Job Details

Faculty Intern Temporary -- Professional Expert
Kern Community College District

Salary: $45.38 Hourly

Job Type: Temporary -- Intern Faculty

Job Number: FY25-2601184

Location: Bakersfield College -- Panorama Campus, CA

Department: Education

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 is a temporary, professional expert opportunity.
The Faculty Diversification Fellowship Program provides graduate students interested in teaching at a 2-year college with an opportunity to participate in a mentorship collaboration with a Bakersfield College faculty. In addition, candidates will gain exposure to the community college culture, including best practices for teaching and supporting the diverse group of students enrolled at a rural California Community College.

Representative Duties

The Bakersfield College Faculty Diversification Fellowship Program:

1. Focuses on preparing fellows, from underrepresented minority x(URMx) groups, in the professional, pedagogical, and socio-cultural skills for community college faculty positions.
2. Increases the diversity of California Community College faculty by preparing URM candidates to effectively navigate the faculty application and interview process.
3. Increases the retention, progression, and success rates of URM students by increasing the number of faculty that properly represent student demographics.

Commitments and Expectations of Fellows:

1. Applicants must commit to the full length of the program (1 Academic Year).
2. Applicants are expected to complete the classroom and seminar hour requirement to complete the program and qualify for compensation.
3. Applicants must commit to the Mission, Vision, and Goals of the college and support the advancement of student success by providing an inclusive classroom experience for students from various backgrounds and life experiences.

Program Fellows will:

1. Work closely with Faculty-of-record on the lesson planning, evaluation, and assessment.
2. Become familiar with classroom technology such as Canvas, Starfish, Banner, etc.
3. Provide individual and group instructional services in a subject area.
4. Assist or tutor an individual or small groups of students in a specific subject area.
5. Distribute instructional materials; answer student questions regarding individual lessons.
6. Prepare students to test in a variety of subjects; distribute and grade tests according to established procedures; record test scores; review tests with students; assist instructors with the administration of assessment and placement tests.
7. Advise students on ways to improve academic performance and related topics related to achievement.

Compensation:

1. Fellows admitted into the program are expected to complete 4 hours of classroom time per week for 16 weeks, for a total of 64 hours (fall term).
2. In addition, fellows are required to attend the 2, 6-hour FLEX sessions in the fall term (12 hours) and a Fall Faculty Colloquium (8 hours).
3. Contingent on approval, Adjunct load in spring term (for a max load at approximately $3,500.00)
4. The total compensation for each fellow is approximately $10,080.10 (amount varies)

Minimum Qualifications
Eligibility:

1. Candidates should be legally authorized to work in the USA;
2. Candidates must be enrolled in the last semester of a qualified graduate program, be a recent graduate of the program, a Ph.D. candidate pursuing a path, or have attained postdoctoral standing in a qualified field;
3. Candidates considered for this fellowship should not have had any college teaching experience beyond graduate teaching assistant positions within their programs.

Note: Any offer of employment with our organization is contingent upon successfully completing a comprehensive background before your start date. This is a standard requirement.

Knowledge & Abilities

To meet workforce demands and the needs of the student population, Bakersfield College requires a qualified diverse faculty group. The college has a growing number of students of color, and it is imperative for the college to implement practices that will aid in the recruiting and retention of those students, and faculty of color is vital to the success of underrepresented minorities.

Therefore, the Faculty Diversification Fellowship provides post-baccalaureate students interested in teaching at a 2-year college with an opportunity to participate in a mentorship collaboration with a Bakersfield College faculty. In addition, candidates will gain exposure to the community college culture, including best practices for teaching and supporting the diverse group of students enrolled at a rural California Community College.

The Faculty Fellowship Program allows the college to recruit and train qualified candidates in an effective and fiscally responsible manner. More importantly though, it is a contribution to the community to hire candidates from the San Joaquin Valley, and the surrounding areas, to teach for Bakersfield College.

The mentorship and development of faculty of color is equally important as the development of our students of color. It is not enough to diversify the hiring process; it is vital to also foster and cultivate newly hired URM faculty. Therefore, the Faculty Diversification Program provides candidates with both exposure to the classroom, as well as mentorship from an established faculty member. Additionally, once candidates are recruited and trained through this program, exemplary candidates can be recruited to assist with campus-wide efforts such as rural initiatives, the rising scholars' program, early college, dual enrollment, and others.

This is a 1-year intensive program that provides fellows with a mentor to gain in-classroom teaching experience. Selected fellows move on to teach their own course load in the second half of the program.

This program is built on four fundamental pillars:

• Onboarding Professional Development
• Mentorship and Shadowing
• Pedagogy/Andragogy Enhancement (EDUC B15NC Course)
• Fieldwork/Course Load

At the core of our program are three Equity Driven Practices:

• Diversification of Thought
• Inclusive Teaching Practices
• Faculty Mentorship

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
Completed application packet MUST include:

• Completed Online Application for Employment form
• Current resume with at least three professional references with contact information listed. One of the references needs to be from a current or former supervisor
• Letter of interest (Cover Letter) specifically why you are interested in teaching students at Bakersfield College and how your educational experiences have prepared them to teach at a community college with a diverse student body
• Copy of legible transcripts, including all units attempted
• One signed letter of recommendation written within the last six months from an individual who has provided post-secondary academic instruction to the applicant