Associate Faculty - Agricultural Business and Related Services; Agribusiness

Salary: $60.76 - $154.09 hourly

Location: SRJC Multi‑Site, Sonoma County, CA

Job Type: Associate

Job Number: 26-117

Department: Agriculture & Natural Resources

Opening Date: 05/04/2026

Closing Date: Continuous

Employment Opportunity: Santa Rosa Junior College is currently 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. The Sonoma County Junior College District does not offer remote‑only assignments.

Assignments are made on a part‑time, hourly basis. A part‑time faculty assignment may not exceed a total of 67% of an annual full‑time assignment.

• Starting hourly rate:
  Please see Human Resources or contact Human Resources for more information.
• Salary placement is based on academic background, vocational experience, and teaching experience (depending on discipline) and is documented in application materials. Initial step placement will be at Step 1 pending evaluation of experience as outlined in the AFA Contract.
• 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.

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 or 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.

The examples of duties listed above are representative of those that must be met by a faculty member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

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. If the department does not have an immediate need, 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. Selected candidates who are not given an immediate assignment will remain in the pool for four years.

• For Agricultural Business and Related Services:
  - Bachelor’s degree AND two years of full‑time (or part‑time equivalent) related experience
  - OR an Associate’s degree AND six years of full‑time (or part‑time equivalent) related experience
  - OR the equivalent
  - OR a fully satisfying (Life) California Community College Instructor’s Credential in Agricultural Services and Processing.
• Sensitivity to, and understanding of, the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Business, Agriculture Economics, or a related field AND two years of full‑time (or part‑time equivalent) experience in the agriculture business field.
• Demonstrated commitment to valuing and promoting diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti‑racism.