Salary: $95.91 - $137.94 Hourly
Job Type: Part Time
Job Number:PT-Econs24
Closing: 9/2/2024 11:59 PM Pacific
Location: Norwalk, CA
Department: PT-Econs24
Division:Humanities & Social Science
Description
Equity and Diversity
The District isstrongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal opportunity employment. The District encourages a diverse poolof applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, marital status,disability, or sexual orientation in any of its policies, procedures or practices. In fact, the college encourages applications from allsegments of qualified people.
Closing Date
This position will close on September 2,2024 at 11:59 PM (or when 150 applications are received, whichever occurs sooner).
CollegeProfile
Cerritos College is ranked 14th among the top 100 schools with the highest Hispanic enrollment in the United Statesby the United States Department of Education. Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los AngelesCounty. Communities within the college's district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, andportions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate. Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in morethan 180 areas of study in nine divisions. Enrollment currently averages 20,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at http://www.cerritos.edu.
Department Profile
The Economics Department is growing and looking for great instructors for our amazingstudents. In addition to our core Principles of Economics courses we offer Issues and Policy, Women in the Global Economy, and AppliedIntroductory Statistics courses.
Job Duties
ALL FACULTY SHALL
- Maintain currency with currentinformation, concepts, laws and ideas in their disciplines and with best practices in teaching and learning.
- Check mailbox,voicemail, and e-mail regularly.
- Complete the checkout form before leaving campus at the end of the academic term.
- Maintain student confidentiality as required by regulation and Board Policy 5040 titled Student Records and Directory Information.
ALL FACULTY WHO ARE ASSIGNED CLASSES SHALL:
- Teach all assigned classes unless excused under provisions of Board Policy.
- Teach all assigned classes for all scheduled minutes. In cases of necessary absence from class, notify the Instructional Dean ordesignee, or if unavailable, the Office of Academic Affairs in advance and have plans prepared so that a substitute, if assigned, canmaintain continuity of course content.
- Teach courses in accordance with the course outlines of record.
- Provideopportunities for students to be aware of their progress.
- Submit a copy of the syllabus for each class to the Division Office.
- Keep accurate records of student enrollment, attendance, and academic progress and submit them to appropriate offices by thepublished deadlines.
- Submit end-of-session grades, including supporting documentation, and attendance reports by the publisheddeadlines.
- Submit required information about first-day, no-show students by the published deadlines.
- Submit textbookorder information by the published deadlines. If the textbook is electronic or includes an electronic course pack, these conditions must bemet:
1. Tests and exams must be available to the student without charge.
2. The text and course pack must be available tostudents with disabilities.
3. The publisher must grant read-only access to designated college staff for purposes of evaluation ofcourse materials.
4. The text must be downloadable or printable.
If these four conditions are not met, the electronic textbookcannot be used.
- Meet all classes during the final examination period.
- Give final examinations at the scheduled timeunless approval to do otherwise is granted by the Office of Academic Affairs or its designee.
- Keep all corrected finalexamination papers for at least one year following the close of the semester or summer term.
- Maintain a safe learning environmentin classrooms, laboratories, and other instructional spaces.
- Allow the instructional manager and/or Instructional Dean, uponrequest, to review any assignments given during the semester.
Minimum Qualifications
MinimumQualifications
Master's in economics or the equivalent.
Understanding of and sensitivity to meeting the needs of thediverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of the student,community, and employee population.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with active learning methods ofinstruction and teaching students with diverse backgrounds.
Supplemental Information
PhysicalDemands
Physical requirements may be met with or without reasonable accommodations. Requires ambulatory ability to move tovarious office and classroom-type locations and to stand, bend, stoop, and reach to setup equipment and provide instruction. Requiressufficient hand eye coordination and dexterity to write on a board or type on a computer. Requires sufficient visual acuity to readdocuments and make presentations. Requires sufficient auditory ability to project voice to a group, hear questions and prompts, and carry onroutine conversations. Requires the ability to lift, push, and pull objects of medium weight (less than 30 lbs.) on an occasional basis.
Conditions of Employment
Assignments are contingent upon sufficient funding andenrollment.
Assignments may include day, evening, and/or weekend classes.
Individual who is offered employment shall be required toobtain fingerprints for a criminal history clearance through the State Department of Justice and remit the required fee for processing thefingerprints, produce an original social security card, and submit negative TB test results (must be within the past four years or withinthe last 60 days if not previously employed in a school district in California) before employment.
Faculty must be able to teachon-campus or remotely as assigned.
Candidates must be able to provide proof of California residency prior to employment.
Proofof eligibility to work in the United States and signing of loyalty oath per Government Codes 3100-3109.
Board Policy 2905 requiresmandatory COVID-19 vaccinations as a condition of employment. The District requires all employees to submit proof of full vaccinationagainst COVID-19, as defined by the CDC. Full policy details can be found on the website; Cerritos College - Chapter 2- Board of Trustees.Employees may submit requests for medical or religious exemptions to the vaccine mandate for consideration. Details are available on theDistrict's
COVID-19 webpage
** Please note - the District does not provide for immigration sponsorships such as H1B Visas.
Application Procedure
Application materials must be submitted by the closing date. Applicants who needspecial services or facilities due to disability in order to apply or interview for this position must notify Human Resources at the time ofapplication or at least 72 hours prior to the closing date or date of a scheduled interview.
It is the applicant's responsibility toprovide copies of all transcript(s) verifying all educational degree(s) and/or coursework required for the position.
A foreigntranscript must be evaluated by a NACES certified agency. The web address is www.naces.org.
All qualifying educational degrees/training must be from regionally accredited colleges and/oruniversities.
Selection Procedure
Application materials will be evaluated by a selection committee todetermine which applicants' qualifications, based on the information in the job announcement, best suit the needs of the District and theDepartment. The selection committee will conduct interviews and may include a teaching demonstration in order to determine which applicantsbest demonstrate the skill and knowledge required for the position. Successful candidates will be placed on an eligibility list foremployment and will be contacted for employment opportunities based on the District's needs.
RequiredDocuments
Cover Letter
Resume/CV
Copy of Unofficial Transcripts (Must show all coursework completed and conferral dateof the degree)
One example of a principles of economics syllabus
To apply, visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/cerritosedu/jobs/4550090/pt-economics
The Districtensures that all qualified applicants for employment and employees have full and equal access to employment opportunity, and are notsubjected to discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of national origin, religion, age, sex or gender, race,color, medical condition, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or because he or sheis perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of theseactual or perceived characteristics. .jeid-630c6d7eab85e24f861e3c72518e9581 
