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Required Application Materials

1. A completed online District application form (go to https://jobs.smccd.edu to complete the application and to apply for this position)
2. A resume that details all relevant education, training, and teaching experience (including courses taught), and other work experience
3. Undergraduate and graduate academic transcripts (copies accepted)
4. Your cover letter must include a discussion of the following:

• Provide examples of your best teaching practices from your recent successful experience in teaching college-level transfer courses related to public speaking, interpersonal communication, intercultural communication, small group communication, argumentation and debate, gender communication, or health communication adapting culturally responsive pedagogy for students who have been historically marginalized, and other underserved disproportionately disadvantaged students.
• Provide examples of your recent experience in (or interest in) collaborating with other faculty, classified staff, or administration, in the advancement of pedagogical technology, curriculum development, program (department)/institutional SLO assessments, program planning, or program team building.

If you have any questions regarding your application, please contact:
SMCCCD Office of Human Resources
3401 CSM Drive, San Mateo, CA 94402
Tel.: (650) 574-6555 Fax (650) 574-6574
Email: smccdjobs@smccd.edu
Web Page: https://smccd.edu/humanresources

Position Information

Posting Number 2014420F

Position Title

Location College of San Mateo

Department Language Arts CSM (DEPT)

Position Number 4F0161

Percentage of Full Time The work year is 175 days (10 months of service).

FLSA Exempt (does not accrue overtime)

Months per Year 10

Salary Range Depending on educational credentials, placement can range from $86,304 to $121,488 per year.

Position Type Faculty Positions

The College seeks a full-time, tenure-track faculty member in Communication Studies. The ideal candidate will share the College’s commitment to educating a racially and socioeconomically diverse student population.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Teach courses in the communication studies discipline in various modalities using culturally responsive pedagogical techniques
• Understand and use effective practices for engaging African American, Latinx, Filipino, and Pacific-Islander students, who are historically underrepresented and underserved in traditional communications studies classrooms
• Maintain expertise in current teaching methodologies and curricula across modalities and develop instructional materials and techniques to close the equity gaps experienced by African Americans, Latinx, Filipinos, Pacific Islanders, and other disproportionately impacted students
• Assist in new course development, curriculum revisions, and course, program, and institutional assessments
• Participate in the development and/or selection of course materials, equipment, and technology that will enhance communication studies offerings of the department
• Maintain expertise in current teaching and discipline technologies by participating in ongoing and intentional professional development
• Participate in departmental (program) planning, documentation, meetings, activities, and team-building
• Consult with students during regularly scheduled office hours
• Serve as a member of division and college committees
• Serve as the primary contact/lead faculty for the Communication Studies Department
• Perform other duties as required by contract, collective bargaining agreement, and general institutional needs in a timely manner

Minimum Qualifications

• Possession of a Master’s or above in speech, speech broadcasting, telecommunications, rhetoric, communication, communication studies, speech communication or organizational communication OR Bachelor’s in any of the above AND Master’s or above in drama/ theater arts, mass communication, or English OR the equivalent
• Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice both within and outside of the classroom

Conditions of Employment

Prior to employment, the selected candidate will be required to complete the following:
1. Submit official transcripts (applies to all faculty or educational administrative positions)
2. Submit verifications of prior employment
3. Satisfactory references
4. Successfully being cleared for employment through the background checking process
5. Present original documents for proof of eligibility to work in the United States
6. Approval of your employment by the SMCCCD Board of Trustees
7. Provide a certificate of Tuberculosis exam for initial employment.

EEO Statement

The San Mateo County Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to employ individuals who represent the rich diversity of cultures, language groups, and abilities of its surrounding communities.