Job Description

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District is seeking a PT Instructor, LGBTQ Studies for Las
Positas College. Applicants will be expected to provide instruction in: LGBT 1: Introduction to LGBTQ
Studies, which offers a broad exploration of queer theory and its relationship to gay and lesbian studies,
feminist theory, and intersectionality. Emphasis on theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of
queer theory, social construction and essentialism, postmodernist theory, politics, LGBT studies and
queer culture. Examines LGBTQ issues from a psychological, bio-medical, sociological, political, racial,
and sexual perspectives.

Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Deliver coherent lectures;
2. Teach with imagination, vigor, and clarity;
3. Create assignments that serve instructional goals;
4. Create exams and/or other evaluative assignments that test for mastery of course content;
5. Create course materials that serve instructional goals;
6. Organize course content so that it encompasses authorized course outlines;
7. Identify basic and essential concepts and develop materials and strategies that assist students in
understanding core subject matter;
8. Prepare carefully and organize a course which adheres to the objectives and suggested materials
listed in the course outline;
9. Meet deadlines for submittal of syllabi, census rosters, and grades;
10. Participate in program and subject area improvement tasks, such as assessing Student Learning
Outcomes (SLOs).

Minimum Qualifications:
Master’s in the interdisciplinary area OR Master’s in one of the disciplines included in the
interdisciplinary area and upper division or graduate course work in at least one other constituent
discipline.

Evidence of understanding of and responsiveness to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural,
disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, racial and ethnic backgrounds of community college
students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practices within the classroom.

Applicants applying under the “Equivalent” provision must provide details that explain at time of
application how their academic preparation is the equivalent of the degree listed above.

Desirable Qualifications:
1. College teaching experience.
2. Experience using Canvas LMS.
3. Experience with hy-flex teaching modality or willingness to be trained in the hy-flex teaching
modality.

Physical Demands and Working Environment:
Individuals with disabilities who are unable to carry out the physical activities of the position will receive
reasonable accommodations to enable them to perform the essential functions of the positions.

Notification to Applicants:
The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District reserves the right to close or not fill any advertised
position.

TO APPLY, please send the following application materials to the contact listed below:

1.Cover Letter
2. Resume
3. Transcripts (Unofficial copies accepted for application purposes; however, official copies
must be submitted if hired.) Any degrees earned outside of the United States must have a
U.S. evaluation (course by course) of the transcripts and must be submitted with the
application. (Please use https://www.naces.org/members to obtain evaluations.)
4. Download and complete PT faculty application located at:
https://www.clpccd.org/hr/files/docs/hiringpkt/1.PTFacApp.pdf
https://www.clpccd.org/hr/files/docs/hiringpkt/PTFacAppProcedures.pdf

Name: Dr. Stuart McElderry, Dean of Academic Services
Email: smcelderry@laspositascollege.edu
Phone: 925 424-1323
Department: Division of Business, Social Science, & Learning Resources

Special Instructions to Applicants:
The Board of Trustees has updated Board Policy 7330 to incorporate information on COVID vaccination
requirements, which are currently suspended. Accordingly, employee(s) must comply with the Board Policy
found at: http://districtazure.clpccd.org/policies/files/docs/BP7330.pdf.

It is the policy of this District to provide equal opportunity in all areas of employment practices and to
assure that there shall be no discrimination against any person on the basis of sex, ancestry, age, marital
status, race, religious creed, mental disability, medical condition (including HIV and AIDS), color, national
origin, physical disability, family or sexual preference status and other similar factors in compliance with
Title IX, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, other federal and state non-discrimination
regulations, and its own statements of philosophy of objectives. The District encourages the filing of
applications by both sexes, ethnic minorities, and the disabled.

Joining Our College Community
We seek equity-minded applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits diversity brings to
an educational community. We look for applicants who:
1. Value and intentionally promote diversity and consciousness of difference
2. Demonstrate cultural humility and an ongoing desire to improve cultural competence
3. Are dedicated to addressing issues of social justice
4. Accept their shared role and responsibility in addressing opportunity and achievement gaps
experienced by students
5. Have experience and success in closing student equity gaps and engaging in equitable
practices, or are knowledgeable and enthusiastic about implementing practices that achieve
these goals
6. Actively seek to identify, disrupt, and remove institutional and/or systemic barriers that
adversely impact historically marginalized communities
7. Empower the underrepresented and underserved
8. Foster students’ potential to become global citizens and socially responsible leaders
9. Believe that all people have the right to an education and work environment free from fear,
harassment, or discrimination.

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