American Indian Studies Instructor Tenure-Track Fresno City College

American Indian Studies Instructor (Full-Time, Tenure-Track) Fresno City College Please see Special Instructions for more details.

This is a full-time, tenure-track position. The District may fill more than one position from this pool.

Posting Number: AA

Title:

American Indian Studies Instructor (Full-Time, Tenure-Track) Fresno City College

Campus

Location:

Fresno City College

Start Date:

08/05/2026

At Fresno City College we value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. We prioritize applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits a diverse student population brings to a community college. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded leader committed to student success achieved through collaboration with faculty, classified staff, administration, students, and community partners who are also dedicated to closing equity gaps.

An equity-minded individual is a person who:

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

Fresno City College seeks leaders who value placing the student at the center of everything we do, mentorship, and working in a collegial, collaborative environment. Leaders should be open and willing to participate in culturally relevant professional development that will help them prepare for the population of students who attend Fresno City College.

The ideal candidate will share Fresno City College’s commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. For the  academic year, we enrolled over 45,000 students in which 68% identify as Latinx, 11% as Asian/Pacific Islander, 4% as Black/African American, 14% as White, 1% as American Indian/Alaska Native, and 2% as multiracial. Fresno City College is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community.

The successful candidate will join a department dedicated to the use of a curriculum responsive to the students it serves.

The instructor will be responsible for:

• Teaching a full schedule of developmental and transfer level Ethnic Studies/American Indian Studies courses as assigned;
• Coordinating and collaborating with other discipline faculty and the Cultural & Women’s Studies Department;
• Maintaining currency in Ethnic Studies/American Indian Studies;
• Serving as faculty advisor for student groups such as NAISA;
• Teaching classes for and working with the RAIN learning community;
• Working with campus and community organizations to complement and enhance the Ethnic Studies/American Indian Studies Programs;
• Participating in program development and expansion of Ethnic Studies/American Indian Studies courses, including connections with industry and Career and Guided Pathways;
• Participating in curriculum development and review, including program review, student learning outcome development and assessment to improve student learning;
• Identifying and recommending potential adjunct faculty to teach classes;
• Assisting in evaluating adjunct instructors;
• Serving on and attending department, college, and district committees as needed;
• Participating in program review, student learning outcome development and assessment to improve student learning;
• Teaching assignments in a variety of instructional settings and times, including evening and/or weekends, online or off‑campus and large group instruction classes as needed; and
• Otherwise fulfilling all of the duties and…