English Professor - Tulare Campus

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Salary: $88,544.00 – $ Annually

Job Type: Full‑time Faculty – Tenure‑Track

Job Number: 7052‑f‑12/25

Closing: 2/22/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Location: Tulare, CA

Department: English

Sequoias Community College District serves a diverse community of learners and is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution. The district offers a wide range of transfer, general education, career, and technical programs. We seek candidates who demonstrate commitment to the community‑college mission, dedication to teaching excellence, and a passion for student success.

We are seeking a qualified and equity‑minded candidate for a full‑time, tenure‑track position in the English Department starting August 2026 on the COS Tulare Campus. Assignments may include evening classes and teaching at any of our campuses (Visalia, Hanford, or Tulare). Committee service is encouraged.

Sequoias Community College District is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We value faculty who serve students from diverse backgrounds and who employ equitable teaching methods. Ideal candidates share this commitment and are knowledgeable about teaching strategies that support all learners.

• Teach courses in reading and composition, critical thinking, literature, and corequisite support classes.
• Maintain office hours, engage with campus culture, and participate in departmental responsibilities.
• Create and sustain an equitable, respectful learning environment across the district.

• Master’s in English, literature, comparative literature, or composition; OR
• Bachelor’s in any of the above AND Master’s in linguistics, TESL, speech, education with a specialization in reading, creative writing, or journalism; OR
• Equivalency, as detailed in the District’s equivalency policy.

Job‑Required Core System

Competency:

Demonstrated sensitivity to the diverse backgrounds of community‑college students pursuant to Title 5 53022.

Teaching Experience/Background/Training:

• Academic reading, writing, and critical thinking at community colleges
• Composition/rhetoric and co‑requisite support courses
• Support of diverse student populations (career & trade pathways, agriculture‑related majors, underprepared, non‑traditional, ELL, low‑income, migrant, and special‑needs students)
• Collaboration with student tutors and literature, creative writing instruction

Teaching Methodologies:

• Active and collaborative learning
• Student‑centered pedagogy
• Culturally responsive pedagogy
• Distance education

Professional Commitment/Development:

• Committee work and community building to create campus culture
• Curriculum development for career and technical/trades pathways and agriculture‑related majors
• Advocacy for non‑traditional students and campus‑wide equity
• Development and assessment of outcomes at course, program, or institutional levels
• Participatory governance and student advising/mentoring
• Conference/workshop presentations and publications

• Completed online application
• Equity Narrative
• Letter of interest addressing desirable qualifications
• Curriculum vitae or résumé
• Unofficial copies of transcripts (with English summaries if necessary); official transcripts required upon employment
• Equivalency documents (if required)
• List of 3–5 current references (in lieu of reference letters)

Application review begins after the closing date. First‑level interviews are scheduled for Friday, April 17; second‑level interviews on Tuesday, April 21.

The Sequoias Community College District is an equal‑employment‑opportunity employer committed to prohibiting unlawful discrimination, harassment, including sexual harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on race, color, creed, national origin, religion, sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, physical and/or mental disability, age, medical condition, genetic condition, pregnancy, reproductive health decision making, marital status, military or veteran status, or ancestry. College of the Sequoias does not sponsor H‑1B visas.

For questions regarding this position, please contact Norma Chavez at normach or (559) 737‑6237.