
Philosophy Instructor (Full-time Tenure-Track Faculty Position)
San Mateo County Community College District
Posting Number: 2F0116
Location: Skyline College
Department:
Position Number: 2F0116
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 in philosophy, which may include Introduction to Philosophy, Critical Thinking, Ethics, Introduction to World Religions, and Symbolic Logic. Participate in curriculum planning and development
- Perform other professional duties as required by contract and general institutional and divisional needs
- Consult and work with students during regularly scheduled office hours
- Teach in a variety of modalities, which includes face-to-face, online and hybrid
- Articulate a vision for department growth
- Participate as a member of division and college committees.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Possession of a Master’s or above in philosophy OR Bachelor’s in philosophy AND Master’s or above in humanities or religious 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:
Preference will be given to candidates who:
- Demonstrate successful experience in teaching courses such as Introduction to Philosophy, Critical Thinking, Ethics, Introduction to World Religions, and Symbolic Logic
- Have the ability to adapt and develop a curriculum for the philosophy department
- Commitment to teaching excellence and development of teaching skills that exhibit sensitivity to the different styles of learning found in community college classrooms
- Ability to adapt teaching methodology to meet the needs of an ethnically and culturally diverse audience
- Commitment to the SMCCCD goal of integrating writing skills across the curriculum
- Commitment to multicultural and interdisciplinary approaches that stress cooperation and collaboration
- Experience in or preparation for teaching interdisciplinary courses in the Humanities and/or Social Sciences
- Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of one’s pedagogy and modify techniques to engage students
- Assist students in acquiring, analyzing, and evaluating information through appropriate technology, including the use of computer-based technology applicable to the subject area of the assignment
- Ability to assist students in successfully using the college’s distance education course management system for online and in-person classes
- Ability to ensure consistent and appropriate monitoring of student progress
- Ability to motivate students to develop higher-order thinking skills
- Ability and desire to work collaboratively with faculty and staff of the Social Sciences Program to enhance instruction, curriculum, student learning support, and student success
- Commitment to the professional responsibility of serving on participatory governance committees and leadership opportunities on campus
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 Philosophy
- Demonstrated ability to address equity gaps within Philosophy 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: 01/30/2025
First Review Date: 03/06/2025
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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