Computer Science Instructor - One Year Full Time Temporary
Kern Community College District
Salary: $89,080.98 - $116,884.82 Annually
Job Type: Temporary -- Full Time Faculty
Job Number: FY[contact details available in the full listing]
Location: Bakersfield College -- Panorama Campus, CA
Department: Engineering & Information Technology
Below is our job description for this position. Please also review the Important Instructions & Additional Information section below, which contains valuable information about our application process.
Basic Function
This position is a full-time, temporary faculty position for the academic year 2026-27 only.
Bakersfield College is seeking a full-time temporary faculty member for a Computer Science Instructor. If you are highly motivated, eager to engage a diverse student body, and passionate about teaching and learning, we highly encourage you to submit an application.
Who We AreWe are a team of innovative, caring, and thoughtful faculty, staff and administrators who are passionate about contributing to the intellectual, cultural and economic vitality of our community. We embody six core values: Learning, Diversity, Integrity, Community, Wellness and Sustainability. These values frame our work as we provide opportunities for our students who come to us from diverse economic, cultural, geographical, and educational backgrounds.
We offer Associate and Baccalaureate degrees and certificates, workplace skills, and preparation for transfer. Our rigorous and supportive learning environment promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion and fosters students' abilities to think critically, communicate effectively, and demonstrate competencies and skills to become productive members of our community and world.
History of Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield College is located in Bakersfield, California, in the heart of the Central Valley. Established in 1913, Bakersfield College is one of the nation's oldest continually operating community colleges. The college serves 33,000 students annually on the 153-acre main campus in northeast Bakersfield, at the Delano Campus (35 miles north of Bakersfield), the Weill Institute (downtown Bakersfield), and BC South-West (southwest Bakersfield). We also offer classes at several alternative locations, including Shafter Learning Center, Arvin/Lamont, McFarland, Olive Drive Training Facility, Wasco and other regional community locations.
As a recognized and highly awarded Hispanic Serving Institution, Bakersfield College students are diverse and represent the communities we serve.
On Diversity, Equity and InclusionWe are sincere about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environment for all students, faculty, staff and administrators. We believe every member of our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design and deliver solutions. Bakersfield College has sharpened its focus on removing institutional barriers in access, momentum, and completion.
We pledge to address systemic issues of environmental microaggressions, implicit bias, and racism through intentional learning. We commit to strengthening our campus culture so that students, faculty, and staff and our partners are aware of and equipped to change policies and practices that disproportionately affect marginalized students.
About the Bakersfield CommunitySituated in the south San Joaquin Valley, Bakersfield has a rapidly growing economy in a location that is central to some of California's best places to visit. Fresno, Los Angeles, the mountains and several great beaches are less than two hours away, and San Francisco is less than four hours away. Known for hot, dry summers and mild winters, Bakersfield has deep roots in the energy (oil, solar and wind), agriculture, and logistics industries. Despite its growth, Bakersfield has maintained the "small town feel" that residents here love. With a relatively low cost of living, plenty of community events, and availability of housing, the City of Bakersfield is a great place to live.
Representative Duties
Who We Are Looking ForWe are recruiting faculty with demonstrated excellence in their field who embrace the instructional values of access, sound pedagogy, creativity, and innovation. We are known for our connectedness among students, faculty, staff and our diverse local population. We are looking for applicants with a continual drive to learn and improve teaching strategies and who embrace opportunities to be involved in inventive committees, engaging campus events and other collegiate endeavors. Diversity is a core value at Bakersfield College, and we encourage applicants who demonstrate an intellectual mindfulness to contribute to diversity, equity and inclusiveness. If you are interested in modeling academic excellence for your students and colleagues, we invite you to join a team that will challenge and inspire you. About the Engineering & Information Technology Department
The Bakersfield College computer science faculty are part of the Engineering and Information Technologies department. The computer science curriculum consists of an AS degree for transfer and career certificates.
Tenure-track faculty hired for this position will be expected to inspire community college students to pursue studies in computer science and related majors. The related courses are foundational for students pursuing programs in STEM for transfer. Typical courses include Java, C++, Assembly Language, and Discrete Structures. Candidates for this position should be prepared to describe their experience with Artificial Intelligence, embedded systems, app development, machine learning, augmented reality, and/or big data.
This assignment may include teaching courses at various locations, different times, and with different modalities and requires in-person instruction. Full-time faculty are expected to be present and engaged with their peers, regardless of instructional location. In addition to the main Panorama Campus, Bakersfield College offers college courses in the greater Bakersfield area, rural communities, correctional facilities and high schools.
Other duties include: participation in student recruitment and articulation, transfer programs; maintaining subject matter currency; developing and revising curriculum; using computers and technology; assessment of learning outcomes; collegial participation in departmental, college and discipline-specific professional activities.
Minimum Qualifications
Master's in computer science or computer engineering
OR Bachelor's in either of the above AND Master's in mathematics, cybernetics, business administration, accounting or engineering
OR Bachelor's in engineering AND Master's in cybernetics, engineering, mathematics, or business administration
OR Bachelor's in mathematics AND Master's in cybernetics, engineering, mathematics, or business administration
OR Bachelor's degree in any of the above AND A master's degree in information science, computer information systems, or information systems
OR the equivalent.
(NOTE: Courses in the use of computer programs for application to a particular discipline may be classified for minimum qualifications purposes, under the discipline of the application.)
Candidates must also demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
Knowledge & Abilities
The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate that they are broadly prepared and have a depth of knowledge in the discipline.
In addition, the successful applicant will be able to demonstrate the following knowledge and abilities.
- Ability to work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues in an environment that promotes innovation, teaching, learning and service to diverse student population