PT Instructor, Interior Design
Job Description
Las Positas College
Livermore, CA
PT Instructor, Interior Design
Salary: $2,075.12/CAH - $2,322.27/CAH
https://www.clpccd.org/hr/files/docs/salary/FacultySalarySchedule07012024.pdf
Start Date: Spring 2025
Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Location: Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Dr., Livermore, CA 94551
Job Summary
The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District is seeking a PT Instructor, Interior Design. Las Positas
College is seeking adjunct (part-time) faculty for its Interior Design Program mainly focusing on teaching
the Fundamentals of Lighting. The program is a career technical education program, leading to transfer
degrees as well as Certificates of Achievement for students wishing to enter or advance in this field.
The ideal candidate will possess current knowledge of the Fundamentals of Lighting, demonstrate good
communication skills, have completed a degree in Interior Design, and possess experience in the field.
Duties and Responsibilities:
1.Instruct courses in Interior Design in accordance with credit course outlines both in-person
and/or on-line.
2.Maintain expertise in current teaching methods, discipline knowledge, and discipline specific
technologies.
3.Assist students in achieving stated course objectives.
4.Evaluate the progress of each student and notify students in need of counseling services and/or
tutorial assistance.
5.Track student learning outcomes and maintain records of student learning outcomes.
6.Participate in the departmental process of curriculum review, modification, and the assessment
of student learning outcomes in order to make the program successful.
7.Support other design instructors in cooperating with campus and community groups to provide
programs, courses, and information relevant to the needs of the students and various programs.
8.Coordinate with other faculty in the selection of textbooks, audiovisual and other instructional
materials.
9.Attend various departmental, divisional and campus-wide activities and events as required.
Minimum Qualifications:
Any Bachelor’s degree or higher and two years of professional experience, or any associate degree and
six years of professional experience.
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.Bachelor’s degree in interior design or related field.
2.Demonstrated ability to adapt teaching strategies and techniques to different levels of students'
ability and learning styles.
3.Demonstrated ability to adapt teaching strategies and techniques to students from different
cultures and ethnic groups.
4.Demonstrated ability to use innovative and creative teaching techniques and equipment,
including the use of multimedia hardware and software and on-line instructional techniques.
5.Demonstrated leadership in developing curriculum for discipline specific courses and/or
programs.
6.Demonstrated leadership, ability, and desire to stay current in the field.
7.Demonstrated leadership and ability to work with business and industry in order to coordinate
the educational program with the needs of the community.
8.Interest in or knowledge of teaching online and other distance education courses.
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. College 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. PT Faculty Application (Application procedures also included below.)
https://clpccd.org/hr/files/docs/hiringpkt/1.PTFacApp.pdf
https://www.clpccd.org/hr/files/docs/hiringpkt/PTFacAppProcedures.pdf
Name: Amy Mattern
Email: amattern@laspositascollege.edu
Email: amattern@laspositascollege.edu
Phone: 925 424-1382
Department: Arts and Humanities
Department: Arts and Humanities
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:
10.Value and intentionally promote diversity and consciousness of difference
11.Demonstrate cultural humility and an ongoing desire to improve cultural competence
12.Are dedicated to addressing issues of social justice
13.Accept their shared role and responsibility in addressing opportunity and achievement gaps
experienced by students
14.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
15.Actively seek to identify, disrupt, and remove institutional and/or systemic barriers that
adversely impact historically marginalized communities
16.Empower the underrepresented and underserved
17.Foster students’ potential to become global citizens and socially responsible leaders
18.Believe that all people have the right to an education and work environment free from fear,
harassment, or discrimination.
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