The Los Rios Community College District is seeking qualified candidates for this part-time, temporary (Adjunct) faculty position. Adjunct positions are filled as needed through ongoing recruitment. Applicants are contacted and hired year-round based on college needs.
 
The adjunct faculty member shall be responsible for the following: teaching assigned classes under the supervision of the area dean; helping students fulfill their maximum potential in mastering course content; assessing student learning outcomes; maintaining a thorough and up-to-date knowledge in their regular teaching field; continuing professional development; utilizing current technology in the performance of job duties; maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position; assisting with articulation and curriculum development and review; serving on college committees and participating in faculty governance including accreditation and student co-curricular activities; assuming other responsibilities as assigned by the area dean; fulfilling other duties and responsibilities of an adjunct faculty member.

Position Salary Information:
Initial maximum salary placement is based on academic degree, upper/graduate level units earned, and/or related professional occupational experience per the Los Rios College Federation of Teachers Contract (the initial maximum placement is Class V, Step 1). For more information on the step placement process, please click here.

The instructional assignment may encompass teaching courses across all levels in this discipline. Specific courses offered may vary by campus. Courses for this assignment may include:

• NATR 294 Topics in Natural Resources
• NATR 300 Introduction to Natural Resource Conservation and Policy
• NATR 300 Introduction to Environmental Science, Policy and Sustainability
• NATR 301 Introduction to Ornithology
• NATR 302 Introduction to Wildlife Biology
• NATR 303 Energy and Sustainability
• NATR 304 The Forest Environment
• NATR 305 Fisheries Ecology and Management
• NATR 306 Introduction to Rangeland Ecology and Management
• NATR 307 Principles of Sustainability
• NATR 308 Land Use
• NATR 310 Study Design and Field Methods
• NATR 320 Principles of Ecology
• NATR 321 Animal Behavior and Behavioral Ecology
• NATR 322 Environmental Restoration
• NATR 324 Field Studies: Birds and Plants of the High Sierra
• NATR 330 Native Trees and Shrubs of California
• NATR 332 Wildflowers of California
• NATR 334 Soil Science and Management
• NATR 344 Global and emerging environmental issues
• NATR 346 Water Resources and Conservation
• NATR 495 Independent Studies in Natural Resources
• NATR 498 Work Experience in Natural Resources
• NATR 499 Experimental Offering in Natural Resources 

• ARC Programs and Majors
• CRC Programs and Majors
• FLC Programs and Majors
• SCC Programs and Majors

1. Have a bachelor’s degree and two years of occupational and/or professional experience directly related to the assignment being taught OR have an associate’s degree and six years of occupational and/or professional experience directly related to the assignment being taught OR the equivalent*. All degrees must be from an accredited institution completed by time of hire. 
2. Have an equity-minded focus, responsiveness, and sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical or learning disabilities as it relates to differences in learning styles; and successfully foster and support an inclusive educational and employment environment.

• If your degree title differs from the minimum qualifications listed above, you are requested to apply under the “equivalent” provision.
• Applicants applying under the “equivalent” provision must attach details and explain how their academic preparation and/or professional experience is the equivalent of the degrees/minimum qualifications listed above. Please visit our website for a sample letter and information on the equivalency determination process.
• If you have already been granted equivalency for this discipline, you must attach a copy of your determination form or letter. 

Applicants applying to this position are REQUIRED to complete and submit:

1. A Los Rios Community College District Application
2. Resume or Curriculum Vitae 
3. Letter of Interest 
4. Unofficial Transcripts from College/University

• Applications submitted without all required documents, listed above, will be disqualified.
• Applicants indicating “see resume” on the application will not have that referenced experience considered for minimum qualifications, which may lead to the application being disqualified.
• Only information (education, experience, etc.) listed on the application will be considered for minimum qualifications.
• Applicants, including current Los Rios Community College District employees, are required to provide official transcripts, if required to meet the minimum qualifications for the position.
• Applicants are required to submit official transcripts within 60 days of the time of hire.
• Graduate advising documents and grade reports will not be accepted as official transcripts. 
• Individuals who have completed college or university course work at an institution in a country other than the United States must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts, degrees, and other relevant documents. 
• A foreign transcript evaluation is required any time foreign course work is used to meet minimum qualifications and/or salary placement even if the foreign transcript has been accepted by a college or university in the United States. 
• Foreign transcript evaluations are ONLY accepted from AICE (Association of International Credential Evaluations, Inc.) or NACES (The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) agencies or evaluators. For additional information on foreign transcript evaluations click here.