Assistant Professor, English

Salary: $69,840.83 - $106,092.46 Annually
Location: San Bernardino, CA
Job Type:
Department: English
Job Number: 2425-01420
Closing: 10/16/2024 11:59 PM Pacific

Job Description


San Bernardino Valley College is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution with a majority of our students identifying themselves as either African-American/Black or LatinX. At the heart of the Inland Empire, SBVC is a driving factor to improve the lives of our students, their families, and our communities. We are seeking individuals to join our English Department team that are fully committed to transformational, culturally responsive education in a collegial and collaborative student-centered environment.
*Anticipated Fall 2024 Hire*


SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:

This posting is to fill three (3) full-time, tenure-track positions teaching English courses that reflect the diverse needs of changing demographics and expanding English department programs. The successful candidate will show familiarity with most of the following: AB-705/1705, ELL, Ethnic Studies, Composition and Rhetoric, Distance Education and/or Writing Center Studies, along with experience working with diverse, and multilingual, students. Additionally, the successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to integrating equity and inclusion in all aspects of their work. This assignment includes teaching courses throughout the English department curriculum and actively participating in department and college responsibilities including curriculum development, assessment of outcomes, regular professional development, and collegial processes. The successful candidate will utilize recognized methodologies that support student success and be part of an engaged campus community.

We value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded individual committed to collaborating with faculty, classified staff, administration, students and community partners who are also committed to closing equity gaps. An equity-minded individual is a person who already does or has demonstrated the desire to:

• Understand the importance of educators being held accountable for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices.
• Reframe inequities as a problem of practice and view the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility
• Encourage positive race-consciousness and embrace human difference
• Reflect on institutional and teaching practices and aim to make them more culturally responsive
• Strategically build buy-in and participation among colleagues for equity-related initiatives.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

The duties below are representative of the duties of the classification and are not intended to cover all the duties performed by the incumbent(s)of any particular position. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the scope of work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to this classification.

• Teach a full load of classes, incorporating equitable teaching practices.
• Participate in department, division and campus meetings and activities.
• Maintain regular office hours.
• Participate in assessment, curriculum, and program review processes.
• Participate in regular professional development activity.

Qualifications


KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• A commitment to supporting gender and ethnically diverse students enrolled at San Bernardino Valley College
• Ability to use teaching methods that engage all students actively in their own learning and encourage them to learn problem solving skills
• Ability to teach in both in-person and virtual environments
• Ability to adapt teaching methodology to meet the needs of an ethnically and culturally diverse group of students
• Ability to assist students in the acquisition, analysis, and evaluation of knowledge and skills in both in person and virtual settings.
• Willingness to work with both faculty and staff in a spirit of collegiality at department, division, college, and District levels
• Ability to reflect on and evaluate the effectiveness of one's own pedagogy and modify techniques to engage students
• A commitment to the SBCCCD goal of integrating writing skills across the curriculum
• A commitment to the goals and ideals of the teaching profession and enthusiasm for the mission of the community college

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Master's in English, literature, comparative literature, or composition

OR

Bachelor's in any of the above

AND

Master's in linguistics, TESL, speech, education with a specialization in reading, creative writing or journalism

OR

the equivalent.*

• If you believe to have the experience equivalent to the minimum qualifications for an academic position, you may request a determination of equivalency by completing a District Request for Equivalency form and provide supporting documentation as appropriate.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Three years post-secondary teaching experience.
• Teaching experience in English at the community college level.
• Experience teaching underserved and/or ESL students in transfer-level composition (AB-705/AB-1705).
• Experience using appropriate technologies in teaching, including experience teaching online delivery systems.
• Experience and/or preparation in teaching a range of literature and/or literary production courses, including, but not limited to African American Literature, Chicano-Latino Literature, British Literature, Journalism, Literary Magazine Production, etc.
• Experience with student learning outcomes and student success; the ability to design instruction to meet those outcomes, using a variety of techniques to accommodate varied learning styles, cultural experiences, and motivation levels in an open access learning environment, including the use of culturally responsive practices in the college classroom.
• Evidence of professional development activities related to teaching at the post-secondary level.

Employment Requirements


The person selected for hire will be required to complete the following pre-employment requirements:

• Submit to and successfully pass DOJ live scan/fingerprinting. Cost of live-scan services to be borne by candidate.
• Sealed official transcript(s) in envelope from institution or electronic copies emailed directly from institution (for positions with higher education requirement)
• Tuberculosis (TB) risk assessment
• Employment verification(s) (for salary placement on faculty salary schedule)
Other pre-employment requirements may be required depending on the position (i.e. certifications or licenses; see job posting qualifications section for details).

Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements is mandatory to be eligible for employment. These requirements are in accordance with the San Bernardino Community College District's Administrative Procedures and Board Policies.

RECRUITMENT TIMELINE:

• September 2024: Applications Open
• October 2024: All applications received by October 16, 2024, will be included in the first screening
• Early November 2024:
  • 1st level interviews
  • 2nd level interviews
• January 2025: Tentative Start Date

To apply, visit: https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/sbccd/jobs/4656901/assistant-professor-english

The San Bernardino Community College District is an equal opportunity employer. The District encourages applications from underrepresented minorities and the disabled.

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