"Assistant Professor, Geography (Moreno Valley College)"

Assistant Professor, Geography (Moreno Valley College)

Riverside Community College District

Application Deadline: Interested candidates must apply by the deadline listed below by 8:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time: 2/6/2026

Department: Humanities, Arts & Soc Sci (M)
Position Type: Full-Time Faculty/Counselor/Librarian
College/Campus: Moreno Valley
Physical location of the position: Moreno Valley
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
Is this position categorically (grant) funded? No

Job Description

Basic Function:
Thank you for your interest in the tenure-track Assistant Professor position in the Geography Program at Moreno Valley College (MVC). The successful candidate will have primary teaching responsibilities in Physical Geography lecture and laboratory courses. Approximately 20% of the teaching assignment may also include human or regional geography and geospatial courses. We are particularly interested in candidates who have a demonstrated interest and ability to teach and develop GIS and GIScience courses. The Geography Program at MVC offers an Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT), designed to help community college students matriculate to 4-year university programs in Geography. The successful candidate will have opportunities to promote the Geography ADT program and recruit Geography majors. MVC and the Geography Program have been growing in enrollment, and opportunities exist to develop new courses, and to offer honors versions of existing courses in collaboration with the MVC Honors Program. Participation in departmental and college service is expected, including contributing to course and program-level assessments.

Opportunities also exist to collaborate with faculty at The Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center (BCTC) located in Riverside, CA as they continue to expand their Emergency Management and Fire Technology degree programs. The BCTC is one of the largest public safety education centers in Southern California and provides an exciting opportunity to collaborate on developing geospatial science and hazards courses.

Moreno Valley College is one of three campuses comprising the Riverside Community College District (RCCD) and proudly serves over 19,000 students annually by offering over 65 programs. MVC is committed to educating and empowering individuals by providing access to educational opportunities. In 2025, WalletHub's Best and Worst Community Colleges ranked MVC 11th best in the nation, second in Southern California, and first in the Inland Empire. This is the second consecutive year in a row MVC has been recognized in the ranking. With respect to faculty salary and wages, RCCD ranked 14th out of the 72 California Community College districts for incoming faculty with a Master's degree (Step 1), and 6th for incoming faculty with a Master's degree and 5+ years' experience (Step 6) according to the 2025 Full-time Faculty Salary Comparisons Report for California Community Colleges. MVC's campus is located in Moreno Valley, CA, an affordable Southern California suburb in the heart of the Inland Empire and the second largest city by population in Riverside County, CA.

Moreno Valley College is more than just a school. We're a thriving, welcoming community that offers a personalized higher education experience to our students, and a rewarding work environment for our employees. Join our family.

Education:

Master's degree in geography; OR bachelor's degree in geography AND master's degree in geology, history, meteorology, or oceanography; OR the Equivalent. (All degrees and units used to satisfy minimum qualifications shall be from accredited institutions).

Experience:

The successful candidate will have a successful record of experience teaching physical geography lecture and lab, though the ideal candidate will exhibit teaching competence in more than one area of specialization. A combination of teaching experience in physical geography and introductory GIS is preferred. Strong candidates may also have experience teaching other geospatial courses, such as web GIS, cartography, spatial data collection, or other areas of geospatial methods. A minimum of two years classroom teaching experience is desired.

Must have a demonstrated commitment to inclusionary and innovative teaching at the community college or university level. Experience with assessment of Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) and addressing equity gaps is also highly desired.

The ideal candidate will (1) have recent experience working with Latinx/Hispanic, African American, Native American and other racially/ethnically, socioeconomically minoritized students in the classroom; (2) possess an understanding of how historical patterns have shaped the experiences and representation of these students within higher education; especially how real or perceived exclusion can shape patterns of participation and outcomes; (3) demonstrate a willingness to examine and refine instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support various groups of marginalized students; and (4) demonstrate experience and skill with addressing issues of equity in the classroom. The candidate will also demonstrate knowledge of the implications of the Hispanic-Serving designation for institutional, departmental, and instructional practices; (5) experience and expertise in culturally responsive teaching in Geography, particularly as it relates to the relevance of Geography to students' lives, interests, and communities; (6) an interest and willingness to develop new course curriculum.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
The candidates should display positive and effective interpersonal skills when interacting with both students and staff.

