Instructor Anatomy & Physiology

THE POSITION

Orange Coast College is seeking a full‑time, equity‑minded, tenure‑track faculty member in Human Anatomy and Physiology, commencing with the Fall 2026 semester. The primary teaching assignment involves all areas of Human Anatomy and Physiology. This assignment also includes curriculum and program development; participation in department, division, and college committees; participatory governance activities assuming leadership roles both within the department and in the institution as a whole;

collaboration across disciplines; the leveraging of student support resources; participation in ongoing professional development; and maintaining and performing required accreditation for the program.

The assignment may be day, evening, weekend, online, hybrid, or off‑campus and is subject to change as needed. The ideal candidate for this position embraces the overall mission of Orange Coast College and the Coast Community College District with a clear, focused commitment to offer inspiration, innovation, and meaningful learning experiences to its diverse and changing community and prepares students to achieve success in post‑secondary, career and technical, and life‑long educational opportunities.

• Maintain currency within the assigned discipline(s)
• Demonstrate verbal and written communication proficiency with students, colleagues, and staff
• Demonstrate use of effective teaching methods and materials appropriate for the course, discipline, modality, and students
• Demonstrate compliance with course outline requirements and student learning outcomes
• Maintenance of regular and timely office hours
• Ensure confidential, accurate maintenance of student records
• Adhere to College and departmental requirements consistent with applicable bargaining agreement
• Demonstrate appropriate respect for students by demonstrating the following characteristics: patience, fairness, promptness in the evaluation and discussion of student work, appropriate sensitivity and responsiveness to the needs of individual students; support of the diversity of our students, colleagues, and staff in actions, words, and teaching and learning methods.
• Demonstrate respect for colleagues and the teaching profession, characterized by the following conduct: acknowledging and defending the free inquiry of students, colleagues, and staff in the exchange of criticism and ideas; acting in accordance with the ethics of the profession and with a sense of personal integrity; working in a spirit of cooperation to develop and maintain a collegial atmosphere among faculty and staff while upholding and respecting academic freedom;
  
  demonstrating a commitment to and an engagement with the College, the division, and/or the department (as appropriate), and the profession; having the intellectual courage to share your professional opinion constructively, even when not the popular view, in pursuit of improvement; and having willingness to challenge yourself and others to re‑evaluate practices in the pursuit of departmental, College, and District excellence.
• Provide instruction in Biology, primarily Human Anatomy and Physiology, in accordance with established course outlines.
• Provide leadership in the development and revision of the Biology curriculum responsive to the students served.
• Participate in curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation; participate in and develop programs to measure student performance.
• Maintain appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics.
• Fulfill the professional responsibilities of a full‑time faculty member including, but not limited to the following: teach all scheduled classes unless excused under provisions of Board Policy; follow the department course outlines; keep accurate records of student enrollment, attendance, and progress; submit student grades according to established deadlines; post and maintain scheduled office hours; participate in departmental meetings and college and/or district‑wide activities and committees as assigned.

• Valid California Community College instructor credential, appropriate to the subject, per Education Code 87355 (issued before July 1, 1990);
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