Salary: $50,339 - 68,746 (additional compensation for doctorate)
Beginning Date: August 7, 2014
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
Essential Functions:
How to Apply: All applicants must provide the following items by the closing date in order to be considered for this recruitment. Documents may be emailed or faxed to meet the deadline. If emailed or faxed, it is the responsibility of the candidate to send originals of all documents immediately. Email to: HR@mccd.edu, Fax 209-384-6103
All materials submitted in your application file become District property and will not be returned to you. Please mail to:
Sue Miller, Office of Human Resources, Merced College, 3600 M Street, Merced, CA 95348-2898
Individuals with disabilities may request any needed accommodation to participate in the application process. Please submit your request with your application to the Human Resources Office.
Interview Information: Those applicants deemed most qualified for the position will be invited to appear for oral interviews before a screening committee which includes a 15-minute teaching demonstration on a selected topic. Finalist interviews with district administrators will follow the same or next day. A limited number of candidates will be invited to interviews. Expenses for travel and accommodations will be the responsibility of the candidates.
Employee Benefits: The District pays (with small contribution from employee) health, prescription, vision and dental insurance premiums for the employee and dependents. Life and income protection insurance premiums are provided for the employee only. Sick leave and retirement benefits are also provided.
Condition of Employment: The selected candidate must be livescanned and tested for tuberculosis at his/her own expense prior to the start of employment. In compliance with the Immigration Reform Act of 1986, all new employees are required to verify their identity and the right to work in the United States. An applicant must be able to perform essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations. Faculty members, as a condition of employment, must become members of Merced College Faculty Association or pay a representation fee in an equal amount to a charity agreeable to MCFA. All offers of employment are subject to approval by the Board of Trustees.
Beginning Date: August 7, 2014
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
- Master's degree from an acceptable accredited institution in physics, astronomy, or astrophysics OR
- Bachelor's degree from an acceptable accredited institution in physics or astronomy AND master's degree in engineering, mathematics, meteorology or geophysics OR
- Hold a California Community College Credential in physics OR
- The equivalent
- Candidate must have sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
- Current technology skills related to teaching in the discipline and a willingness to pursue future technological developments.
Essential Functions:
- Provide instruction in accordance with established course outlines and expectations
- Inform students about course requirements, evaluation procedures and attendance policy
- Maintain required student attendance and scholastic records
- Prepare and grade class assignments and examinations
- 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
- Participate in the college's learning outcomes assessment program, including course, program, and institutional assessments
- Perform tasks needed for student records, e.g., submit grades on time to admissions and records
How to Apply: All applicants must provide the following items by the closing date in order to be considered for this recruitment. Documents may be emailed or faxed to meet the deadline. If emailed or faxed, it is the responsibility of the candidate to send originals of all documents immediately. Email to: HR@mccd.edu, Fax 209-384-6103
- Completed District application form available online ( http://www.mccd.edu/hr/vacancy.htm)
- Letter of interest addressing your qualifications for the position
- Resume
- Three recent letters of recommendation
- Legible unofficial college transcripts (undergraduate and graduate) are acceptable at this point. The transcripts must include the date the institution granted the degree. Official copies are not required unless applicant is hired. Foreign transcripts must include a U.S. evaluation and translation.
All materials submitted in your application file become District property and will not be returned to you. Please mail to:
Sue Miller, Office of Human Resources, Merced College, 3600 M Street, Merced, CA 95348-2898
Individuals with disabilities may request any needed accommodation to participate in the application process. Please submit your request with your application to the Human Resources Office.
Interview Information: Those applicants deemed most qualified for the position will be invited to appear for oral interviews before a screening committee which includes a 15-minute teaching demonstration on a selected topic. Finalist interviews with district administrators will follow the same or next day. A limited number of candidates will be invited to interviews. Expenses for travel and accommodations will be the responsibility of the candidates.
Employee Benefits: The District pays (with small contribution from employee) health, prescription, vision and dental insurance premiums for the employee and dependents. Life and income protection insurance premiums are provided for the employee only. Sick leave and retirement benefits are also provided.
Condition of Employment: The selected candidate must be livescanned and tested for tuberculosis at his/her own expense prior to the start of employment. In compliance with the Immigration Reform Act of 1986, all new employees are required to verify their identity and the right to work in the United States. An applicant must be able to perform essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations. Faculty members, as a condition of employment, must become members of Merced College Faculty Association or pay a representation fee in an equal amount to a charity agreeable to MCFA. All offers of employment are subject to approval by the Board of Trustees.
