Job description
Position Information
Position Title
Assistant Professor, English (Two Positions)
Department
English, Humanities, and Reading
Location
N/A
Full or Part Time
Full-Time
Category
Academic
Hours per week
Exempt; complete details may be viewed at www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/personnel/faculty/pffcontract/.
Number of Months
10 month
Work Schedule
Teaching assignments will include day, evening, and/or weekend classes at the San Marcos campus and/or off-campus locations as part of contract responsibilities, as well as distance education classes. Full-time faculty are expected to participate fully in departmental activities and college governance and hold regular office hours.
Grade
Salary/Wage
Starting salary range: $70,408.54 – $111,872.37 annually.
Academic training and teaching experience will form the basis for salary computation as determined by placement on the regular salary schedule of the College. A maximum of step 8 at the appropriate salary grade will be awarded to new faculty. For a salary estimate, visit www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/classifications/salary/ and use the links in the Full-time Faculty section.
Academic training and teaching experience will form the basis for salary computation as determined by placement on the regular salary schedule of the College. A maximum of step 8 at the appropriate salary grade will be awarded to new faculty. For a salary estimate, visit www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/classifications/salary/ and use the links in the Full-time Faculty section.
Salary/Wage Frequency
Monthly
Benefits
In addition to a competitive compensation structure, Palomar College also offers an extremely generous benefits package.
- Fully paid HMO medical, HMO dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents (additional buy up options available)
- Sick leave
- $80,000 life/accident insurance policy (additional buy up options available)
- Long-term care insurance
- Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) – Free counseling, financial, legal, personal and professional development resources
- Additional buy up options available for other voluntary insurance benefits
- Enrollment in CalSTRS (California State Teachers Retirement System)
The estimated maximum value of this employer-paid benefits package is approximately $33,260 annually.
Primary Function
The Assistant Professor, English (Two Positions), is primarily responsible for teaching a variety of courses in the discipline of English. Specifically, these courses may include: college composition, co-requisite support for college composition (partially developmental), advanced composition and critical thinking, literature, and creative writing. The required course load is fifteen units per semester.
The Palomar College Department of English, Humanities, and Reading is a highly democratic, egalitarian, collegial group of dedicated and creative teachers, writers, and academics. Full-time faculty members have equal opportunity (not based on seniority) to teach our full range of course offerings, select their own texts for all courses, and design their own “popular” or theme-based literature classes. We also publish an award-winning literary magazine and webzine,
Bravura; coordinate a lively English Majors group; and oversee writing tutors. We have also recently partnered with the state-funded transfer-bound programs, the Umoja Community and the Puente Project.
Minimum Qualifications
Must meet one of the sets of qualifications listed under 1) through 3):
- A Master’s in English, literature, comparative literature, or composition.
- A Bachelor’s in any of the above AND a Master’s in linguistics, TESL, speech, education with a specialization in reading, creative writing or journalism.
- A combination of education and experience that is at least the equivalent of the qualifications in either 1) or 2) above. You must complete and attach the Application for Equivalency form (www.palomar.edu/hr/equivalency-app/), if you do not possess the specific minimum qualifications as stated above, which includes degrees that have not been awarded at the time of submitting the application.
Only coursework completed at, and degrees awarded by, accredited institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education will be considered as satisfying the minimum qualifications. Coursework and degrees that are completed outside of the United States are required to have transcripts evaluated (evaluation to U.S. equivalency and a course by course analysis) by an appropriate U.S. credentials evaluation service. For a list of credentials evaluation agencies accepted by Palomar College, visit the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Services (NACES) website at
www.naces.org/members.htm, or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE) website at
http://aice-eval.org/.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Antiracism (DEIAA) Statement
Palomar College serves over 30,000 students from a variety of backgrounds and we are proud to be a Hispanic Serving Institution. Our student body is rich in its diversity.
Click here to see a quick overview of our student demographics on our recent Student Fact Sheet.
Palomar College is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, access and antiracism. We are dedicated to empowering students to succeed and are guided by our core values; some of which are the following:
- Access – We make education possible for everyone.
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – We recognize and respect diversity, seek to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, and strive to address inequities.
All positions require cultural competency which includes the sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff.
Preferred Qualifications
- Commitment to a student-learning-centered college and to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Evidence of a strong commitment to remain current in English and its instructional program.
- Experience teaching college composition, including working with co-requisite support students.
- Experience teaching literature.
- Understanding of and commitment to the mission of community colleges or similar open-admissions institutions.
- Knowledge of California state educational initiatives that impact teaching and learning.
Licenses and/or Certificates
N/A
Supervision Received and Exercised
Complete details may be viewed at
www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/personnel/faculty/pffcontract/.
Duties and Responsibilities
In addition to the teaching responsibilities, other duties and institutional responsibilities include maintaining regular office hours, developing curriculum, program review and planning, developing and assessing student learning outcomes, and participating in department activities and college governance. Related duties include the following:
- Delivering instruction in accordance with the course objectives and learning outcomes set for the course, including practical skills, methods, theories, and techniques.
- Developing and managing course curriculum, syllabus materials, and lesson plans.
- Attending and participating in faculty meetings and/or departmental curricular meetings and events.
- Facilitating part-time faculty evaluations.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
N/A
Working Conditions
Complete working conditions may be viewed at
www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/personnel/faculty/pffcontract/.
Terms of Employment
This is a full-time, 10 months per year, tenure-track position. Teaching assignments will include day, evening, and/or weekend classes at the San Marcos campus and/or off-campus locations as part of contract responsibilities, as well as distance education classes. Full-time faculty are expected to participate fully in departmental activities and college governance and hold regular office hours.
The person selected for hire will be required to complete the following pre-employment requirements: live scan/fingerprinting, official transcript(s), TB risk assessment, and employment verification(s). Other pre-employment requirements may be required depending on the position (i.e. certifications or licenses; see applicable job posting section for details). Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements is mandatory to be eligible for employment. These requirements are in accordance with the following Administrative Procedures and Board Policies: AP 7120, AP 7125, AP 7126, AP 7127, AP 7330, BP 7330, AP 7336, AP 7337, and BP 7335.
Complete terms of employment may be viewed at www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/personnel/faculty/pffcontract/.
The person selected for hire will be required to complete the following pre-employment requirements: live scan/fingerprinting, official transcript(s), TB risk assessment, and employment verification(s). Other pre-employment requirements may be required depending on the position (i.e. certifications or licenses; see applicable job posting section for details). Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements is mandatory to be eligible for employment. These requirements are in accordance with the following Administrative Procedures and Board Policies: AP 7120, AP 7125, AP 7126, AP 7127, AP 7330, BP 7330, AP 7336, AP 7337, and BP 7335.
Complete terms of employment may be viewed at www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/personnel/faculty/pffcontract/.
Posting Detail Information
Open Date
12/19/2022
Close Date
02/13/2023
Open Until Filled
No
Posting Number
P0782P
Additional Application Information
- Please include two professional letters of recommendation for this position. Letters must be submitted by February 21, 2023, one week after the position closes. See “Reference Letters” section of the application for details. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that letters of recommendation are submitted by the due date.
- Supplemental materials (required): Sample syllabus from a writing/composition or literature class.
- Supplemental materials (optional): Samples of teaching materials, such as lesson plans, philosophy of teaching statement, etc.; material reflecting the applicant’s writing pedagogy are especially welcome (limit 10 pages).
- This position is expected to start in the Fall 2023 semester (August 17, 2023).
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