Adjunct Associate Professor of Agriculture Production

Under the⠀general⠀supervision⠀of the⠀Division⠀Dean, the⠀Adjunct⠀Associate⠀Professor⠀of⠀Agricultural⠀Production⠀teaches⠀organized⠀classes⠀primarily⠀in the⠀Agricultural⠀Production⠀discipline(s);⠀the⠀primary⠀responsibility⠀is to⠀teach up⠀to 10⠀units⠀(part-time)⠀in the⠀assigned⠀discipline.

• Instruct⠀courses in⠀Agricultural⠀Production⠀in⠀accordance⠀with⠀credit⠀course⠀outlines⠀approved⠀by the⠀Board of⠀Trustees.
• Maintain⠀expertise⠀in current⠀teaching⠀methods,⠀discipline⠀knowledge,⠀and⠀discipline⠀specific⠀technologies.
• Assist⠀students⠀in⠀achieving⠀stated⠀course⠀objectives.⠀Evaluate⠀the⠀progress⠀of each⠀student⠀and notify⠀students⠀in need of⠀counseling⠀services⠀and/or⠀tutorial⠀assistance.⠀Track⠀student⠀learning⠀outcomes⠀and⠀maintain⠀records of⠀student⠀learning⠀outcomes.
• Participate⠀in the⠀departmental⠀process of⠀curriculum⠀review,⠀modification,⠀and the⠀assessment⠀of student⠀learning⠀outcomes⠀in order⠀to make⠀the⠀program⠀successful.
• Support⠀the⠀Division⠀Dean in⠀cooperating⠀with⠀campus and⠀community⠀groups to⠀provide⠀programs,⠀courses,⠀and⠀information⠀relevant⠀to the⠀needs of⠀the⠀students⠀and⠀various⠀programs.
• Coordinate⠀with other⠀faculty in⠀the⠀selection⠀of⠀textbooks,⠀audiovisual⠀and other⠀instructional⠀materials.
• Complete⠀various⠀reporting⠀procedures⠀as⠀required⠀for⠀student⠀evaluation,⠀course⠀reporting⠀and budget⠀development.
• Assist⠀the⠀Division⠀Dean in⠀the⠀preparation⠀of⠀required⠀reports by⠀providing⠀requested⠀information.
• Attend⠀various⠀departmental,⠀divisional⠀and⠀campus-wide⠀activities⠀and events⠀as⠀required.
• Plan⠀and⠀complete⠀approved⠀professional⠀development⠀flex⠀activities⠀each⠀semester.
• Perform⠀other⠀necessary⠀duties as⠀assigned⠀by the⠀Division⠀Dean and⠀as⠀outlined⠀in Board⠀Policy.
• Conduct⠀related⠀laboratory⠀instruction,⠀including⠀safe⠀handling⠀of⠀materials⠀and⠀equipment.
• Support⠀and⠀promote⠀student⠀participation⠀in⠀livestock⠀events.
• Attend⠀industry-related⠀meetings,⠀workshops⠀and job⠀sites to⠀remain⠀current⠀with new⠀developments⠀in the⠀agricultural⠀technology⠀field.⠀Support⠀and⠀participate⠀with local⠀high⠀school⠀agriculture⠀and FFA⠀programs.
• Support⠀the Delta⠀Agriculture⠀and⠀National⠀Resources⠀Foundation.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Any⠀Bachelor's⠀degree or⠀higher and⠀two years⠀of⠀professional⠀experience,⠀or any⠀Associate⠀degree and⠀six years⠀of⠀professional⠀experience.
• Sensitivity⠀to and⠀understanding⠀of the⠀diverse⠀academic,⠀socioeconomic,⠀cultural,⠀disability,⠀and ethnic⠀backgrounds⠀of⠀community⠀college⠀students.

• Bachelor's⠀degree in⠀agriculture,⠀agriculture⠀science,⠀education,⠀or other⠀agriculture⠀area, and⠀two years⠀of⠀professional⠀experience.
• Experience⠀in⠀teaching⠀postsecondary⠀courses in⠀Agricultural⠀Production⠀/Animal⠀Science.
• Demonstrated⠀ability to⠀adapt⠀teaching⠀strategies⠀and⠀techniques⠀to⠀different⠀levels of⠀students'⠀ability⠀and⠀learning⠀styles.
• Demonstrated⠀ability to⠀adapt⠀teaching⠀strategies⠀and⠀techniques⠀to⠀students⠀from⠀different⠀cultures⠀and ethnic⠀groups.
• Demonstrated⠀ability to⠀use⠀innovative⠀and⠀creative⠀teaching⠀techniques⠀and⠀equipment,⠀including⠀the use of⠀multimedia⠀hardware⠀and⠀software⠀and online⠀instructional⠀techniques.
• Demonstrated⠀leadership⠀in⠀developing⠀curriculum⠀for⠀discipline⠀specific⠀courses⠀and/or⠀programs.
• Demonstrated⠀leadership,⠀ability,⠀and desire⠀to stay⠀current in⠀the⠀field.
• Demonstrated⠀leadership⠀and⠀ability to⠀work with⠀business⠀and⠀industry⠀in order⠀to⠀coordinate⠀the⠀educational⠀program⠀with the⠀needs of⠀the⠀community.
• Interest⠀in or⠀knowledge⠀of⠀teaching⠀online and⠀other⠀distance⠀education⠀courses.
• Master's⠀Degree in⠀animal⠀science.
• Demonstrated⠀experience⠀in the⠀livestock⠀industry.
• Demonstrated⠀successful⠀agriculture⠀teaching⠀experience⠀at the⠀post-secondary⠀level.
• Demonstrated⠀utilization⠀of⠀innovative⠀methods⠀and⠀adaptability⠀to change⠀in order⠀to meet⠀the⠀rapidly⠀changing⠀technology⠀in⠀agriculture.
• Maintain⠀active⠀membership⠀in the⠀California⠀Agriculture⠀Teachers⠀Association.