Political Science , Tenure Track

Position: Political Science Full-Time, Tenure Track
Job Description

Woodland Community College is seeking an equity-minded, dynamic, collaborative, and innovative Instructor to serve as the political science 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 political science 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 political

science program and curriculum; keeping course offerings up
- to date and relevant; staying abreast of and communicating the current trends in political science 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 Political Science

at California Community Colleges:

* Master's in political science, government, or international relations

* OR Bachelor's in any of the above AND

* Master's in economics, history, public administration, social science, sociology, and any ethnic studies, Juris Doctor Degree (J.D.) or Legum Baccalaureus (LL.B.)

* OR the equivalent. (Must apply through YCCD's Equivalency Application Process).

* EQUIVALENCY REQUIREMENT:
All applicants are required to meet the minimum qualifications specified by the Yuba Community College District (YCCD) by the application filing date. Alternatively, applicants must have obtained an equivalency determination from the District before the publication of the Recruitment Announcement. This ensures that candidates either meet the standard qualifications or have received official recognition of their equivalent qualifications  for YCCD's Equivalency Application.