"Assistant Professor, Biology (Riverside City College)"

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Assistant Professor, Biology (Riverside City College)
Riverside Community College District

Application Deadline: Interested candidates must apply by 02/05/2026 by 8:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time.

Position Title: Assistant Professor, Biology (Riverside City College)
Department: Life Sciences (R)
Position Type: Full-Time Faculty/Counselor/Librarian
College/Campus: Riverside
Physical location of the position: Riverside
Employment Type: Full-Time
Tenure Track (Faculty):
Position Length: 10-month
Salary Range: Column C, Step 1 to Column H, Step 6
Salary Amount: $88,002 to $135,587
Salary Type: Annual

Department Specific Needs: The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching a broad range of courses in the Life Sciences, including General Biology along with Microbiology and/or Anatomy & Physiology.
The Department is interested in candidates from diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Experience working with large programs requiring collegiality and coordination between multiple instructors is desired!

Job Description

Basic Function:
Riverside City College is seeking an Assistant Professor, Biology. The successful candidate will have teaching responsibilities in General Biology with additional responsibilities in courses such as Anatomy & Physiology and/or Microbiology. The college supports course offerings Monday through Saturday (including evenings) at both onsite and offsite locations. A successful candidate should demonstrate subject-specific expertise in biology, anatomy/physiology and/or microbiology and the ability to communicate challenging concepts to community college level students in a clear and engaging manner.

The ideal candidate will share Riverside City College's commitment to educating its ethnically and socioeconomically diverse student population. RCC currently serves approximately 29,543 students annually, the majority of whom are from historically underserved populations, 60.8% Latinx, 8% African American, 5.1% Asian American, 20.2% white. Riverside City College is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the college has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community. The successful candidate will join a Life Science Department dedicated to the use of curricula through a lens of equity. This department values the use of equity-minded andragogical techniques, while maintaining academic rigor in the biological sciences.

The successful candidate will join a campus that demonstrates its equity-minded values through intentional practice. We are a Hispanic and Minority serving institution with established programs for Puente, Ujima, Allies, Veterans and Foster Youth. RCC is a leader in the California Guided Pathways Project, as well as dual enrollment with our local high schools and strong workforce preparation. We are proud of our dedication to all our students and their families and, through a variety of means, provide robust offerings of culturally responsive events, speakers and opportunities for professional training in equity practices.

To learn more about RCC, visit the following link: http://www.rcc.edu

Education:
Master's degree in any biological science; OR Bachelor's in any biological science AND Master's in biochemistry, biophysics, or marine science; OR the Equivalent. A Ph.D. is preferred. (All degrees and units used to satisfy minimum qualifications shall be from accredited institutions).

Experience:
Required: Two or more years of combined teaching experience in general biology, anatomy and physiology and/or microbiology at the college level.
Desired: Experience working with large programs requiring coordination between instructors as well as experience in developing curriculum, maintaining and updating course outlines of record, and participation in strategic planning and program review.

Licenses/Certifications: None.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:
Evidence of a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students (E.C. 87360a).

Duties and Responsibilities:
1. The instructional assignment will include lecture and/or laboratory classes in the discipline.
2. Assignments are based upon the assumption of workload of forty hours weekly, including but not limited to conducting classes, class preparation, student evaluation, office hours, committee work, curriculum and program development, student learning outcomes assessment, program review, student activities, and other duties per the bargaining unit agreement.
3. Institutional service activities are expected of all faculty members.
4. Participation in discipline/department decision making processes and work regarding curriculum, program development and other matters are also expected of all department faculty.
5. Responsibilities also include maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position.
6. Fulfill the duties of a full-time instructor, including, but not limited to, holding weekly office hours and completing 24 hours of "flex credit" through various available activities and seminars.
7. Faculty will participate in outcomes assessment work.

Teaching assignment may include early morning (e.g., 7am), day, evening, online, hybrid, and/or off campus classes.

Conditions of Employment:
1. Ten-month, tenure-track position.
2. Salary is commensurate with academic preparation, and full-time teaching or equivalent experience with a range from Column C, Step 1 to Column H, Step 6 of the current Faculty Salary Schedule.
3. Medical and dental benefits are provided for the employee and legal dependents.
4. A $50,000 life insurance policy is provided for the employee.
5. Orientation to college is required as is adherence to Improvement of Instruction policy.
6. Maintaining broad knowledge of the academic or occupational area and design pedagogy related to learning outcomes is expected.
7. Responsible for all other conditions of employment required of full-time faculty members such as a willingness to be involved in District and College promotional activities, active participation in college committee work, student activities and other support services, and appropriate professional activities.

Required Applicant Documents: Resume or Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter, Teaching Philosophy, Letter of Recommendation 1, Letter of Recommendation 2, Letter of Recommendation 3, Bachelors or Equivalent Transcript, Masters or Equivalent Transcript, Other Document:
Optional Applicant Documents: Doctorate Transcript, Other Transcript, Other Document:
Effective Employment Date: Fall 2026
Application Deadline: 02-05-2026