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Engineering and Math Instructor
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Position Number: 1865635
Location: Porterville, CA
Position Type: Mathematics

Engineering and Math Instructor

Kern Community College District

Position Number: 03075

Posting Date: 03/10/2020

Position Closing Date:

Initial Screening Date: 04/01/2020

Open Until Filled: Yes

Position Type: Contract Academic

Rate:

Work Week: This is a ten-month (175-day) faculty position

Minimum Salary: $72,149.55 annually

Maximum Salary: $133,764.50 annually ($94,668.78 maximum entry level)

Benefits:
Kern Community College District provides a rich health and welfare benefits offering to our employees, including Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, and Long-term Disability.

In addition to the above benefits, the District also offers a robust voluntary benefits selection:

Flex 125
Additional products and services through American Fidelity
Supplemental voluntary life insurance
Tax Shelter Annuities

The District participates in the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) for faculty. Employees covered under the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS), are vested 100% after five years of full time service credit. All coverages begin on the first day of the month following the hire date.

Benefit Website Link:
Benefits Website

College/Site: Porterville College

Location: PC-Main Campus

Basic Function:
This is a tenure track position

Porterville College is seeking dedicated, experienced, and motivated individuals to provide leadership, engagement, and discipline expertise in continuing to move the program forward in innovative ways. As a full time faculty member, successful candidates will demonstrate commitment to student success through teaching and learning excellence.

The successful candidate will be expected to provide instruction in a full range of courses in Engineering and Math. The assignment will be made on the successful applicant's experience, background, and institutional need.

This assignment may include teaching courses at various locations, different times, and with different modalities.

Other duties include: participation in student recruitment and articulation, transfer programs; maintaining subject matter currency; developing and revising curriculum; using computer and technology; assessment of program learning outcomes; collegial participation in departmental, college and discipline-specific professional activities.

Education and Experience:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

This assignment is a combination of disciplines. You must meet the minimum qualifications in both of the disciplines to qualify. If you feel you meet the qualifications based on Equivalency, then Equivalency documentation must be submitted with the application packet.
MATHEMATICS MINIMUM QUALIFICATION
Masters in mathematics or applied mathematics
OR Bachelors in either of the above AND Masters in statistics, physics or mathematics education

AND
ENGINEERING MINIMUM QUALIFICATION
Masters in any field of engineering
OR -Bachelors in any of the above AND Masters in mathematics, physics, computer science, chemistry or geology

(NOTE: A bachelors in any field of engineering with a professional engineers license is an alternative qualification for this discipline.)

OR The equivalent. Certain combinations of education, experience, and other accomplishments in the field may be judged as equal to the stated minimum qualifications for these positions. Candidates who feel they possess such equivalent qualifications must request and submit an APPLICATION FOR EQUIVALENCE form. Supporting documents must be included with the completed form.

AND A demonstrated sensitivity to students with diverse academic, socio-economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds and students with disabilities.

Note: Degrees and credits must be from accredited institutions (Title V Section 53406). Any degree from a country other than the United States, including Canada and Great Britain, must be evaluated by an evaluation service.

Note: The screening of candidates will be conducted by a screening committee. The screening committee reserves the right to limit the number of interviews granted. Meeting the minimum qualifications for a position does not assure the applicant of an interview.

Knowledge and Abilities:
Knowledge and Abilities:

Ability to work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues in an environment that promotes innovation, teaching, learning, and service to a diverse student population
Ability to effectively work with students with a wide range of skills, motivations, academic and vocational goals.
Ability to develop curriculum, including curriculum delivered via different modalities
Ability to participate in recruitment and articulation activities with local schools, colleges and universities
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Ability to maintain subject matter currency.
Ability to assess student learning outcomes
Knowledge of computers and willingness to adopt new technologies that support student success.
Knowledge of and commitment to the California Community College Mission.

Desirable Qualifications:

Ability to provide leadership in program and college initiatives.
Ability and willingness to participate effectively in college committee work and in co-curricular and extra-curricular activities that support students and the college.

Salary Grade:

Special Instructions to Applicants:
First Review of Applications:
Complete application packets will be accepted until the position is filled; but those received by 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) on April 1, 2020 are assured consideration. The College reserves the right to extend time limits or reinitiate the recruitment/selection process at any point.
Completed application packet must include:

Completed Online Application for Employment form
Current resume
Letter of interest (Cover Letter)
Statement of personal philosophy of teaching
Copies of legible transcripts
Copy of sample syllabi
List of six (6) professional references Listed on application form

Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the selection process should contact Human Resources to make the necessary arrangements.
The District does not provide sponsorship for authorization to work in the United States. Work authorization should be established at the time of application submission.

All applicants must apply online at https://careers.kccd.edu/postings/13563. Emails will not be accepted.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, the Kern Community College District encourages candidates with diverse backgrounds to apply.