Part-time Faculty, Asian American Studies

Initial Placement Hourly Range: $75.81 – $119.20 (instructional); $74.60 – $117.69 (non-instructional)

For salary and placement information, visit www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/classifications/salary/ and use the links in the Part-time Faculty section.

For information about part-time faculty health benefits, visit https://www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/benefits-2/ and click on Part-time Faculty Benefits.

Part-time faculty employees are eligible to elect membership in one of the following retirement plans:

The Ethnics Studies department is seeking qualified part-time instructors to teach Asian American Studies. Teaching assignment(s) may include any of the curriculum approved courses within the discipline of Asian American Studies.

Teaching assignments at Palomar College may include instruction in any of our special programs, such as dual enrollment, middle college, transitions (formerly incarcerated), and/or currently incarcerated students.

Must meet one of the sets of qualifications listed under 1) through 3):

• A Master’s degree in Asian American Studies.

• A Master’s degree in Ethnic Studies AND a Bachelor’s degree in Asian American Studies.

• A combination of education and experience that is at least the equivalent of the qualifications in either 1) or 2) above. You must complete and attach the Application for Equivalency form (www.palomar.edu/hr/equivalency-app/), if you do not possess the specific minimum qualifications as stated above, which includes degrees that have not been awarded at the time of submitting the application.

Only coursework completed at, and degrees awarded by, accredited institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education will be considered as satisfying the minimum qualifications. Coursework and degrees that are completed outside of the United States are required to have transcripts evaluated (evaluation to U.S. equivalency and a course by course analysis) by an appropriate U.S. credentials evaluation service. For a list of credentials evaluation agencies accepted by Palomar College, visit the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Services (NACES) website at https://www.naces.org/members, or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE) website at http://aice-eval.org/.

Palomar College serves over 30,000 students from a variety of backgrounds and we are proud to be a Hispanic Serving Institution. Our student body is rich in its diversity. Click here to see a quick overview of our student demographics on our recent Student Fact Sheet.

Palomar College is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and antiracism (DEIAA). We are dedicated to empowering students to succeed and are guided by our core values; some of which are the following:

All positions require cultural competency which includes the sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff.

Part-time faculty members are not to exceed a load of 67%.

The person selected for hire will be required to complete the following pre-employment requirements: live scan/fingerprinting, official transcript(s), TB risk assessment, and employment verification(s). Other pre-employment requirements may be required depending on the position (i.e. certifications or licenses; see applicable job posting section for details). Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements is mandatory to be eligible for employment. These requirements are in accordance with the following Administrative Procedures and Board Policies: AP 7120, AP 7120a, AP 7125, AP 7126, AP 7127, AP 7330, BP 7330, AP 7336, AP 7337, and BP 7335.

Complete terms of employment may be viewed at https://www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/personnel/ (use the link for the Palomar Faculty Federation Agreement).