Welding​/Industrial Arts Instructor; temporary ; East Kern​/Tehachapi

Instructor Position

This position is a full-time, temporary faculty position for the academic year 2026-27 only. Cerro Coso Community College is seeking a full-time, tenure track, Instructor located at the Indian Wells Valley (IWV) Campus in Ridgecrest, California. We are seeking dedicated, experienced, and motivated individuals to provide leadership, engagement, and discipline expertise in continuing to move the program forward in innovative ways.

As a full time faculty member at Cerro Coso Community College, successful candidates will demonstrate commitment to student success and equity through teaching and learning excellence.

Cerro Coso Community College provides educational services to a population of about 85,000 distributed over a service area of over 18,500 square miles – the largest community college service area in California. The college has met this requirement by offering instruction and services to an approximate FTES of 2,850 students at six campus locations and through distance education. The 320 acre IWV Campus at Ridgecrest, California is located in the upper Mojave Desert, 160 miles northeast of Los Angeles and 120 east of the District Office in Bakersfield, and serves a population of about 28,000.

This campus serves about half of the student population of the college and houses most of the college administration.

The Kern Community College District (KCCD) is committed to providing an educational environment that fosters diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of our organization that benefits the global community.

This is a full-time, tenure-track, 175-day position as a community college Instructor. The successful candidate will be expected to provide instruction in a full range of Welding/Industrial Arts courses. Other duties include: participation in student recruitment and articulation maintaining subject matter currency; developing and revising curriculum; using innovative learning technology; assessing learning outcomes; participating collegially in departmental, college and discipline-specific professional activities;

and others. This assignment may include teaching courses in various locations at different times and with different modalities.

Bachelor degree and 2 years related professional experience OR – Associate degree and 6 years related professional experience. OR – The equivalent. Certain combinations of education, experience, and other accomplishments in the field may be judged as equal to the stated minimum qualifications for these positions. Candidates who feel they possess such equivalent qualifications must request and submit an APPLICATION FOR EQUIVALENCE form.

Supporting documents must be included with the completed form.

Note:

Degrees and credits must be from accredited institutions. Any degree from a country other than the United States, including Canada and Great Britain, must be evaluated by an evaluation service. The screening of candidates will be conducted by a screening committee. The screening committee reserves the right to limit the number of interviews granted. Meeting the minimum qualifications for a position does not assure the applicant of an interview.

• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues in an environment that promotes innovation, teaching, learning and service to diverse student population;
• Ability to effectively work with students with a wide range of skills, motivations, academic and vocational goals;
• Ability to develop curriculum, including curriculum delivered via different modalities;
• Ability to participate in recruitment and articulation activities with local schools, colleges and universities;
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing;
• Ability to maintain subject matter currency;
• Ability to assess student, program, and institutional learning outcomes;
• Knowledge of computers and willingness to adopt new technologies that support student success.
• Knowledge of and commitment to the California Community College mission.

Full-time permanent employees (20+ hours per month) are eligible for health benefits:
Health, Dental,…