English Instructor (Full-time Tenure-Track Faculty Position)
San Mateo County Community College District
Posting Number: 3F0030
Location: Cañada College
Department:
Position Number: 3F0030
Percentage of Full Time: The work year is 175 days (10 months of service).
FLSA: Exempt (does not accrue overtime)
Months per Year: 10
If other, please specify:
Min Salary:
Max Salary:
Position Type: Faculty Positions
Who We Are:
The College and the District:
Who We Want:
The Position:
Start date of this assignment: Fall 2025.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Teach basic skills, transfer-level composition and literature courses
- Maintain expertise in current teaching methodologies and curricula and develop new instructional materials and techniques to meet the changing needs of students
- Consult with students during regularly scheduled office and writing center hours
- Assist in curriculum assessment and revisions and new course development
- Participate in the development and/or selection of course materials, equipment, and technology that will enhance the offerings of the department
- Participate as a member of department, division, and college committees
- Perform other professional duties as required by contract and general institutional needs
Minimum Qualifications:
- Possession of a Master’s or above in English, literature, comparative literature, or composition OR Bachelor’s in any of the above AND Master’s or above in linguistics, TESL, speech, education with a specialization in reading, creative writing, or journalism OR the equivalent (see below)
- Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff as these factors relate to the need for equity minded-practice both within and outside of the classroom
Physical Requirements:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Successful experience in teaching or evidence of preparation to teach transfer-level reading and composition, creative writing, critical thinking, and literature courses
- Interest in or experience with cohort-based learning communities linked to other disciplines such as Puente, UMOJA, and STAR, COLTS
- A Certificate in Teaching Post-Secondary Reading or experience integrating reading instruction into a composition course
- A commitment to the role and purpose of the community college
- Experience using equity-minded, antiracist and culturally-responsive teaching methods and curriculum to promote the success of all students
- Experience motivating and empowering students from a broad spectrum of academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds
- Training and experience teaching online and using technology in the classroom
- A creative and engaging teaching style
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to effectively use diverse assessment methods in the classroom
Preferred Qualifications:
- Recent experience working with racially minoritized and other disproportionately-impacted students in the classroom and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups within higher education and particular fields shape patterns of participation and outcomes
- Willingness to examine and remediate one’s instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized and other disproportionately impacted students
- Experience and skill with addressing inequity in the classroom and on campus
- Experience and expertise in culturally-responsive teaching in English
- Demonstrated ability to address equity gaps within English courses and classrooms
- Demonstrated knowledge of the implications of the Hispanic-Serving Institution and Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Serving Institution designation for institutional, departmental and instructional practices
Benefits:
Open Date: 02/11/2025
First Review Date: 03/18/2025
Close Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
Special Instructions Summary:
All applicants are required to submit:
- What do you feel are the best strategies for supporting students who have been historically marginalized?
- Think of the most successful class you have taught. What were the key factors in creating that success for racially-minoritized and other underserved disproportionately disadvantaged students?
- How is your teaching approach culturally-responsive to the students you serve?
SMCCCD Office of Human Resources
3401 CSM Drive, San Mateo, CA 94402
Tel.: (650) 574-6555 Fax (650) 574-6574
Email: [email protected]
Web Page: https://smccd.edu/humanresources/
Conditions of Employment:
1. Submit official transcripts (applies to all faculty or educational administrative positions)
Foreign Education completed outside of the United States must be deemed equivalent to that gained in conventional/accredited U.S. education programs in order for it to be considered for the satisfaction of minimum qualifications. Foreign transcripts must be translated and evaluated by a U.S.-based credentials evaluation service. The District currently accepts evaluations from agencies approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
2. Submit verifications of prior employment
3. Satisfactory references
4. Successfully being cleared for employment through the background checking process
In addition to background checks, the District may review publicly available information about a candidate on the Internet. If a candidate is aware of incorrect or inaccurate information that is available on the Internet, the candidate is welcome to address such an issue with the Office of Human Resources.
5. Present original documents for proof of eligibility to work in the United States
6. Approval of your employment by the SMCCCD Board of Trustees
7. Provide a certificate of Tuberculosis exam for initial employment.
8. Have fingerprints taken by a Live Scan computer (Clearance must be received prior to first day of employment). Please note that the California Education Code requires, in part, that community college districts shall not employ or retain in employment persons in public school service who have been convicted of certain felonies, a misdemeanor drug charge (including alcohol offenses) or misdemeanor moral turpitude (sexual offense) crime. However, consideration may be given to those whose drug convictions occurred more than five years ago. A conviction for other crimes may not necessarily disqualify you from the job for which you may be applying.
EEO Statement:
The San Mateo County Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to employ individuals who represent the rich diversity of cultures, language groups, and abilities of its surrounding communities.
Accommodations:
Applicants who have disabilities may request that special accommodations be made in order to complete the selection process. Accommodation requests and a copy of the Americans with Disabilities Act applicant procedures can be made by completing our: Applicant Reasonable Accommodation Request Form
Annual Security Report:
To apply, visit: https://jobs.smccd.edu/
jeid-ce9831bbdb235b4ea6c57d89715aaf72
