(Part-Time Faculty Pool) - Photography Instructor

Monterey Peninsula College - Monterey, CA

Part-time - Entry Level

Monterey, CA

Educational Services

About the position

Monterey Peninsula College is currently accepting applications to establish a pool for future part-time teaching assignments in this discipline. The college is committed to educational equity for all students, as outlined in the District's Governing Board Goals, Educational Master Plan, Equal Employment Opportunity Plan, and Student Equity Plan. The institution provides students with a rich and dynamic learning experience that embraces differences, emphasizing collaboration, engaging students in and out of the classroom, and encouraging them to realize their goals and become global citizens and socially responsible leaders. Joining Monterey Peninsula College means being part of an inclusive, innovative, and equity-focused community that approaches higher education as a matter of social justice requiring broad collaboration among faculty, classified staff, administration, students, and community partners. The college is designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and has a diverse student population that reflects the communities it serves. The college values the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, orientations, and intersections of these identities. Therefore, they prioritize applicants who demonstrate an understanding of the benefits diversity brings to a professional educational community. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded individual dedicated to collaborating with faculty, classified staff, administration, students, and community partners who are also committed to closing equity gaps.

Responsibilities

• Meet each scheduled class and teach or conduct learning exercises for the entire period.
• Contact the appropriate division chair or administrator in advance to make arrangements for unavoidable absences.
• Provide each student at the beginning of the course with written information about the course, including a full description of the grading system and how the student will be evaluated.
• Accurately keep required class records on attendance, withdrawal, and grading.
• Submit all necessary reports such as attendance and grade reports, roll books, and class information sheets, and certify their accuracy.
• Comply with all institutional policies and procedures.
• Give careful attention to all bulletins, memorandums, and emails from administrative offices.
• Check faculty mailbox and MPC email frequently.
• Demonstrate an understanding of, sensitivity to, and appreciation for the diverse academic, socio-economic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and staff.

Requirements

• Master's degree in photography, fine arts, or art OR
• Bachelor's degree in any of the above AND master's degree in art history or humanities OR
• The equivalent.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in teaching at the community college level.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity and diversity in education.