History Instructor (, Tenure-Track)

Posting Details

Announcement Information Posting Number AA2024-1811 Title History Instructor (Full-Time, Tenure-Track) Madera Community College Campus Location Madera Community College Start Date 08 / 07 / 2024 Essential Functions of Position At Madera Community College we value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities and orientations.

We prioritize applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits a diverse student population brings to a community college.

The successful candidate will be an equity-minded leader committed to student success achieved through collaboration with faculty, classified staff, administration, students and community partners who are also dedicated to closing equity gaps.

An equity-minded individual is a person who :

• Understands the importance of holding ourselves accountable as educators for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices;
• Reframes inequities as a problem of practice and views the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility;
• Encourages positive race-consciousness and embraces human difference;
• Supports institutional practices that both develop and sustain culturally responsive teaching and learning environments; and
• Strategically builds support for and participation in equity-related initiatives across both our internal and external communities.

Madera Community College seeks leaders who value placing the student at the center of everything we do, mentorship and working in a collegial, collaborative environment.

Leaders should be open and willing to participate in culturally relevant professional development that will help them prepare for the population of students who attend Madera Community College.

The ideal candidate will share Madera Community College’s commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population.

For the 2022-2023 academic year, we enrolled over 9,400 students in which 68% identify as Latinx, 8% as Asian / Pacific Islander, 3% as Black / African American, 17% as White, 1% as American Indian / Alaska Native, and 3% as multiracial.

Madera Community College is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community.

The successful candidate will join a college dedicated to the students it serves.

Providing instruction in History on the Madera Community College campus and / or at off-site community campus locations, the instructor will be responsible for :

• Teaching introductory survey courses in United States History, World Civilizations, Western Civilizations, regional survey courses such as Latin America, Africa, or Asia, and other courses as needed;
• Participating in program development and expansion of History courses, including connections with industry and career pathways;
• Serving on and attending department, college, and district committees as needed;
• Participating in program review, student learning outcome development and assessment to improve student learning;
• Teaching assignments in a variety of instructional settings and times, including evening and / or weekends, on-line or off-campus and large group instruction classes as needed;
• Otherwise fulfilling all of the duties and responsibilities of faculty as required by Administrative Regulation 7122; and
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications All candidates must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice within the classroom; and

• 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
• A valid California Community College Credential; or
• The equivalent education and / or experience ( requires an equivalency ).

Note : If the degrees posted on your transcript(s) do not match exactly as stated above, you must petition for equivalency.) Desirable Qualifications

• Experience and skill incorporating elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all areas of responsibility;
• Recent experience working with African American, Asian / Pacific Islander, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students in the classroom and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups in higher education shape patterns of participation and outcomes;
• Experience working with students of various cultural, gender, age, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds including students with disabilities;
• Willingness to examine and remediate one’s instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students;
• Related work and professional experience;
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students and staff;
• Demonstrated ability to work with computers, and other technologies, which are utilized in providing high-quality instruction and support to students;
• Experience teaching United States History, World Civilizations and Western Civilizations courses at the Community College or University level;
• Demonstrated ability to develop and teach lower division regional surveys and non-western history outside of the United States and Europe, as part of our growing Associate Degree for Transfer;
• Experience and skill with addressing issues of equity in the classroom;
• Knowledge of current assessment methods and materials; and
• Knowledge of the community college and its mission and goals.

Conditions of Employment 178 duty days per year. Salary and Benefits Starting annual salary is $70,302 $105,838 based on education and experience.

An annual doctoral stipend of $2,419 is available. In addition, the District offers an attractive fringe benefit package including medical, dental, and vision coverage for the employee and dependents, and life insurance.

Employees are also members of the California State Teacher’s Retirement System (CalSTRS). Selection Procedure Applications will be screened by Human Resources for completeness and to determine which applicants meet the minimum qualifications as stated in the job announcement.

From the applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and who have submitted all the required documents by the closing date and time listed on the job announcement, a selection advisory committee will review the candidates who are best qualified based on the minimum and desirable qualifications then determine who will be invited to interview.

The selection advisory committee will rate responses to the interview questions, teaching demonstration, and writing prompt (if applicable).

Based on this rating, a small number of applicants will be selected as the recommended candidates . These candidates will be forwarded to theVice Presidentand College President for final interviews.

A hiring recommendation will be made by the College President and forwarded to the Board of Trustees of State Center Community College District for final approval.

State Center Community College District is an equal opportunity employer. It is our pledge to treat all applicants fairly and equitably in the recruitment and selection process.

We endeavor to be a service-minded organization and respond to the needs of our applicants.