Below is our job description for this position. Please also review the Important Instructions & Additional Information section below, which contains valuable information about our application process.\n \nBasic Function\n \nCerro Coso Community College is seeking a full-time, tenure track, Instructor located at the Indian Wells Valley (IWV) Campus in Ridgecrest, California. \n \nWe are seeking dedicated, experienced, and motivated individuals to provide leadership, engagement, and discipline expertise in continuing to move the program forward in innovative ways. As a full time faculty member at Cerro Coso Community College, successful candidates will demonstrate commitment to student success and equity through teaching and learning excellence.\n \nAbout Cerro Coso Community College\n \nEstablished in 1973 as a separate college within the Kern Community College District (KCCD), Cerro Coso Community College is one of three colleges in the District which also includes Bakersfield College in Bakersfield and Porterville College in Porterville.\n \nCerro Coso Community College provides educational services to a population of about 85,000 distributed over a service area of over 18,500 square miles \u2013 the largest community college service area in California. Such a large area requires multiple physical sites in order to provide quality learning. Cerro Coso Community College has met this requirement by offering instruction and services to an approximate FTES of 2,850 students at six campus locations and through distance education.\n \nThe 320 acre IWV Campus at Ridgecrest, California is located in the upper Mojave Desert, 160 miles northeast of Los Angeles and 120 east of the District Office in Bakersfield, and serves a population of about 28,000. This campus serves about half of the student population of the college and houses most of the college administration. The Eastern Sierra College Center is north of the IWV campus and serves the communities of Inyo and Mono counties. The center operates two campuses, one in Bishop 120 miles north of Ridgecrest, and another in Mammoth Lakes which is an additional forty miles north. Forty-five miles west of the IWV campus, the Kern River Valley campus serves communities near Lake Isabella. The East Kern campus is seventy miles south of the IWV campus and is housed on Edwards Air Force Base. This center provides educational services to military and civilian personnel on the base and to the residents of nearby communities. The college's most recent campus location, Tehachapi, was established in 2014 and received official status with ACCJC in 2016. Finally, the college serves inmates in two correctional facilities within its service area: California City Correctional Facility (CAC) and the California Correctional Institution (CCI) in Tehachapi.\n \nIn an effort to respond to the needs of individuals who cannot attend classes at one of the College's six physical locations, the College established CC Online. This program has been fully reviewed by the regional accrediting agency. It currently provides 46 online degree and certificate programs and over 160 courses distributed over 350 sections each year with complete online support services, including matriculation, textbook purchasing, and library support.\n \nCerro Coso Community College is committed to improving processes to increase retention, persistence, course success, program completion and transfer while closing equity gaps.\n \nThe college has been focusing on improving student achievement and success for many years using models and initiatives such as Basic Skills Transformation, Student Success and Support Program (SSSP), Achieving the Dream, Strong Workforce Program, and California Promise. Guided Pathways offers a framework that integrates the best of these initiatives with a clear directive to improve the student experience through the lens of equity.\n \nThe Kern Community College District (KCCD) is committed to providing an educational environment that fosters diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of our organization that benefits the global community.\n \nRepresentative Duties\n \nThis is a full-time, tenure-track, 175-day position as a community college Instructor. \n \nThe successful candidate will be expected to provide instruction in a full range of sociology courses.\n \nOther duties include: participation in student recruitment and articulation maintaining subject matter currency; developing and revising curriculum; using innovative learning technology; assessing learning outcomes; participating collegially in departmental, college and discipline-specific professional activities; and others.\n \nThis assignment may include teaching courses in various locations at different times and with different modalities. Cerro Coso Community College offers college courses in the greater Ridgecrest area, rural communities, and local-area high schools using face-to-face, online, and real-time interactive modalities. Faculty will also teach in the college's nationally-recognized incarcerated student education program. \n \nThis assignment may include teaching at other campus sites; day, evening, or weekend classes; large classes; distance learning classes; and classes for incarcerated students. Here is a link to a video providing a look into the inmate education program:\n \nIncarcerated Student Education Program\n \nHere is a link to the Cerro Coso Incarcerated Student Education Program Website: Rising Scholars Program\n \nMinimum Qualifications\n \nMaster's in sociology \n \nOR Bachelor's in sociology AND Master's in anthropology, any ethnic studies, social work or psychology\n \nOR \u2013 The equivalent. Certain combinations of education, experience, and other accomplishments in the field may be judged as equal to the stated minimum qualifications for these positions. Candidates who feel they possess such equivalent qualifications must request and submit an APPLICATION FOR EQUIVALENCE form. Supporting documents must be included with the completed form. \n \nMinimum Qualifications Handbook Faculty and Administration in California Community Colleges \n \nAND \u2013 A demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.\n \nNote: Degrees and credits must be from accredited institutions (Title V Section 53406). Any degree from a country other than the United States, including Canada and Great Britain, must be evaluated by an evaluation service.\n \nNote: The screening of candidates will be conducted by a screening committee. The screening committee reserves the right to limit the number of interviews granted. Meeting the minimum qualifications for a position does not assure the applicant of an interview. \n \nKnowledge & Abilities\n\n Ability to work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues in an environment that promotes innovation, teaching, learning and service to diverse student population;\n \n\n Ability to effectively work with students with a wide range of skills, motivations, academic and vocational goals;\n \n\n Ability to develop curriculum, including curriculum delivered via different modalities;\n Ability to participate in recruitment and articulation activities with local schools, colleges and universities;\n Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing;\n Ability to maintain subject matter currency;\n Ability to assess student, program, and institutional learning outcomes;\n Knowledge of computers and willingness to adopt new technologies that support student success.