Job Description

Job Description

Assistant Professor, Political Science

Riverside Community College District

Application Deadline. Interested candidates must apply by the deadline listed below by 8:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time:
5/28/2025

Department: Academic Affairs (N)
Position Type: Full-Time Faculty/Counselor/Librarian
College/Campus: Norco
Physical location of the position: Norco
Employment Type: Full-Time - Tenure Track (Faculty)
Position Length: 10-month
Salary Range: Column C, Step 1 to Column H, Step 6
Salary Amount: $86,023 - $132,539
Salary Type: Annual

Job Description

Basic Function: Norco College is seeking an Assistant Professor, Political Science. Thank you for your interest in applying for this tenure-track faculty position. We are eager to learn about who you are and why you are passionate about teaching Political Science at our community college. We want to know what you are like as an instructor, colleague, and member of a campus community.

Position Description:

Norco College in the Riverside Community College District is seeking an innovative individual focused on equitable and student-centered learning for a full-time, tenure-track position in Political Science. Course assignments include Race and Ethnic Politics, Latinx Politics, Comparative Politics, and American Politics. Duties associated with the position include participation in a variety of campus and divisional activities such as faculty meetings, committee work, student activities, office hours, student learning outcomes and assessment, curriculum/instructional development and program review. Contribute to the growth and development of the Political Science program. Assignment may include teaching courses during day and evening hours as well as hybrid and online. Selected candidates will be invited for an interview, which will include a teaching demonstration on an assigned topic.

Basic Function:

Norco College is seeking an Assistant Professor, Political Science. The ideal candidate will share Norco College's commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population.

We currently serve approximately 16,000 students annually, the majority of whom are from racially minoritized populations, 58% Hispanic and Latino, 9% Asian American, 6% Black and African American, and 18% White Non-Hispanic. Norco College is a federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution and a Minority Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the college has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community.

The successful candidate will join the Social & Behavioral Sciences Department, dedicated to the use of equity minded curriculum responsive to the students it serves. These efforts include participation in the Pre-Law and Political Science Club, ongoing professional development and institutional service, collaboration in equity and Guided Pathways initiatives, and the use of andragogical techniques that draw on culturally relevant approaches, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and Online Education Initiative (OEI) best practices.

The successful candidate will join a campus that exhibits its dedication to its students and faculty through participation with student and multi-disciplinary faculty endeavors.

To learn more about Norco College visit the following link https://www.norcocollege.edu/about/

 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. The instructional assignment will include web enhanced lecture classes in the discipline, as well as hybrid and online modalities.
2. Effective teaching of assigned courses in accordance with the course outline of record and demonstrated commitment to student equity and supporting students from diverse backgrounds.
3. All faculty will participate in outcomes assessment work.
4. Assignments are based upon the assumption of workload of forty hours weekly, including but not limited to conducting classes, class preparation, student evaluation, office hours, committee work, curriculum and program development, student learning outcomes assessment, program review, student activities, and other duties per the bargaining unit agreement.
5. Institutional service activities are expected of all faculty members.
6. Participation in discipline/department decision making processes and work regarding curriculum, program development, Improvement of Instruction, and other professional matters are also expected of all department faculty.
7. Responsibilities also include maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position and adhering to FERPA requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities - Continued: 

Conditions of Employment:CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:

1. Ten-month, tenure-track position.
2. Salary is commensurate with academic preparation, and full-time teaching or equivalent experience with a range from Column C, Step 1 to Column H, Step 6 of the current Faculty Salary Schedule.
3. Medical and dental benefits are provided for the employee and legal dependents.
4. A $50,000 life insurance policy is provided for the employee.
5. Orientation to college is required as is adherence to Improvement of Instruction policy.
6. Maintaining broad knowledge of the academic or occupational area and design pedagogy related to learning outcomes is expected.
7. Responsible for all other conditions of employment required of full-time faculty members such as a willingness to be involved in District and College promotional activities, active participation in college committee work, student activities and other support services, and appropriate professional activities.

