The 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 a full-time faculty member.

The Department of Ethnic Studies in the Social & Behavioral Sciences Division of Cosumnes River College invites candidates to apply for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Ethnic Studies to begin Fall 2025. We seek applications from candidates whose research and/or teaching specialization is in any of the following: African American, Asian American, Chicano/a/x, or Native American/American Indian Studies with a focus on: decolonial, transformative, liberation, and/or abolitionist pedagogies and/or community-based activism. We align ourselves with the original visions of the Third World Liberation Front and are committed to building a relevant education that is grounded in community engagement, anti-racism, and solidarity. Ethnic Studies faculty are committed to using intersectional and interdisciplinary frameworks to educate students about decolonization; cultural resistance; embodied knowledge/memory; indigeneities; and critical refugee studies.
Cosumnes River College is an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) and an Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to equity and the educational attainment of historically marginalized communities. The successful candidate will join a ZTC (zero textbook cost) department dedicated to breaking down institutional barriers to higher education and share Cosumnes River College’s commitment to educating our diverse student population.
 
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 8). For more information on the step placement process, please click here.

The instructional assignment may include, but is not limited to, teaching courses in all levels of Ethnic Studies at the college including: 

• The core survey African Amercian Studies  (Introduction to Ethnic Studies)
• Developing curricula in Ethnic Studies
• Providing leading Ethnic Studies discipline expertise in the development of an Ethnic Studies Associate Degree for Transfer (AD-T)
• Collaborating with faculty colleagues from across the disciplines.

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

1. Have a master’s degree in the Ethnic Studies field; OR, a master’s in African American Studies, Black Studies, Africana Studies, Latino Studies, La Raza Studies, Chicana/o Studies, Asian American Studies, Native American Studies, or American Indian Studies; 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.