Adjunct Associate Professor of Communications Studies

San⠀Joaquin⠀Delta⠀Community⠀College⠀District⠀is seeking⠀an adjunct⠀faculty⠀member in⠀communication⠀studies.⠀The ideal⠀candidate⠀will share⠀in the⠀college's⠀commitment⠀to⠀educating⠀a racially⠀and⠀socioeconomically⠀diverse⠀student⠀population.

COLLEGE DESCRIPTION:

San⠀Joaquin⠀Delta⠀Community⠀College⠀District,⠀as part of⠀our⠀Vision,⠀“promotes⠀a climate⠀of respect⠀and⠀authentic⠀engagement.⠀We are⠀culturally⠀responsive⠀to the⠀needs of⠀our⠀diverse⠀student⠀body. We⠀strive to⠀increase⠀and⠀sustain⠀equitable⠀outcomes⠀for all⠀students.⠀We recruit⠀and retain⠀quality⠀employees⠀who are⠀reflective⠀of our⠀students⠀and the⠀community⠀we serve,⠀in⠀addition⠀to⠀providing⠀all⠀personnel⠀with⠀equity and⠀diversity⠀training.”

San⠀Joaquin⠀Delta⠀College is⠀a proud⠀Chicanx/Latinx⠀and⠀Hispanic-Serving⠀Institution,⠀Asian⠀American⠀and Native⠀American⠀Pacific⠀Islander-Serving⠀Institution,⠀and⠀Minority⠀Serving⠀Institution,⠀serving⠀over⠀25,000⠀students⠀primarily⠀in the⠀California⠀Central⠀Valley.⠀The⠀student⠀population⠀is as⠀follows by⠀ethnicity:⠀Latinx⠀(48.36%),⠀Asian/Filipino/Pacific⠀Islander⠀(20.57%),⠀White⠀(16.31%),⠀Black/African⠀American⠀(7.63%),⠀American⠀Indian⠀(0.29%),⠀two or⠀more races⠀(5.43%)⠀and⠀unknown⠀(1.41%).⠀Further⠀student⠀demographic⠀data⠀(including⠀disaggregated⠀data) can⠀be found⠀at this⠀link:⠀https://deltacollege.edu/sites/default/files/ire/ire_ipr-dashboard.html

San⠀Joaquin⠀Delta⠀College⠀works to⠀create an⠀inclusive⠀environment⠀that⠀provides a⠀safe-haven⠀regardless⠀of⠀citizenship⠀status for⠀international,⠀immigrant,⠀undocumented,⠀AB540⠀eligible,⠀formerly⠀and⠀currently⠀incarcerated,⠀veteran,⠀re-entry,⠀LGBTQIA+⠀students⠀and⠀students⠀of various⠀learning⠀styles.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Under the⠀general⠀supervision⠀of the⠀assigned⠀TrAC Dean,⠀the⠀Professor⠀will teach⠀classes in⠀communication⠀studies.⠀The⠀successful⠀candidate⠀will⠀provide⠀evidence⠀of⠀knowledge⠀and⠀understanding⠀of the⠀racial,⠀socioeconomic,⠀and⠀academic⠀diversity⠀within⠀community⠀college⠀populations;⠀the⠀candidate⠀also will⠀show⠀knowledge⠀and⠀understanding⠀of how⠀these⠀factors⠀relate to⠀the need⠀for⠀equity-minded⠀and⠀culturally-responsive⠀practices⠀in the⠀community⠀college⠀setting.

Duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Conduct⠀and⠀organize⠀classes at⠀the⠀instructional⠀level to⠀meet the⠀educational⠀requirements⠀stated in⠀the course⠀description⠀and the⠀course⠀information⠀outlines.
• Advise⠀and assist⠀students⠀in⠀achieving⠀stated⠀course⠀objectives⠀and⠀student⠀learning⠀outcomes.
• Evaluate⠀the⠀progress⠀of each⠀student;⠀connect⠀students⠀to⠀appropriate⠀campus-support⠀services.
• Select⠀textbooks,⠀audiovisual⠀and other⠀instructional⠀materials⠀that⠀support⠀the⠀learning⠀environment⠀and are⠀reflective⠀of the⠀college's⠀mission of⠀equity-minded⠀education.
• Maintain⠀currency⠀in your⠀field.
• Maintain⠀necessary⠀records of⠀student⠀enrollment,⠀attendance,⠀progress,⠀and⠀grades;⠀prepare⠀and submit⠀required⠀reports to⠀the⠀administration.
• Report⠀to⠀management⠀any⠀condition⠀that might⠀jeopardize⠀the health⠀or safety⠀of⠀students⠀or the⠀public.
• Be⠀familiar⠀with and⠀act in⠀accordance⠀with the⠀Education⠀Code and⠀San⠀Joaquin⠀Delta⠀Community⠀College⠀District⠀policies⠀and⠀procedures.
• Participate⠀in⠀departmental,⠀divisional,⠀advisory,⠀and⠀campus-wide⠀committees⠀as part of⠀the⠀shared-governance⠀process⠀and⠀service⠀area needs⠀of the⠀District.
• Plan⠀and⠀complete⠀approved⠀professional⠀development⠀flex⠀activities⠀each⠀semester/year.
• Work⠀collaboratively⠀with the⠀college to⠀promote⠀student⠀equity and⠀success.
• Provide⠀guidance⠀and⠀direction⠀to⠀Readers,⠀as⠀needed.
• Perform⠀other⠀necessary⠀duties as⠀specified⠀in the⠀faculty⠀contract⠀and⠀outlined⠀in Board⠀Policy.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Master’s⠀in speech,⠀speech⠀broadcasting,⠀telecommunications,⠀rhetoric,⠀communication,⠀communication⠀studies,⠀speech⠀communication⠀or⠀organizational⠀communicationORBachelor’s⠀in any of⠀the⠀aboveANDMaster’s⠀in drama/⠀theater⠀arts, mass⠀communicationor⠀EnglishOR⠀the⠀equivalent

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated⠀sensitivity⠀to race,⠀ethnicity,⠀color,⠀religious⠀creed,⠀sex,⠀gender⠀expression,⠀gender⠀identity,⠀age,⠀national⠀origin,⠀ancestry,⠀disability,⠀marital⠀status,⠀sexual⠀orientation,⠀military⠀status,⠀prior⠀contact⠀with the⠀criminal⠀legal⠀system, or⠀any other⠀basis⠀prohibited⠀by⠀law.
• Demonstrated⠀ability to⠀adapt⠀teaching⠀strategies⠀and⠀techniques⠀to⠀different⠀student⠀abilities,⠀learning⠀styles,⠀cultures,⠀and groups⠀mentioned⠀above.
• Demonstrated⠀experience⠀teaching⠀in a⠀variety of⠀settings,⠀including⠀but not⠀limited to⠀online,⠀dual⠀enrollment,⠀and large⠀lectures.⠀A⠀willingness⠀to develop⠀and⠀utilize⠀instructional⠀materials,⠀including⠀lectures⠀and labs⠀for⠀multiple⠀modalities.
• Ability⠀to use⠀innovative⠀and⠀creative⠀teaching⠀techniques⠀(lecture⠀and labs)⠀and⠀equipment⠀such as⠀multimedia⠀hardware,⠀current⠀applications,⠀learning⠀management⠀systems,⠀and online⠀instructional⠀strategies.