Los Rios Community College District - Sacramento, CA

posted 16 days ago

Full-time - Entry Level
Sacramento, CA
Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

About the position

The faculty member shall be responsible for the following: teaching assigned classes under the supervision of the area dean; helping students fulfill their maximum potential in mastering course content; assessing student learning outcomes; maintaining a thorough and up-to-date knowledge in their regular teaching field; continuing professional development; utilizing current technology in the performance of job duties; maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position; assisting with articulation and curriculum development and review; serving on college committees and participating in faculty governance including accreditation and student co-curricular activities; assuming other responsibilities as assigned by the area dean; fulfilling other duties and responsibilities of a full-time faculty member. The Department's primary focus is helping students develop good logical and critical reasoning skills to be able to participate in independent thought and open debate, and to learn valuable insights that can be applied to contemporary life. The Department focuses on a methodological grounding in core Analytic Philosophy, applied to a broad range of philosophical questions, issues, perspectives, and arguments found both within and outside of Western Philosophy's mainstream traditional approach.

Responsibilities

  • Teaching assigned classes under the supervision of the area dean
  • Helping students fulfill their maximum potential in mastering course content
  • Assessing student learning outcomes
  • Maintaining a thorough and up-to-date knowledge in their regular teaching field
  • Continuing professional development
  • Utilizing current technology in the performance of job duties
  • Maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position
  • Assisting with articulation and curriculum development and review
  • Serving on college committees and participating in faculty governance including accreditation and student co-curricular activities
  • Assuming other responsibilities as assigned by the area dean
  • Fulfilling other duties and responsibilities of a full-time faculty member

Requirements

  • Have a master's degree in Philosophy; OR a bachelor's in Philosophy AND a master's in Humanities or Religious Studies; OR hold a California Community College Instructor's Credential in the discipline area; OR the equivalent
  • All degrees must be from an accredited institution completed by the time of hire
  • Have an equity-minded focus, responsiveness, and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students
  • Successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment

Nice-to-haves

  • Experience and a desire to continue engaging with research focused on the philosophical theories and perspectives traditionally excluded by the tradition
  • A pedagogical theory and practice motivated by an evidence-based approach, with a strong focus on effective approaches to anti-racist, equitable teaching
  • Experience working with historically under-resourced and under-represented racial groups of students
  • Experience and commitment to working cooperatively, both intra- and interdepartmentally

Benefits

  • Initial maximum salary placement based on academic degree, upper/graduate level units earned, and/or related professional occupational experience
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