Nutrition Instructor; PT

Overview

Solano Community College is seeking a pool of qualified applicants for possible temporary part‑time teaching assignments. These positions are filled on an as‑needed basis and are ongoing recruitments. Assignments may include day, evening and weekend courses. The district may cancel classes or change instructors as enrollment needs are determined.

Primarily teach introductory classes in the nutrition program. Provide instruction in accordance with established course outlines and expectations; inform students about course requirements; prepare and grade assignments and examinations; meet administrative timelines and submit completed and required documents and reports; and maintain required student attendance and scholastic records. Review of curriculum and assessment of student learning.

• Master's in nutrition, dietetics, or dietetics and food administration OR Bachelor's in any of the above AND Master’s in chemistry, public health, or family, and consumer studies/home economics OR the equivalent.
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  Note:
  
  A bachelor's in nutrition, dietetics, or dietetics and food administration, and certification as a registered dietitian, is an alternative qualification for this discipline.)
• Knowledge of teaching; multiple teaching methods which include critical thinking and problem‑solving strategies; and college academic requirements and standards.

Candidates must possess a commitment to encouragement of learning and an enthusiastic attitude toward teaching; sensitivity to teach students from diverse cultural, ethnic, and socio‑economic backgrounds who may have wide ranges of abilities, including the disabled.