"Part-Time English Instructor"

Are you interested in creating an exceptional educational environment for students who are part of a dynamic, inclusive community? If you see yourself as an educator who empowers students of diverse backgrounds to reach their potential, we invite you to apply for this position. At Gavilan College, we welcome your commitment to fostering a learning environment where resources are devoted to developing opportunities for students to break barriers and thrive as scholars and community members.

This position requires development and review of curriculum, as well as, assessment of student learning. The teaching assignment may require teaching lecture-discussion courses during day, evening, or on Saturday and/or in an on-line/distance education format. The assignments are based on departmental need on a semester-by-semester basis. This position is represented by the Gavilan College Faculty Association.

The ideal candidate for this position is an equity-minded individual who understands the importance of creating opportunities in Communication Studies for students who have been historically underserved, particularly in the Latinx community. Gavilan seeks candidates who view the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility and who strive to reframe inequities as a problem of practice. The ideal candidate demonstrates a commitment to student-centered teaching practices, effective cross campus collaboration, transparent decision-making, and purposeful service to the community and embraces the role of an educator who is continually learning anti-racist pedagogy and adapting to the needs of a diverse student population.

Gavilan College is seeking innovative, creative, and social justice-minded applicants for part-time faculty in the English Department. Our department offers primarily first-year reading and compositions courses, English 1A and 1C, along with literature classes in the English major and Creative Writing. Most of our courses have an in-person component, and instructors can work with the Writing Center to identify and utilize embedded tutors. Our faculty are heavily invested in student-centered teaching and are active participants in DEIA (diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism) initiatives across campus as well as shared governance committees. We invite you to join us and welcome your leadership in curriculum revision, professional learning opportunities, English major events, our annual poetry contest, book clubs, brown bags, and more.

Create and deliver theme-based reading, composition and/or literature courses with a DEIA framework in adherence to English course curriculum. Maintain communication and connection with the English Department and the larger campus community. Collaborate with other departments such as Counseling to facilitate student support services. Assess and revise course materials as necessary to assure innovative, impactful, and equitable teaching and learning. Adhere to department, division, and campus policies and procedures for faculty employees. Perform other instructional duties as needed.