"Assistant Professor, Physics (Riverside City College)"

Assistant Professor, Physics (Riverside City College)

Riverside Community College District

Application Deadline: 2/10/2026 by 8:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time

Position Title: Assistant Professor, Physics (Riverside City College)

Department: Physical Science (R)

Position Type: Full-Time Faculty/Counselor/Librarian

College/Campus: Riverside

Physical location: Riverside

Employment Type: Full-Time

Tenure Track (Faculty): Yes

Position Length: 10-month

Salary Range: Column C, Step 1 to Column H, Step 6 ($88,002 to $135,587 Annual)

Is this position categorically (grant) funded? No

Job Description

Basic Function: The successful candidate will be responsible for physics lecture and laboratory instruction.

The ideal candidate will share RCC's and the commitment of the department of Physical Science to educating its racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically diverse student population...

Education:

Master's in physics, astronomy or astrophysics OR Bachelor's in physics or astronomy AND Master's in engineering, mathematics, meteorology or geophysics OR the equivalent. (All degrees and units used to satisfy minimum qualifications shall be from accredited institutions.)

Experience:

Teaching experience at the college level is required. A minimum of one year (two semesters or three quarters) of experience teaching physics as instructor of record at a community college or baccalaureate-level institution is required.

The ideal candidate will (1) have recent experience working with African American, Latinx/Hispanic, 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... (3) demonstrate a willingness to examine and refine instructional, relational, and classroom practices... (4) demonstrate experience and skill with addressing issues of equity in the classroom.

Licenses/Certifications:

None.

Other:

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 laboratory classes in the discipline.
2. Faculty will participate in outcomes assessment work.
3. Faculty assignment is based upon the assumption of workload of forty hours weekly...
4. Institutional service activities are expected of all faculty members.
5. Participation in discipline/department decision-making processes...
6. Demonstrate commitment to student equity...
7. Responsibilities also include maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics...
8. Fulfill the duties of a full-time instructor...
9. 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...
3. Medical and dental benefits...
4. A $50,000 life insurance policy...
5. Orientation to college is required...
6. Maintaining broad knowledge...
7. Responsible for all other conditions of employment...

Required Applicant Documents: Resume or Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter, Teaching Philosophy, Masters or Equivalent Transcript, Other Document

Optional Applicant Documents: Letter of Recommendation 1, Letter of Recommendation 2, Letter of Recommendation 3, Doctorate Transcript, Bachelors or Equivalent Transcript, Other Document

Effective Employment Date: Fall 2026

To apply, please visit: https://apptrkr.com/6853630