
History Instructor (Full-time Tenure-Track Faculty Position) (2 Positions Available)
San Mateo County Community College District
Posting Number: 2F0050/2F0113
Location: Skyline College
Department:
Position Number: 2F0050/2F0113
Percentage of Full Time: The work year is 175 days (10 months of service).
FLSA: Exempt (does not accrue overtime)
Months per Year: 10
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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 classes as assigned from the regular History Department curriculum
- Participate in the development of a departmental philosophy and identity grounded in the values of social justice, equity, anti-racism, and anti-sexism
- Assist in curriculum revisions and new course development, with a focus on community demographics and current student lived realities
- Collaborate in department planning, program review, faculty evaluations, and integration of courses into guided pathways, meta-majors, and other strategic initiatives
- Develop, assess, and analyze student learning outcomes at the institutional, departmental, and course levels
- Develop course materials, engage with OER/ZTC, and utilize technology that will enhance History offerings
- Maintain expertise in current pedagogical approaches and high-impact practices through sustained professional development
- Consult with students during regularly scheduled office hours
- Serve as a member of division and college committees, and attend regular division and department meetings
- The college offers day, evening, and online classes, faculty may be required to teach in multiple modalities
- Perform other duties as required by contract, collective bargaining agreement, and general institutional needs in a timely manner
Minimum Qualifications:
- Possession of a Master’s or above in history OR Bachelor’s in history AND Master’s or above in political science, humanities, geography, area studies, women’s studies, social science or ethnic studies 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:
Subject Matter Preparation:
- Degree specialization and/or recent successful experience in teaching or preparation to teach a broad range of college-level courses in History
In addition to a classroom demonstration that will be part of the interview process, appropriate evidence includes, but is not limited to, experience, training, or achievement that the candidate has:
- The ability to develop curriculum and teach courses for a History major program with California articulation standards
- The ability to develop student learning outcomes and methods for assessing student achievement, as well as to ensure consistent reflection and improvement of best teaching practices
- A commitment to appropriate use of technology in teaching and learning both face-to-face and online
- The ability to engage and support students from a broad spectrum of academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds
- Enthusiasm for, understanding of, and commitment to the role and purpose of the community college
- A commitment to the teaching profession, its goals and ideals, and the continuous reflection and development of best teaching practices for student success within the community college system
- The ability to use teaching methods that engage students actively in their learning, promote development of critical thinking and reflection skills, and encourage globally-conscious lifelong learning
- The ability to use instructional methods that emphasize group cooperation and collaboration and that reflect cultural sensitivity and interdisciplinary approaches to subject matter
- The commitment to maintain currency in the discipline, and related technology appropriate to instruction as it relates to History
- The ability to organize and explain materials in ways appropriate to students with differing abilities, levels of preparation, and cultural experiences
- A commitment to the scholarship of teaching and learning including the ability to reflect on and evaluate the effectiveness of one’s own pedagogy, and share it
- A commitment to ongoing professional development including participation in an initial, year-long new faculty development program, college online training certification, and college mission-aligned professional training programs
- The ability, initiative, and commitment to work collaboratively with faculty and staff in the spirit of collegiality and innovation to enhance instruction, curriculum, and student success
- Commitment to professional responsibilities outside of the classroom through enthusiastic contributions to department, division and college activities
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 History
- Demonstrated ability to address equity gaps within History courses in all instructional modalities
- Demonstrated knowledge regarding the implications of the Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) designations for institutional, departmental and instructional practices
Benefits:
Open Date: 01/29/2025
First Review Date: 03/05/2025
Close Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
Special Instructions Summary:
All applicants are required to submit:
- How have you fostered success in an open-access institution for students who have been historically marginalized?
- What are the key factors for creating successful educational experiences for racially-minoritized and other underserved disproportionately disadvantaged students?
- How is your teaching approach culturally-responsive to the students you serve?
- How have you worked with your department(s), division(s), and/or institution(s) to help realize what you have described in your responses to questions one through three?
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
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To apply, visit: https://jobs.smccd.edu/
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