Part-time Faculty Pool: Co-operative Education​/Work Experience

Salary: $65.60 - $84.79 Hourly

Job Type: Part‑time instructional assignment in the Co‑operative Education program

Job Number:

Closing: 6/30/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Location: Merced College, CA

Open pool for academic year 2025‑2026. This role is part of the Co‑operative Education program under the general direction of the Dean of English and Humanities. The maximum teaching load is 10 units per semester and may include evening and weekend hours.

• Provide innovative and effective instruction in accordance with current pedagogy and established course outlines and expectations
• Inform students about course requirements, evaluation procedures, and attendance policies and maintain regular and substantive contact with students
• Maintain and submit required student attendance and scholastic records on the Learning Management System (e.g., grades and syllabi)
• Utilize the Learning Management System to deliver, prepare, and grade class assignments and examinations
• Maintain and utilize effective skills in instructional design, applications, and methods
• Post and maintain regular office hours in accordance with prevailing policy
• Participate in the development and review of curriculum
• Participate in the development of teaching‑learning methods and materials
• Participate in departmental, area, and campus professional activities/committees
• Represent the college within the Merced community and within professional circles
• Participate in the college's learning outcomes assessment program, including course, program, and institutional assessments to continually improve student learning outcomes

• Master's degree in any discipline in which work experience may be provided
• Promote and incorporate culturally affirming DEIA and anti‑racist principles to nurture and create a respectful, inclusive, and equitable learning and work environment

• Current technology skills related to teaching in the discipline and a willingness to pursue future technological developments

Submit a complete application by the closing date/time on the Merced College career pages at

Required Documentation:

• Letter of interest addressing your qualifications for the position (cover letter)
• Resume
• List of three professional references (no reference letters permitted)
• Legible unofficial college transcripts (undergraduate and graduate); transcripts must include the degree major and date the institution granted the degree; official copies are not required unless applicant is hired.
• Diversity Statement:
  The Merced College District has a diverse staff and student population. As such, applicants must demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and the community ase describe how your professional experience would contribute to a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Please do not include any personally identifying information.
  
  Limit your response to one (1) page.
• If applicable, foreign transcripts must include a U.S. evaluation and translation completed by an approved organization.
• If applicable, Equivalency Review Form (Required for applicants who do not possess the stated minimum educational qualifications and are seeking consideration on the basis of equivalency)

Applicants deemed highly qualified will be invited to oral interviews before a screening committee on site. A limited number of candidates will be invited to interviews.

Sick leave: faculty employed on a part‑time hourly basis shall earn sick leave credit at the rate of one (1) hour for each twenty (20) hours of paid service.

The selected candidate must be fingerprinted and tested for tuberculosis at his/her own expense prior to the start of employment. In compliance with the Immigration Reform Act of 1986, all new employees are required to verify their identity and the right to work in the United States. All offers of employment are subject to approval by the Board of Trustees. The applicant must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

Individuals with disabilities may request any needed accommodation to participate in the application process. Please submit your request with your application to the Human Resources Office.

Merced Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.