"Assistant Professor, English (Norco College)"

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Assistant Professor, English (Norco College)
Riverside Community College District

Application Deadline: Interested candidates must apply by the deadline listed below by 8:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time: 02/24/2026

Position Title: Assistant Professor, English (Norco College)
Department: Instruction (N)
Position Type: Full-Time Faculty/Counselor/Librarian
College/Campus: Norco
Physical location of the position: Norco
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 - $135,587
Salary Type: Annual

Job Description

Basic Function
Norco College is seeking a well-rounded faculty member responsible for instruction in all aspects of the English discipline. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to teach our English composition courses, literature courses, and our co-requisite support courses. The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to serve as a coordinator of one of our learning communities.

The ideal candidate will share Norco College and the department of English's commitment to educating its racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse student population. We currently enroll 15,280 students, the majority of whom are from racially minoritized populations. 58% of Norco College's students are Hispanic, 7% are African-American, 7% are Asian American, 0.2% are Native American, 3% are Pacific Islander, 22% are White, 3% are multiracial. Norco College has been designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community.

Education:
Master's degree in English, literature, comparative literature, or composition; OR Bachelor's degree in any of the above AND Master's degree in linguistics, TESL, speech, education with a specialization in reading, creative writing, or journalism; OR the equivalent.
(All degrees and units used to satisfy minimum qualifications shall be from accredited institutions.)

Experience:
Candidates are required to demonstrate a minimum of two years of successful experience teaching composition/literature to underrepresented and diverse student populations at a community college or baccalaureate-level institution. Additionally, candidates are required to demonstrate knowledge of co-requisite courses that address the implications and requirements of AB 705/AB 1705.

Candidates are required to demonstrate recent experience working with African American, Latine/Hispanic, Native American, Asian American, and other racially/ethnically, socioeconomically minoritized students in the classroom, and an understanding of how historical patterns have shaped these groups' experiences and representation within higher education, especially how real or perceived exclusion can shape patterns of participation and outcomes.

Candidates are required to demonstrate a willingness to examine and revise their instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support various groups of marginalized students, as well as experience and skill with addressing issues of equity in the classroom.

Candidates are required to demonstrate experience of teaching in online and/or hybrid modalities.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate experience of and expertise in culturally responsive teaching in English/literature, which will address equity gaps within English courses and classrooms.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate experience of working in and/or leading/coordinating learning communities (e.g. Umoja).

The ideal candidate will demonstrate experience in teaching courses focused on the literature, culture, and history of diverse groups, including African American, Latine/Hispanic, Native American, and Asian American literature.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate knowledge of the implications of the Hispanic-Serving Institution designation for institutional, departmental, and instructional practices.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate experience in and/or knowledge of creating and developing curriculum, working well with others (student, faculty, staff, and administrators), and fulfilling the duties of a full-time faculty member in a shared governance environment.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate experience in and/or knowledge of working in or leading/coordinating writing centers.

Licenses/Certifications: None.

Other: COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:
Must demonstrate evidence of a sensitivity to and an 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 may include laboratory classes in the discipline. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to teach English composition and literature courses in various platforms (face to face, hybrid and online) as needed.
2. Assignments are based upon the assumption of workload of forty hours weekly (42.5 in the compressed calendar), 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 advising, and other duties per the bargaining unit agreement.
3. Institutional service activities are expected of all faculty members. All faculty are also required to complete annual FLEX training.
4. Participation in discipline/department decision making processes and work regarding curriculum, program development, scheduling and other matters are also expected of all English and Media Studies faculty.
5. Responsibilities also include maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position.

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, Other Document, Masters or Equivalent Transcript, Other Document: Copy of Composition course syllabus (Required as part of application documents)
Optional Applicant Documents: Doctorate Transcript, Other Transcript, Bachelors or Equivalent Transcript, Other Document

Effective Employment Date: A Mutually Agreed Upon Start Date