Job Description

Las Positas College
Livermore, CA

Salary: $2,075.12/CAH - $2,322.27/CAH (Most Geography classes at LPC are 3 CAH and PT Faculty can potentially teach up to 10.05 CAH per semester.) https://www.clpccd.org/hr/files/docs/salary/FacultySalarySchedule07012025.pdf

Start Date: Summer and Fall 2026
Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Location: Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Dr., Livermore, CA 94551

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District is seeking a Part-Time Instructor, Geography for Las Positas College. Applicants will be expected to provide instruction in physical geography (lecture and lab), cultural/human geography, world regional geography, California geography, atmospheric science, and/or introductory GIS.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Provide face-to-face and/or asynchronous instruction in accordance with established curriculum, course outlines and class schedules;
2. Create and maintain an environment which emphasizes learning, encourages free discussion of ideas and critical thinking;
3. Maintain current knowledge in the subject matter areas;
4. Meet with students outside of class periodically (office hours);
5. Evaluate progress of students concerning educational matters;
6. Grade students work;
7. Maintain appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics;
8. Fulfill professional responsibilities of a part-time/temporary faculty member;
9. Maintain accurate academic records.

Minimum Qualifications:

Masters in geography OR Bachelors in geography AND Masters in geology, history, meteorology or oceanology OR the equivalent OR see Interdisciplinary Studies.
Interdisciplinary Studies – Masters in the interdisciplinary area OR Masters in one of the disciplines included in the interdisciplinary area and upper division or graduate course work in at least one other constituent discipline.
Evidence of understanding of and responsiveness to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, racial and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practices within the classroom.
Applicants applying under the “Equivalent” provision must provide details that explain at time of application how their academic preparation is the equivalent of the degree listed above.

Desirable Qualifications:

1. Ideal candidates will have community college experience or experience being the instructor of record in lower division courses;
2. Experience teaching in-person, and/or online, and/or in a hybrid format.

Physical Demands and Working Environment:

Individuals with disabilities who are unable to carry out the physical activities of the position will receive reasonable accommodations to enable them to perform the essential functions of the positions.

Notification to Applicants
The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District reserves the right to close or not fill any advertised position. TO APPLY, please send the following application materials:
1. Cover Letter
2. Resume
3. College Transcripts (Unofficial copies accepted for application purposes; however, official copies must be submitted if hired. Any degrees earned outside of the United States must have a U.S. evaluation (course by course) of the transcripts and must be submitted with the application. (Please use https://www.naces.org/members to obtain evaluations.))
4. Part-Time Faculty Application (Application procedures also included below https://clpccd.org/hr/files/docs/hiringpkt/1.PTFacApp.pdf https://www.clpccd.org/hr/files/docs/hiringpkt/PTFacAppProcedures.pdf)
Name: Paula Checchi, Dean of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Email: pchecchi@laspositascollege.edu
Phone: 925 424-1182
Department: STEM Division

Special Instructions to Applicants: The Board of Trustees has updated Board Policy 7330 to incorporate information on COVID vaccination requirements, which are currently suspended. Accordingly, employee(s) must comply with the Board Policy found at: http://districtazure.clpccd.org/policies/files/docs/BP7330.pdf. It is the policy of this District to provide equal opportunity in all areas of employment practices and to assure that there shall be no discrimination against any person on the basis of sex, ancestry, age, marital status, race, religious creed, mental disability, medical condition (including HIV and AIDS), color, national origin, physical disability, family or sexual preference status and other similar factors in compliance with Title IX, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, other federal and state non-discrimination regulations, and its own statements of philosophy of objectives. The District encourages the filing of applications by both sexes, ethnic minorities, and the disabled. Joining Our College Community We seek equity-minded applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits diversity brings to an educational community. We look for applicants who: 1. Value and intentionally promote diversity and consciousness of difference 2. Demonstrate cultural humility and an ongoing desire to improve cultural competence 3. Are dedicated to addressing issues of social justice 4. Accept their shared role and responsibility in addressing opportunity and achievement gaps experienced by students 5. Have experience and success in closing student equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices, or are knowledgeable and enthusiastic about implementing practices that achieve these goals 6. Actively seek to identify, disrupt, and remove institutional and/or systemic barriers that adversely impact historically marginalized communities 7. Empower the underrepresented and underserved 8. Foster students potential to become global citizens and socially responsible leaders 9. Believe that all people have the right to an education and work environment free from fear, harassment, or discrimination.