History Instructor Tenure Track

Position: History Instructor, Full time - Tenure Track
Job Description

Woodland Community College is seeking an equity-minded, dynamic, collaborative, and innovative Instructor to serve as the history instructor.

One of two colleges in the Yuba Community College District, Woodland Community College is located in Woodland, CA. The area is an excellent choice for quality of life with close proximity to the Sierra Nevada for outdoor recreation, a burgeoning farm to fork movement, and access to the metropolitan areas of Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area.

The College is excited about its status as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and serves our local communities in Woodland, Esparto, and Knights Landing in Yolo County, Lake County, and Colusa County. The College serves over 3,000 unduplicated students annually in

multiple associate and certificated programs. WCC prides itself on an innovative, student-centered faculty and partnerships with school districts and four-year colleges in its service area. The small college setting provides an advantage for faculty and staff to adapt to new instructional methods and processes and to foster strong interdisciplinary collaborations that benefit students.

Woodland Community College seeks a strong, well-rounded, equity-minded history educator. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience or potential to be an excellent instructor at a community college, and can provide leadership or contribute positively in areas such as: development of the history program and curriculum; keeping course offerings up-to date and relevant; staying abreast of and communicating the current trends in history education;

and collaborating with area high schools.

Required Qualifications

Knowledge of and ability to understand the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students. Sensitivity to the needs, problems, and challenges associated with the diversity of the community college student population.

The successful candidate, by the final filing date, must possess the minimum qualifications for instructors in History at California Community Colleges

* Master's in history OR

* Bachelor's in history AND Master's in political science, humanities, geography, area studies, women's studies, social science or ethnic studies OR

* The equivalent

The District has adopted equivalency procedures which enable applications by individuals not possessing qualifications listed above. Applicants who do not have the exact minimum qualifications listed above are encouraged to include a completed Equivalency Form with their application. The form, policy, and procedures can be found at https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). For more information on equivalencies contact the Human Resources office at