English: Instructor-College Credit

Pay Information

Class 1, Step C – Class 6, Step C ($6,933.44– $8,849.03) per month based on the current AFT – College Faculty Tenured‑Tenure Track Faculty Salary Schedule.

1/30/2026

San Diego City College

Initial salary placement is commensurate with required education and related teaching experience as outlined in section A2.1 of the AFT Faculty Collective Bargaining Agreement and it is non‑negotiable. The District offers a comprehensive fringe benefit package including employer paid medical, dental, vision plans, sick leave, and opportunities for professional development.

This position is FLSA exempt and may not accrue overtime. Benefits will be provided under the terms of the AFT‑Guild, Local 1931 – Faculty Collective Bargaining Agreement. Annual salaries will be recalculated for service less than a full academic year based on Education Code 87815. Travel reimbursement for interviewees travelling more than 200 miles, one‑way, may be paid according to geographic location (see SDCCD Travel Stipend Policy, Rev 7/14/2011).

Typically, Assistant Professors earn tenure after 4 years and promote to Associate Professor. The SDCCD Employment Web Page provides a link to employee collective bargaining agreements and handbooks, and more information about terms and conditions of employment to include salary and benefits.

Academic, 1.0 FTE, Exempt (does not accrue overtime). Position Number: 007845.

Applications are now being accepted for the position of Assistant Professor of English at San Diego City College beginning Spring 2026. Assignments may include some combination of day, evening, Saturday, remote/hybrid and/or off‑campus classes. The position is within one of three colleges in the San Diego Community College District. City College is an urban campus dedicated to the precepts of Social Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

City College provides academic and vocational offerings to meet the needs of a diverse student population. The college is minutes away from the world‑class San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, and Chicano Park. While the current vacancy is at City College, applicants should understand that they are subject to assignment at any District facility at the option of the Chancellor.

• Knowledge and commitment to the mission of City College and the responsibilities of faculty in realizing this mission.
• Ability and desire to effectively teach lower and upper division course levels to community college students in classes both on and off campus and consisting of native and non‑native speakers of English.
• Ability and desire to effectively teach in a range of modalities including face‑to‑face, hybrid, and fully online.
• Experience teaching special populations and working in programs such as College and Career Access Pathways (CCAP) for high schools, justice‑impacted, veterans, AAPI, Puente, Umoja, etc.
• Ability to create effective lessons incorporating innovative and current andragogy, instruction, methodologies, and technology.
• Ability and desire to assume department leadership in areas including but not limited to course or program level coordination, curriculum, professional development, and instructional support and resources.
• Ability and desire to assume some District and/or college program coordination.
• Commitment to and participation in ongoing professional learning.
• Training in reading and composition theory and pedagogical and andragogical approaches.
• Ability and willingness to use research for innovation in the classroom.
• Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience working with students from diverse socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds; sexual orientation and gender expression; different levels of academic preparation; and varying physical and learning abilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively and navigate conflict or disagreements with students, Classified Professionals, faculty, and administrators.
• Demonstrates cultural competency, sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and staff.

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