Basic Function

Please Note: Kern Community College District accepts applications for part-time, hourly faculty pools on a continuous basis. This allows the division to contact qualified applicants immediately, if a need arises without having to wait for a period of time to advertise. If there is an interest and/or need within the specific department, applicants who meet the minimum requirements will be contacted by respective department supervisors, deans and/or division chairs. Applications submitted will remain active for up to two years.

Kern Community College District is soliciting applications for part-time, hourly adjunct instructors. The starting salary range is $67.00/hour; Hourly rate may vary based on type of assignment and the Lecture Hour Equivalent (LHE) formula.

Representative Duties

The Bakersfield College Art Department is seeking adjunct faculty to teach introductory and advanced video production and animation courses. Candidates who are interested in teaching these courses should have knowledge and experience in video production and animation processes including: script writing, storyboarding, lighting for film, cinematography, and video editing. Bakersfield College uses Adobe Creative Cloud software and working knowledge of Premiere Pro and After Effects is preferred. Animation courses are currently taught using Adobe After Effects and Dragonframe; however, the department encourages applications from candidates with experience in Maya as well.

This is for an adjunct pool that will be used to staff assignments at the Bakersfield Community College Main Campus, Delano Campus, Arvin (hub and High School), City Serve, Job Spot, McFarland (adult Learning Center and High School), Shafter (Shafter Learning Center and High School), Southwest Campus, and Wasco (Adult Education Center and High School).

This assignment may include teaching at other campus sites, day or evening classes, weekend classes, large classes, distance learning and using multiple teaching methodologies.

Other duties include: maintaining subject matter currency; developing and revising curriculum; using computer and multimedia technology; collegial participation in departmental, college and discipline-specific professional activities.

Minimum Qualifications

Any bachelor's degree or higher and two years of professional experience OR Any associate degree and six years of professional experience. (Professional experience is required when the applicant possesses a master's degree. The professional experience required must be directly related to the faculty member's teaching assignment.) OR The equivalent.

AND - A demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

Knowledge & Abilities

• Ability to work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues in an environment that promotes innovation, teaching, learning and service to a diverse student population;
• Ability to effectively work with students with a wide range of skills, motivations, academic, and vocational goals;
• Ability to develop curriculum, including curriculum delivered via different modalities;
• Ability to participate in recruitment and articulation activities with local schools, colleges and universities;
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing;
• Demonstrated ability to maintain subject matter currency;
• Ability to assess student learning outcomes;
• Knowledge of computers and willingness to explore new technologies that would benefit the program;
• Knowledge of and commitment to the California community college mission;