Part-time Faculty Pool: Assistant Coach

Position Title: Part‑time Coach – Athletics

Salary: $65.60 - $84.79 Hourly

Job Type: Part Time

Job Number:

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

Location: Merced College, CA

Merced College is a community college dedicated to innovation and student success. This part‑time coaching assignment is located in the Athletics area under the general direction of the Director of Athletics.

• 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, 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.

• Professional experience is required when the applicant possesses a Master's degree.
• Any Bachelor's degree and two years of professional experience in the field (Baseball, Basketball, Football, Softball, Swimming & Diving, Track & Field, Volleyball, or Water Polo) OR any Associate’s degree and six years of professional experience in the field.
• Sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

• 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

• 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:
  Applicants must demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and the community cribe how your professional experience would contribute to a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. 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): https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

Only the required documentation as listed above will be accepted for this recruitment. Any additional documentation will be removed from your application profile.

Interview Information: Those applicants deemed highly qualified will be invited to oral interviews before a screening committee. Interviews will be scheduled on site.

Merced Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.