"PT Instructor, Geography"

Job Description

Las Positas College

Livermore, CA

PT Instructor, Geography

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 to the contact listed below:

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