"History Instructor (Tenure-Track)"

History Instructor (Tenure-Track)

Campus: Skyline College

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Schedule: 80

Months Per Year: 10

Mandated Reporter: Yes

Campus Security Authority: No

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Teach classes as assigned from the regular History Department curriculum
2. Participate in the development of a departmental philosophy and identity grounded in the values of social justice, equity, anti-racism, and anti-sexism
3. Assist in curriculum revisions and new course development, with a focus on community demographics and current student lived realities
4. Collaborate in department planning, program review, faculty evaluations, and integration of courses into guided pathways, meta-majors, and other strategic initiatives
5. Develop, assess, and analyze student learning outcomes at the institutional, departmental, and course levels
6. Develop course materials, engage with OER/ZTC, and utilize technology that will enhance History offerings
7. Maintain expertise in current pedagogical approaches and high-impact practices through sustained professional development
8. Consult with students during regularly scheduled office hours
9. Serve as a member of division and college committees, and attend regular division and department meetings
10. The college offers day, evening, and online classes; faculty may be required to teach in multiple modalities
11. Perform other duties as required by contract, collective bargaining agreement, and general institutional needs in a timely manner

Employment Standards

Knowledge of:

1. A broad range of college-level courses in History and degree specialization, and/or recent successful experience in teaching or preparation to teach
2. Related technology appropriate to instruction as it relates to History, and commitment to maintaining currency in the discipline

Skills and Abilities:

1. Develop curriculum and teach courses for a History major program with California articulation standards
2. Develop student learning outcomes and methods for assessing student achievement, as well as to ensure consistent reflection and improvement of best teaching practices
3. Commitment to the appropriate use of technology in teaching and learning, both face-to-face and online
4. Engage and support students from a broad spectrum of academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds
5. Enthusiasm for, understanding of, and commitment to the role and purpose of the community college
6. Commitment to the teaching profession, its goals and ideals, and the continuous reflection and development of best teaching practices for student success within the community college system
7. Use teaching methods that engage students actively in their learning, promote the development of critical thinking and reflection skills, and encourage globally-conscious lifelong learning
8. Use instructional methods that emphasize group cooperation and collaboration and that reflect cultural sensitivity and interdisciplinary approaches to subject matter
9. Organize and explain materials in ways appropriate to students with differing abilities, levels of preparation, and cultural experiences
10. Commitment to the scholarship of teaching and learning, including the ability to reflect on and evaluate the effectiveness of one's own pedagogy, and share it
11. Commitment to ongoing professional development, including participation in an initial, year-long new faculty development program, college online training certification, and college mission-aligned professional training programs
12. Ability, initiative, and commitment to work collaboratively with faculty and staff in the spirit of collegiality and innovation to enhance instruction, curriculum, and student success
13. Commitment to professional responsibilities outside of the classroom through enthusiastic contributions to department, division and college activities

Job Requirements

• Master's or above in history OR Bachelor's in history AND Master's or above in political science, humanities, geography, area studies, women's studies, social science or ethnic studies OR the equivalent (see below)
• Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice both within and outside of the classroom.

Preferred

• Recent experience working with racially minoritized and other disproportionately-impacted students in the classroom and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups within higher education and particular fields shape patterns of participation and outcomes
• Willingness to examine and remediate one's instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized and other disproportionately impacted students
• Experience and skill with addressing inequity in the classroom and on campus
• Experience and expertise in culturally-responsive teaching in History
• Demonstrated ability to address equity gaps within History courses in all instructional modalities
• Demonstrated knowledge regarding the implications of the Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander- Serving Institutions (AANAPISI) designations for institutional, departmental and instructional practices

Additional Information

• Safety: to promote a safe working and learning environment employees must report any unsafe working conditions or practices, as well as any near-miss incident to their supervisor.
• Position is designated as a Mandated Reporter under the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• Position is a Responsible Employee under the Equity in Education Act and Title IX

Work Demands

The environmental, physical, and mental demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

Environmental: typical on-site office environment; in-person work expected with potential to participate in the District's telework program, as available.

• Frequent hearing and speaking to exchange information in person and online
• Comprehend speech at normal levels
• Upper limb dexterity to operate computers and peripheral equipment
• Vision sufficient for daily and frequent use of computers, databases, and written materials
• Sitting for extended periods of time
• Frequent bending at the waist
• Physical presence at on-site locations
• Communicate and interact with others
• Observe and interpret people and situations
• Learn and apply new information or skills
• Perform highly detailed work on multiple concurrent tasks
• Perform highly detailed work under changing priorities and deadlines on multiple concurrent tasks
• Work with frequent interruptions
• Self-regulate emotion and behavior

Benefits

Benefits include paid holidays, vacation and sick leave. The District pays all or a portion of monthly medical plan premiums (depending on the coverage) and pays all of the monthly dental and vision plan premiums for employees and eligible dependents. Additional paid benefits include life insurance, salary continuance insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program. Academic employees participate in the State Teachers' Retirement System, a defined-benefit retirement plan through the State of California (no contributions to Social Security). Optional tax-deferred 403(b) and 457 retirement plans are also available.