Associate Faculty - African American Studies; Ethnic Studies

2026/2027 – Associate Faculty, African American Studies (Ethnic Studies) – Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA

Type:
Adjunct/Part-Time
Salary: $60.76 – $154.09 per hour
Category:
Ethnic and Multicultural Studies
Job Number: 26‑193

Location:

SRJC Multi‑Site, Sonoma County, CA

Santa Rosa Junior College is accepting applications on a continuous basis to establish a pool for associate faculty assignments. Assignments may be temporary, part‑time and/or on‑call, and may be immediate or as needed. Remote‑only assignments are not offered by the Sonoma County Junior College District.

Assignments are part‑time, hourly and may not exceed 67% of a full‑time annual assignment.

Starting Hourly Rate:
Please see the hourly salary schedules or contact Human Resources for more information.

Salary placement is based on academic background, vocational experience, and teaching experience as documented in application materials. Initial step placement will be at Step 1 pending evaluation of experience as outlined in the AFA Contract Article 27.

Compensation for assigned classes is paid over the duration of the assignment.

Benefits:
The District offers medical insurance for those who meet the eligibility requirements. Additional information, including medical plan information and eligibility requirements can be found on the Benefits page.

Sick Leave Accrual:
Associate faculty accrue sick leave on a pro‑rated basis. Additional information can be found in Article 18 of the AFA Contract.

Retirement: SRJC offers CalSTRS Defined Benefit, CalSTRS Cash Balance and Social Security as associate faculty retirement options. Eligibility for each plan is determined based on prior membership status with CalSTRS.

• Provide excellent instruction and faculty support to students, which may include evening, weekend, online, hybrid, and/or off‑campus assignments.
• Provide academic assistance and related services to students during scheduled office hours.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty and staff.
• Maintain currency in field(s) of expertise.
• Associate faculty focus primarily on providing instruction and/or student services.
• Associate faculty are typically not required to participate in district or department service such as committee work, evaluations, student learning outcomes assessment, and hiring committees, but may be asked to perform these services for additional compensation.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

If the department has an immediate need to add candidates to their pool, they will review applications. Otherwise, applications remain in the queue for consideration until the need arises, or for up to one year. Selected candidates will be invited to an interview with a Screening and Interviewing Committee. Candidates who are not given an immediate assignment will remain in the pool for four years.

The Department of Ethnic Studies at Santa Rosa Junior College is comprised of African‑American Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicanx & Latinx Studies, and Native American Studies. As a new department, we are seeking dynamic scholar‑teachers whose scholarship and teaching are centered on the cultures and histories of communities that have played a vital force in shaping America.

We seek faculty, especially those from the communities that make up Ethnic Studies, who are innovators in their discipline and whose research and teaching push or exceed disciplinary boundaries for new discoveries and new ideas. We seek faculty who are excited about teaching and working with students from a wide range of backgrounds. We seek faculty with a steadfast commitment to vigorously confronting and dismantling white supremacy through education and multiracial collaboration and solidarity.

African‑American Studies at Santa Rosa Junior College is a multidisciplinary academic endeavor centered on black lives…