Job Details
Part-time Faculty Pool: Japanese
Salary: $66.91 - $86.49 Hourly
Job Type: Adjunct Faculty
Job Number: 20260043
Closing: 6/30/2027 11:59 PM Pacific
Location: Merced College, CA
Open pool for academic year [contact details available in the full listing]
Additional Compensation for Doctorate
Merced College Mission: At Merced College, students are our focus, and we are known by their success. We transform lives through education and workforce development.
General Description: This is a part-time instructional assignment in the Japanese Department at Merced College under the general direction of the Dean of English and Humanities. The professor could be assigned to teach a variety of Japanese courses. The maximum teaching load is 10 units per semester, which may include evening and weekend hours.
Examples of Duties
Essential Functions:
- Provide instruction in accordance with established course outlines and expectations
- Inform students about course requirements, evaluation procedures and attendance policy
- Maintain required student attendance and scholastic records
- Prepare and grade class assignments and examinations
- Post and maintain regular office hours in accordance with prevailing policy
- Participate in the development and review of curriculum
- Participate in the development of teaching-learning methods and materials
- Participate in departmental, area and campus professional activities/committees
- Participate in the college's learning outcomes assessment program, including course, program, and institutional assessments
- Perform tasks needed for student records, e.g., submit grades on time to admissions and records
Typical Qualifications
Required:
- Master's in the language being taught OR
- Bachelor's in the language being taught AND Master's in another language or linguistics OR
- The equivalent
- Sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college
Preferred:
- Minimum of one year of community college teaching experience in Japanese
- Current technology skills related to teaching in the discipline and a willingness to pursue future technological developments
