AGRICULTURE INSTRUCTOR
Filing Deadline: July 20, 2007
REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES:
Responsible for teaching assignments in the Agriculture discipline, which includes, but is not limited to: Agriculture Business (Agriculture Economics, Elements of Agriculture Business, Sales and Service, Computer Science, Agriculture Economics and Agriculture Marketing), Plant Science, Soil Science, Viticulture and AG laws and Regulations. Fulfill the professional responsibilities of a full-time faculty member, including, but not limited to: teaching all scheduled classes; following the course outline; keeping accurate records of student enrollment, attendance, and progress; posting and maintaining scheduled office hours; developing curriculum; participating in departmental meetings and college-wide activities and committees; and maintaining relationships with feeder schools as well as the business/industry community. Assignment may include day, evening, and weekend hours, and classes off the main campus.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:*
- Must be sensitive to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and the community at-large.
- A Master’s in agriculture, agriculture sciences or education with a specialization in agriculture OR a Bachelor’s in any of the above AND a Master’s in agriculture business, natural resources, animal science, plant science, soil science, forestry, pomology, agricultural engineering, environmental horticulture, agronomy, viticulture or enology OR the equivalent. (Applicants applying for equivalency consideration must complete an Equivalency Determination Form.)
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:*
- Experience teaching culturally diverse and nontraditional students.
* Meeting the minimum and/or desired qualifications does not assure any candidate an interview.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Regular, full-time, academic, tenure-track position to begin August 21, 2007. Starting salary range: $52,642 to $64,435 per academic year based on 176 days (placement dependent upon educational background and appropriate full-time teaching and industry experience). District-assisted health and welfare coverage for employee and dependents includes medical, dental, and vision. Life, accident, and income protection insurance premiums are available for the employee only. State Teacher’s Retirement System (STRS) membership is required. District participates in contributions to STRS.
Individual selected must be fingerprinted and submit to a tuberculosis examination.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
All applicants must provide the following items in order to be considered in the initial screening:
- A completed application for Academic/Administrative positions.
- A resume and cover letter.
- Transcripts verifying educational requirements (copies acceptable).
FORWARDED TO SELECTION COMMITTEE.
It is the applicant’s responsibility to be sure that all required materials are in the Human Resources office by 5:00 p.m. on the filing deadline (7/20/07). Submit all application materials together. Applicants submitting incomplete application packets cannot be considered.
All documents included in
your application file become the property of the college and will not be returned.
Your file for this opening will not be considered for future openings.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES:
It is the policy
of the Hartnell Community College District that no person shall be discriminated
against in any employment procedure on the basis of race, color, national origin,
ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, Vietnam-era
veteran status, or disability. The College actively seeks applications from
candidates who have multi-cultural experience. Contact the Office of Human Resources
and Equal Employment Opportunity if you need any special accommodations to complete
the application process.