\n Knowledge of and commitment to the California Community College mission.\n \n \nSALARY RANGE\n \n$95,412.68 - $ 116,884.82 annually\n \nSPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS\n \nFirst Review of Applications: Complete application packets will be accepted until the position is filled; but those received by April 14, 2026 are assured consideration. The College reserves the right to extend time limits or reinitiate the recruitment/selection process at any point.\n \nCompleted application packet must include:\n\n Completed Online Application for Employment form \n Current resume\n Letter of interest (Cover Letter) \n Statement of personal philosophy of teaching\n Copy of legible transcripts\n Copy of sample syllabi\n List of five (5) professional references \u2013 Listed on application form\n \nIt is the applicant's responsibility to redact (or remove) any personal information from all documents prior to uploading. This includes Social Security Numbers, Date of Birth, and any photos of the applicant.\n \nForeign Degree: Applicants with foreign degrees from colleges or universities outside of the United States must have their coursework evaluated by a professional association that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute, INC. (ACEI). A copy of the evaluation must be submitted with your on-line application.\n \nApplicants who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the selection process should contact Human Resources to make the necessary arrangements. EEO Plan 2024\n \nNote: The District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal employment opportunity. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race or ethnicity, color, medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, or because he/she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law, in any of its policies, procedures or practices. Discrimination Free Work Environment \n \nThe District does not provide sponsorship for authorization to work in the United States. Work authorization should be established at the time of application submission.\n \nImportant Instructions & Additional Information\n \nComplete applications received by the "assured consideration date" above are guaranteed to be reviewed by Human Resources. If you apply after this date, there is no guarantee that your application will be reviewed. However, we still recommend that you apply because recruitments remain open and are posted until filled. The District and/or College reserves the right to extend time limits and/or repost or restart recruitments at any point.\n \nCompleted applications must include the following.\n\n Completed online application for employment\n Current resume\n Letter of interest (cover letter)\n List of 5 (five) professional references (entered in online application)\n Copy of legible transcripts (if required for the position)\n \nIt is the applicant's responsibility to redact or remove any personally identifiable information from all documents prior to uploading. This includes Social Security Numbers, Date of Birth, photos, etc.\n \nInternational or Foreign Degrees\n \nApplicants with international or foreign degrees from colleges or universities outside of the United States must have their coursework evaluated by a professional association that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute, INC. (ACEI). A copy of the evaluation must be submitted with your online application.\n \nAccommodations\n \nApplicants who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the selection process should contact Human Resources to make the necessary arrangements. (For more information, see our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Equal Employment Opportunities website.)\n \nDiscrimination Free Work Environment\n \nDiscrimination based on race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation of any person, military and veteran status, or the perception that a person has one or more of these characteristics is illegal and violates Kern Community College District policy.\n \nThe Kern CCD Equal Employment Opportunity Plan guides the development, implementation, and monitoring of the District's efforts to foster equal employment opportunities and workplace diversity.\n \nSee our Discrimination-Free Work Environment webpage for more information.\n \nWork Authorization\n \nKern Community College District does not provide sponsorship for authorization to work in the United States. Work authorization should be established at the time of application submission.\n \nE-Verify\n \nThe Kern Community College District participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify program to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, please visit e-verify.gov.\n \nHelpful Links\n \nKern Community College District\n \nSalary Schedules\n \nJob Descriptions\n \nBenefits\n \nFaculty Minimum Qualifications/Equivalency Process\n \nFull-time permanent employees (20+ hours per month) are eligible for health benefits:\n\n Health\n \n\n Dental,\n \n\n Vision\n \n\n Life Insurance\n \n\n Long-term Disability.\n \n\n \nIn addition to the above benefits, the District also offers a robust voluntary benefits selection:\n\n Flex 125\n \n\n Additional products and services through American Fidelity\n \n\n Supplemental voluntary life insurance\n \n\n Tax Shelter Annuities\n \n\n \nThe District participates in CalPERS retirement system and Social Security benefits for Classified and Management employees. Employees covered under the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS), are vested 100% after five years of full time service credit.\n \nThe District participates in the State Teacher's Retirement System (STRS) for faculty. Employees covered under the State Teacher's Retirement System (STRS), are vested 100% after five years of full time service credit.\n \nAll coverages begin on the first of the following month after the hire date.\n \nThe following classifications are eligible for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) health benefits at the employee expense offered through SISC:\n\n Permanent Employees (19 hours or less)\n Adjunct\n Temporary Hourly\n* Professional Experts\n \nFor additional information, please visit our Kern Community College District Benefits webpage.\n \nEmployer Kern Community College District\n \nAddress 2100 Chester Ave\n \nBakersfield, California, 93301\n \nPhone 6613365141 \n \nWebsite https://www.kccd.edu/human-resources/index.html\n\n