its goals and ideals
• Enthusiasm for, understanding of, and commitment to the role and purpose of the community college
• Reflect on and evaluate one's pedagogy and examine its effects critically
• Skill and experience to motivate individuals from a broad spectrum of academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Work independently and as part of a team
• Commitment to the SMCCCD goal of integrating writing across the curriculum

Job Requirements

• Any bachelor's degree or higher and two years of professional experience, or any associate degree and six years of professional experience. Professional experience is required when the applicant possesses a master's degree. The professional experience required must be directly related to the faculty member's teaching assignment.
• 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.

Preferred

• Possession of a valid California Architecture License or completion of the Architectural Registration Exam

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, an option during the application submission process. The three means of demonstrating equivalency are as follows. Applicants may select more than one form of equivalency but must provide applicable evidence for each type:

• 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 Or Where The Degree Is…