"Full-Time, Tenure Track - Geology/Geography"

Job Description

Req: A2025-034
Location: Compton College
Division: Health and Public Services
Position Type: Faculty
Posting Close Date: 5/25/2026

THE POSITION

Compton Community College District is seeking an innovative individual whose focus is student learning for a full-time, tenure-track position in Geology/Geography. Duties associated with the position include participation in a variety of campus and divisional activities such as faculty meetings, committee work, student activities, office hours, student learning outcomes and assessment, curriculum/instructional development, and program planning and review. Commitment to consistent participation in department, division, and college committees and to ongoing professional development is expected. Assignment may include teaching courses during day and evening hours, including weekends, and at high school locations. Selected candidates will be invited for an interview, which will include a teaching demonstration on an assigned topic.

Required Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Master's in geography OR Bachelor's in geography AND Master's in geology, meteorology, or oceanography OR The equivalent. Candidates not possessing the required qualifications as stated above must complete the supplemental page of the district application and explain in detail how their qualifications are equivalent to those above; OR
Master's in geology, earth sciences, meteorology, or oceanography, OR Bachelor's in geology AND Master's in geography, OR The equivalent. Candidates not possessing the required qualifications as stated above must complete the supplemental page of the district application and explain in detail how their qualifications are equivalent to those above; OR
Valid California community college instructor credential in the appropriate subject issued prior to July 1, 1990 (per California Education Code 87355); AND
Sensitivity to and understanding of diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of college students.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Recent community college teaching experience; demonstrated ability to develop a variety of effective teaching techniques and assessment methods; ability to engage student interest to support a variety of learning styles; ability to promote the use of instructional technology in curriculum delivery; ability to collaborate with faculty and college on issues affecting institutional, division and campus wide programs; ability to cultivate partnerships with related program industry members and advisory committees; effective oral and written communication skills.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

SALARY RANGE: $60,431-89,569 (depending upon education and experience)

The College provides a diversified insured benefit program for all full-time employees, including medical, dental, vision and life insurance. Dependent medical, dental and vision insurance is available, toward which the College and the employee may contribute.

Paid sick leave is granted equal to one day for each month of service. Sick leave may be accumulated indefinitely. Rather than State Disability Insurance, limited sick-leave benefits are available for days beyond the earned sick-leave days. Long-term disability income-protection insurance is also available.

Full-time employees contribute a percentage of their regular salary to either the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS) or to the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) and Social Security.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Offer and acceptance of employment is subject to verification of all information provided on the employment application, credential(s), transcripts, fingerprint results, and tuberculosis examination as required. Candidates selected for employment will be required to provide verification of work authorization in the form of a passport, valid driver's license, or other equivalent identification, and Social Security card.

TO APPLY:

To ensure full consideration, qualified candidates must submit:
Online application: Compton Community College District - Administration - Human Resources
Cover letter describing how applicant meets the qualifications
Resume including educational background, professional experience, and related personal development and accomplishments
Request for Equivalency form (if applicable)
Pertinent transcripts as stated in the required qualifications. (Unofficial computer-generated academic records/transcripts must include the name of the institution and degrees awarded to be acceptable.) Multiple-page transcripts must be loaded as ONE PDF document.
Foreign Transcripts: Transcripts issued outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from a certified transcript-evaluation service verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. For information on transcript-evaluation services, please visit: http://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/cl635.pdf.

Please Note: Documents submitted or uploaded for a previous position cannot be reused for other positions. You must submit the required documents for each position for which you apply for by the closing date. Failure to do so will result in an incomplete application. Applications with an incomplete status will not receive consideration. You may check the status of your application online.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
To be included in the initial screening, application materials must be received no later than 3 p.m. on the closing date.

INTERVIEW EXPENSES

Only individuals identified for FINAL interviews are eligible for specified reimbursement. Reimbursement will be limited to economy airfare (to and from point of origin) and for meals and lodging. The maximum allocated for meals, lodging and transportation is $600. Candidate must complete a Travel Request and Reimbursement Form and submit it together with all supporting documentation to the Human Resources Department.

FOR FURTHER INQUIRIES AND APPLICATION MATERIAL SUBMISSION, CONTACT:

Compton College Human Resources
1111 East Artesia Boulevard
Compton, CA 90221-5393
310-900-1600, ext. 2400
www.compton.edu

The Compton Community College District is committed to providing an educational and employment environment in which no person is subjected to discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, creed, age (over 40), disability (mental or physical), sex, gender (including pregnancy and childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military and veteran status, or retaliation; or on any other basis as required by state and federal law.