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:
None.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:
Must have 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:

The successful candidate will, among other things:
1. Demonstrate commitment to student equity and ability to facilitate, participate and lead in programmatic efforts, both within the department and campus-wide, to help students in low-performing groups succeed.
2. Teach courses in the disciplines for which the candidate meets Minimum Qualifications or the equivalent and as assigned based on enrollment management principles and within discipline and department guidelines for course rotation and course scheduling. Assignments are based upon the assumption of workload of forty hours weekly, including but not limited to conducting classes, class preparation, student evaluations, office hours and institutional service such as participation on college committees, involvement in student activities and other duties per the bargaining unit agreement.
3. Teach assigned courses in accordance with course outline of record.
4. Instruct and support students with diverse backgrounds utilizing culturally relevant pedagogy, careful preparation of course materials, effective teaching methods including for online instruction, informed critical feedback on assignments and discussions, student learning outcomes, and support a philosophy of instruction focusing on critical thinking and analysis.
5. Maintain scheduled office and campus hours, and participate in department meetings and committees.
6. Perform related duties as assigned, including timely compliance with administrative responsibilities and College, division, and department policies.
7. Teach late afternoon and/or evening assignments as needed as part of the regular contract.
8. Demonstrate effective oral and written communication with students.
9. Demonstrate commitment to educating a racially and socioeconomically diverse student population.
10. Complete 24 hours of 'flex credit' through various professional development activities, workshops or seminars as well as 8 hours of equity-related training.
11. Engage in expected professional obligations including participation in discipline/department decision-making processes, Improvement of Instruction, curriculum and program development, student learning outcomes assessment, program review, maintenance of legal documents and adherence to FERPA requirements.
13. Maintain 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.

The Riverside Community College District complies with all federal and state rules and regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of ethnic group identification, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, ancestry, genetic information, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or any characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code or any characteristic that is contained in the prohibition of hate crimes set forth in subdivision (1) of Section 422.6 of the California Penal Code, or any other status protected by law. This holds true for all District employment opportunities. Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the District's Title IX Officer/Section 504/ADA Coordinator. Harassment of any employee/student with regard to ethnic group identification, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, ancestry, genetic information, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or any characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code or any characteristic that is contained in the prohibition of hate crimes set forth in subdivision (1) of Section 422.6 of the California Penal Code, or any other status protected by law, is strictly prohibited. The Title IX Officer, Section 504/ADA Coordinator for the District is Dr. Lorraine Jones, 3801 Market Street, Riverside, CA 92501. Telephone Number is: (951) 222-8039.

Required Applicant Documents:

Resume or Curriculum Vitae
Cover Letter
Masters or Equivalent Transcript

Optional Applicant Documents:
Teaching Philosophy
Other Document
Bachelors Transcript
Doctorate Transcript
Other Transcript

Other Document: One Syllabus from a Geography course you have taught

Effective Employment Date: August 18, 2026

Application Deadline: 02-06-2026

Special Comments:

IMPORTANT NOTICES:

• All offers of employment will be contingent upon the availability of funds and approval by the Board of Trustees.
• Only electronic, on-line applications are accepted. All supporting materials, required or optional, must also be in electronic formats and attached to the electronic, on-line application when applying. Supporting materials are only accepted as Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) or Microsoft Word files and must be less than 2 MB in size.
• An electronic, RCCD on-line application must be completed to be considered. All portions of the application must be entirely filled out with all information qualifying an applicant for the position. Listing 'see resume' or a similar statement is not acceptable. Only information on the official RCCD application (not resumes) will be considered to determine whether an applicant meets the minimum requirements for the position for which he/she is applying.
• Paper applications and supporting materials WILL NOT be accepted!
• Letters of reference, IF REQUIRED, must be NON-CONFIDENTIAL and submitted electronically when applying on-line.
• Interested candidates must apply by the deadline listed above by 8:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time.
• The District will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Applicant should contact Diversity and Human Resources at (951) 222-8595 for assistance.

To apply, please visit: https://apptrkr.com/6727202