Part-time Faculty Pool: Communication Studies Job at Merced College in Merced

Overview

Part-time Faculty Pool: Communication Studies

Salary: $65.60 - $84.79 Hourly
Job Type: Part Time
Location: Merced College, CA
Department: English and Humanities

Open pool for academic year 2025-2026

Additional Compensation for Doctorate

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General Description

This is a part-time instructional assignment in the English and Humanities 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 communications courses. The maximum teaching load is 10 units per semester, which may include evening and weekend hours.

Examples of Duties

• Provide innovative and effective instruction in accordance with current pedagogy and established course outlines and expectations
• Inform students about course requirements, evaluation procedures and attendance policies and maintain regular and substantive contact with students
• Maintain and submit required student attendance and scholastic records on the Learning Management System (e.g. grades and syllabi)
• Utilize the Learning Management System to deliver, prepare, and grade class assignments and examinations
• Maintain and utilize effective skills in instructional design, applications, and methods
• 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
• Represent the college within the Merced community and within professional circles
• Participate in the college's learning outcomes assessment program, including course, program, and institutional assessments to continually improve student learning outcomes

Typical Qualifications

• Required: Master’s degree from an acceptable accredited institution in speech, speech broadcasting, telecommunications, rhetoric, communication, communication studies, speech communication, or organizational communication OR
• Bachelor’s degree in any of the above AND Master’s degree in drama/theater arts, mass communication, or English OR
• Equivalent
• Promote and incorporate culturally affirming DEIA and anti-racist principles to nurture and create a respectful, inclusive, and equitable learning and work environment. In conducting duties, staff shall respect and acknowledge the diversity of students and colleagues.

Preferred:

• Experience teaching in the field
• Current technology skills related to teaching in the discipline and a willingness to pursue future technological developments

Supplemental Information

How to Apply: Submit a complete application by the closing date/time on the Merced College career pages. (No links included in this refined version.)

Required Documentation:

• Letter of interest addressing qualifications for the position (cover letter)
• Resume
• List of three professional references (no reference letters permitted)
• Legible unofficial college transcripts (undergraduate and graduate); transcripts must include the degree major and date the degree was granted; official copies are not required unless hired
• Diversity Statement: Describe how professional experience would contribute to a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Limit to one page
• If applicable, foreign transcripts must include a U.S. evaluation and translation completed by an approved organization
• If applicable, Equivalency Review Form (required for equivalency applicants); link to equivalency page provided on the Merced College site

Only the required documentation listed above will be accepted for this recruitment. Any additional documentation will be removed from your application profile.

Interview Information: Highly qualified applicants will be invited to appear for oral interviews before a screening committee. A limited number of candidates will be invited to interviews on site.

Employee Benefits: Sick leave accrual for part-time hourly faculty; sick leave credit at the rate of one hour per twenty hours of paid service.

Condition of Employment: Fingerprinting and tuberculosis testing may be required at applicant’s expense. All new employees must verify identity and right to work in the United States. Offers of employment are subject to Board approval. Applicants must be able to perform essential functions with or without reasonable accommodations.

Individuals with disabilities may request accommodations to participate in the application process. Submit requests with the application to the Human Resources Office.

Merced Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To apply, visit the Merced College jobs page (no URLs included in this refined version).