Agriculture Instructor; Part-Time Faculty Pool Reedley College

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Agriculture Instructor (Part-Time Faculty Pool) Reedley College

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Reedley College

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To be determined

Reedley College values the ability to serve students from diverse cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities and orientations. We seek an equity-minded leader committed to student success achieved through collaboration with faculty, classified staff, administration, students and community partners who are focused on closing equity gaps.

An equity-minded individual:

• Understands the importance of holding educators accountable for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices;
• Frames inequities as a problem of practice and views elimination of inequities as a shared responsibility;
• Encourages positive race-consciousness and embraces human difference;
• Supports practices that develop and sustain culturally responsive teaching and learning environments;
• Strategically builds support for and participation in equity-related initiatives across internal and external communities.

Reedley College seeks leaders who place the student at the center of everything we do, value mentorship, and work in a collegial, collaborative environment. Leaders should participate in culturally relevant professional development to prepare for the student population at Reedley College.

The ideal candidate will share Reedley College’s commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. Reedley College is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the college’s responsibility to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community. The successful candidate will join a college dedicated to the students it serves.

Providing instruction in Agriculture for Reedley College, the instructor will be responsible for:

• Teaching a part-time schedule of Agriculture courses as assigned;
• Using a variety of pedagogies and instructional delivery systems, including technology-enabled formats for face-to-face, online, and/or hybrid formats;
• Communicating effectively with students, faculty and staff;
• Applying effective teaching methods appropriate to the subject matter and adhering to institutionally approved curriculum outlines of record;
• Evaluating student progress through tests, examinations, written assignments, oral responses, etc., in keeping with course objectives;
• Providing course syllabi to students;
• Maintaining classroom records in accordance with District Policy;
• Turning in all required student grading and evaluation reports in a timely manner;
• Teaching assignments in a variety of instructional settings and times, including classes as needed;
• Fulfilling all duties and responsibilities of instructors as required by Administrative Regulation 7122;
• Other duties as assigned.

All candidates must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to equity-minded practice within the classroom.

• Master’s in agriculture, agriculture science, education with a specialization in agriculture or other agricultural area (including: agricultural business, agricultural engineering, agricultural mechanics, agronomy, animal science, enology, environmental horticulture, equine science, forestry, natural resources, plant science, pomology, soil science, viticulture or other agriculture science);
• A valid California Community College Credential; or
• The equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency).

Note:

If the degrees posted on transcripts do not match exactly, you must petition for equivalency.

• Experience and skill incorporating elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all areas of responsibility;
• Recent experience working with racially minoritized students and understanding historical patterns of exclusion in higher education;
• Willingness to examine and remediate instructional practices to engage and support racially minoritized students;
• Related work and professional experience;
• Experience working with…