 

Preferred and Required Qualifications

Education:

EDUCATION:
Master's in political science, government, or international relations OR

Bachelor's in any of the above AND Master's in economics, history, public administration, social science, sociology, and any ethnic studies, Juris Doctor Degree (J.D.) or Legum Baccalaureus (LL.B.)

OR the equivalent

Ph.D. in political science / FSA in any ethnic studies, or master's in American Studies/Ethnicity, Latino Studies, Latin American Studies, La Raza Studies, Central American Studies, Cross Cultural Studies, Race and Ethnic Relations, Asian-American Studies, or African-American Studies, or the equivalent preferred.

(All degrees and units used to satisfy minimum qualifications shall be from accredited institutions).

Experience:

EXPERIENCE:
Minimum of 2 years of community college or baccalaureate level teaching is desired. Evidence of sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
Licenses/Certifications:

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:
None.
Other:

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:

Required Qualifications

Evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the racial, socioeconomic, academic, and cultural diversity within the community college student population, including students with different ability statuses (e.g., physical and/or learning) as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice within the classroom.

Preferred Qualifications

Recent experience working with African American, Latino, Native American, and other racially minoritized students in the classroom, and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups within higher education and the field of Political Science shape patterns of participation and outcomes; willingness to examine and remediate one's instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students; experience and skill with addressing issues of equity in the classroom; experience and expertise in culturally responsive teaching in Political Science, particularly as it relates to the relevance of Political Science to students' lives, interests, and communities; demonstrated knowledge of the implications of the Hispanic-Serving designation for institutional, departmental, and instructional practices.

Must demonstrate evidence of a sensitivity to and an understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students (E.C. 87360a).
Duties and Responsibilities:

Application Details (to apply use the Apply Now button below.)

Required Applicant Documents:

Resume or Curriculum Vitae
Cover Letter
Teaching Philosophy
Letter of Recommendation 1
Masters or Equivalent Transcript
Other Document:

Optional Applicant Documents:

Letter of Recommendation 2
Other Document
Doctorate Transcript
Bachelors or Equivalent Transcript
Other Document:Course Syllabi and Student Evaluations
Effective Employment Date:08/19/25
Application Deadline:03-20-2025
Special Comments:************************************************

IMPORTANT NOTICES:

* All offers of employment will be contingent upon the availability of funds and approval by the Board of Trustees.

* Only electronic, on-line applications are accepted. All supporting materials, required or optional, must also be in electronic formats and attached to the electronic, on-line application when applying. Supporting materials are only accepted as Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) or Microsoft Word files and must be less than 2 MB in size.

* Paper applications and supporting materials WILL NOT be accepted!

* Letters of reference must be non-confidential and submitted electronically when applying on-line.

*Interested candidates must apply by the deadline listed above by 8:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time.

*The District will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Applicant should contact Diversity and Human Resources at (951) 222-8595 for assistance.

The Riverside Community College District complies with all federal and state rules and regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of ethnic group identification, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, ancestry, genetic information, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or any characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code or any characteristic that is contained in the prohibition of hate crimes set forth in subdivision (1) of Section 422.6 of the California Penal Code, or any other status protected by law. This holds true for all District employment opportunities. Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the District's Title IX Officer/Section 504/ADA Coordinator. Harassment of any employee/student with regard to ethnic group identification, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, ancestry, genetic information, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or any characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code or any characteristic that is contained in the prohibition of hate crimes set forth in subdivision (1) of Section 422.6 of the California Penal Code, or any other status protected by law, is strictly prohibited. The Title IX Officer, Section 504/ADA Coordinator for the District is Dr. Lorraine Jones, 3801 Market Street, Riverside, CA 92501. Telephone Number is: (951) 222-8595.
Application Types Accepted:Faculty Application

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