Wildland Fire Technology Instructor Tenure-Track Reedley College - Two

Wildland Fire Technology Instructor (Full-Time, Tenure-Track) Reedley College - Two Vacancies

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

Posting Number AA

Title Wildland Fire Technology Instructor (Full-Time, Tenure-Track) Reedley College - Two Vacancies

Campus Location Reedley College

Start Date 08/05/2026

At Reedley 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, staff and community partners who are dedicated to closing equity gaps.

• 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 develop and sustain culturally responsive teaching and learning environments;
• Strategically builds support for and participation in equity-related initiatives across our internal and external communities.

Reedley 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 Reedley College.

The ideal candidate will share Reedley College’s commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population.

Providing instruction in Wildland Fire Technology and Natural Resources under the general direction of the Dean of Instruction, the position provides instruction in wildland fire technology on the Reedley College campus and/or at off‑site community campus locations. The instructor will be responsible for:

• Teaching a full schedule of Wildland Fire Technology and Forestry courses as assigned;
• Assisting with maintaining chainsaws and firefighting equipment;
• Assisting in job placement and work experience opportunities for students;
• Planning and developing curriculum and scheduling of the Wildland program;
• Participating in high‑school recruitment activities;
• Participating in department and community activities;
• 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;
• Otherwise fulfilling all of the duties and responsibilities of instructors as required by Administrative Regulation 7122;
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree AND two (2) years of full‑time equivalent professional experience;
• Associate degree AND six (6) years of full‑time equivalent professional experience;
• A valid California Community College Credential;
• The equivalent education and/or experience (requires equivalency).

• Experience and skill incorporating elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all areas of responsibility;
• Recent experience working with African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students in the classroom and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups in higher education shape patterns of participation and outcomes;
• Willingness to examine and remediate one’s instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students;
• Related work and professional experience;
• Experience working with students of various cultural,…