Employment Opportunity

Full-time, tenure track faculty position.

Starting Salary Range: $53,646 to $82,288 per year, salary placement determined by documented education and experience; maximum initial salary step placement on the faculty salary schedule is step 9.

Cabrillo College provides a doctoral stipend of $3,582 per year for eligible faculty.

Benefits: Cabrillo College currently provides a benefit stipend that employees apply towards benefit selections for medical, dental, life and long-term disability insurance.

Days Per Year: Faculty enjoy a 175-day work schedule.

Beginning Date: Position scheduled to begin on Monday, August 21, 2017, pending funding and Governing Board ratification. Assignments may include distance education courses, may be scheduled over summer and/or winter months, and may be scheduled at various campus locations days, evenings, and/or weekends.

About the College: Situated on Monterey Bay in the county of Santa Cruz, California, Cabrillo College is one of the most highly regarded community colleges in the state for its success in the area of transfer and career education, and currently serves over 12,500 students each semester. Cabrillo College transfers many of its students to three nearby universities - the University of California at Santa Cruz, San Jose State University in the heart of Silicon Valley, and California State University at Monterey Bay. Cabrillo's career education is closely connected to the nearby Silicon Valley business environment as well as that of the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Cabrillo focuses on student-centered learning and has a tradition of collegial governance.

Faculty at Cabrillo College have a long history of shared governance and participation in all levels of decision-making at the college. Cabrillo provides an excellent opportunity to learn, collaborate, create, and make a difference in the lives of its students and community.

About the Department: The Communication Studies Department is looking for an instructor to join in our pursuit of student equity, success, and professional excellence. We are searching for a dynamic, talented individual to join our team of four contract and seven adjunct faculty. Every semester approximately 1,500 students from diverse multicultural backgrounds enroll in communication studies courses. The successful candidate must be an effective teacher with a variety of students, able to adapt pedagogically to meet their learning needs. Our department faculty are very engaged in college shared governance. The successful candidate will share this commitment and maintain professional excellence in the discipline of communication.

About the Position: This position requires a commitment to campus, departmental, and community involvement duties including, but not limited to, program planning, assessment of Student Learning Outcomes, professional development and scholarly activity, and service to community and industry.

Examples of Duties

Teaching assignments will include courses at the Aptos campus and the Watsonville Center, as well as a willingness to develop and teach hybrid or fully-online formats. Examples of teaching assignments include, but are not limited to the following:

• Persuasion and Argumentation
• Communication Process
• Small Group Communication
• Intercultural Communication
• Interpersonal Communication
• Listening
• Public Speaking
• Special topics in Communication
• Health Communication
• Communication Activities

In addition to teaching duties, faculty are expected to participate in professional assignments which include participation in division, department and shared governance activities such as participation in curriculum design and program planning, Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) assessment, office and lab hours, and participation in college wide committees.

Minimum Qualifications

Required Education from a U.S. Department of Education recognized accredited organization and licensure qualifications:

• *Master's in speech, speech broadcasting, telecommunications, rhetoric, communication, communication studies, speech communication, or organizational communication OR
• Bachelor's in speech, speech broadcasting, telecommunications, rhetoric, communication, communication studies, speech communication, or organizational communication AND Master's in drama/theater arts, mass communication, or English OR
• The equivalent OR
• A lifetime California Community College Instructor credential in Language Arts and Literature.

Equivalency

Candidates without the specified degrees listed above must complete and submit an Application for Equivalency Determination. Additionally, candidates must provide documentation, as part of this application process, sufficient to convince the committee that the candidate possesses the equivalent of these minimum qualifications, including the depth and breadth of discipline knowledge plus general education.

*NOTE: Graduate students currently working on a Master's degree are encouraged to apply, with the understanding that:

• The graduate student MUST complete the Supplemental Application for Equivalency Determination form AND
• The degree must be completed and confirmed by July 1, 2017.

Required Professional Expertise:

• Currency and depth of knowledge in the applicable professional field.
• Knowledge of and commitment to teaching strategies and practices that enhance student success at community colleges, including effective use of technology.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to teach the courses or perform the duties effectively as described above.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate well with students of diverse academic, ethnic, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds; gender identities, sexual orientations; and students with disabilities.
• Evidence of professional activities and service beyond the primary teaching assignment.
• Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with others.

Desired Qualifications/Performance Expectations:

• Recent successful teaching experience in Communication Studies at the community college level
• Demonstrated innovative teaching techniques and methodologies
• Experience teaching diverse student populations
• Experience developing and marketing new programs to diverse populations
• Innovative ideas to expand the program
• Interest in developing learning communities with other disciplines
• Online teaching experience
• Ability to use conversational Spanish in the classroom

Additional Information

Selection Process: A search committee will review complete applications. Meeting minimum qualifications does not ensure an interview. Therefore, it is critical that candidates submit a detailed and complete application. When filling out the online application, it is important that you fill out all sections completely. Do not leave blank spaces, or notes saying "see resume". When adding attachments, please redact ALL of the following items which appear on any attachment before you submit it: social security number, birth date, age, gender, birth place and personal photos. The application and supporting materials will be used to assess each candidate's qualifications as they relate to the assignment. A limited number of candidates will be invited for an interview slated for late March, 2017. A teaching demonstration will be part of the interview.

To be considered, each candidate MUST SUBMIT:

1. Completed online Cabrillo College Application
2. Cover Letter, which states how the candidate specifically meets the required qualifications
3. Current job-related resume, including teaching experience, and/or related work experience.
4. Verification of education qualifications (Foreign transcripts must be translated to determine equivalency to U.S. standards. Any fee for such translation is paid by the applicant.):
   1. Transcripts from all colleges attended (unofficial transcripts, copies and downloads are acceptable). If selected, it is the responsibility of the candidate to provide official transcripts, diplomas, degrees or other documents as may be required OR
   2. Copy of a lifetime California Community College Instructor credential in subject area, front and back (if applicable) OR
   3. An attached Supplemental Application for Equivalency Determination (Download PDF reader) form and supporting documentation. (This is only necessary if candidate does not possess and submit proof of specified degrees listed in minimum qualifications OR possess and submit copy of a valid lifetime credential.)
5. Three (3) recent job related letters of recommendation which address the candidate's ability to perform the duties of this position.
6. A brief (not to exceed two {2} pages, double-spaced) clearly identified, separately attached statement addressing the following: Focus group results with California community college students reveal six factors that students think best ensures their success. The factors are: directed, focused, nurtured, engaged, connected, and valued. How do you teach and interact with first generation college students to support these factors? Select three (3) factors and give specific examples of how you foster them with this student population.

If any of the required materials are not submitted with your application packet, your application will be deemed incomplete and will not be forwarded to the committee for screening.

Please notify Human Resources if you require any special accommodation(s) in meeting these requirements.

Selection Procedure: Candidates selected for employment with Cabrillo College must agree to be fingerprinted and cleared, provide current Tuberculosis test results, provide proof of eligibility for employment in the United States and present a valid Social Security card upon hire.

Application Deadline: Application materials MUST be successfully submitted by 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, February 23, 2017.

Please note: Cabrillo College will be closed beginning Friday, December 23, 2016 and will re-open on Tuesday, January 3, 2017.

Cabrillo College seeks applications from all qualified individuals. It is the continuing goal of Cabrillo College to hire and retain staff that reflect the rich diversity and cultural heritage of the college district and its student body.