Job description
Position Information
Position Title
Assistant Professor, American Indian Studies
Department
American Indian Studies Department
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.
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, American Indian Studies is primarily responsible for teaching a variety of courses, online, synchronous, and/or hybrid, in the discipline of Native American/American Indian Studies, utilizing Indigenous epistemologies and methodologies.
The American Indian Studies Department welcomes applications from American Indian Studies/Native American, Indigenous Studies, Ethnic Studies, and related fields, with expertise in a wide variety of disciplinary and research foci, including tribal community governance; sovereignty and nationhood; decolonization and anti-colonialisms; environmental justice and sustainability; language and culture reclamation and revitalization; cultural geographies and/or philosophies; women, two-spirit, and gender studies; agency, activisms, and political struggles; anti-Indigenous racisms; and/or equity, access, inclusion, and empowerment.
Minimum Qualifications
Must meet one of the sets of qualifications listed under 1) through 3):
- A Master’s degree in Native American/American Indian Studies.
- A Master’s degree in Ethnic Studies AND a Bachelor’s degree in Native American/American Indian studies.
- 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 and Inclusion 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.
- Evidence of a strong commitment to remain current in Native American/American Indian Studies and its instructional program.
- Strong academic preparation as evidenced by graduate-level coursework in Native American/American Indian Studies and other related coursework in the fields of Indigenous Studies, or Ethnic Studies with an emphasis in American Indian Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, Environmental Studies, or Sociology.
- Experience working with reservation and/or urban Native American communities.
- Evidence of coursework and research in the discipline of Native American/American Indian Studies and supporting disciplines.
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:
- Significant extracurricular interaction and collaboration with America Indian students, local tribes, American Indian organizations, other American Indian Studies departments, and the college tribal liaison.
- Teach courses in assigned discipline by communicating subject matter clearly and effectively.
- Deliver instruction in accordance with the course objectives and student learning outcomes set for the course.
- Adapt methodologies for students with special needs and different learning styles.
- Meet record keeping obligations on time, (e.g. grades, census, reports, rosters, requisitions), and textbook orders, with an emphasis on low-cost/zero-cost textbooks and open education resources.
- Develop and manage course curriculum, syllabus materials and lesson plans
- Attend and participate in department, division and college meetings and maintain regular office hours.
- Facilitate part-time time faculty evaluations, high school articulation, program review and planning, development and assessment of student learning outcomes.
- Support departmental efforts, particularly around growing and building a new A.A. degree program in American Indian Studies.
Palomar Community College serves nine of San Diego County’s 18 federally recognized tribes. Located on the lands of the Luiseño, Kuméyaay, Cupeño, and Cahuilla peoples, our program acknowledges and supports the sovereignty and rights of Indigenous Nations over their ancestral and traditional lands. The American Indian Studies Department is committed to growing its academic scope, curricular offerings and collaborations with its multiple campuses and departments, diverse local regions, and tribal communities.
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/.
Posting Detail Information
Open Date
12/05/2022
Close Date
01/30/2023
Open Until Filled
No
Posting Number
P0771P
Additional Application Information
- Supplemental materials (optional): You may submit a) recent teaching evaluations, b) published works (up to a maximum of 25 pages)
- This position is expected to start in the Fall 2023 semester (August 17, 2023).
- Interviews will require a live teaching demonstration. The hiring committee will decide if interviews will be conducted in person at the College or via Zoom. Travel reimbursement is only available for eligible candidates. HR will notify those who are eligible when interviews are scheduled.
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