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 Electronics Technology department at American River College seeks a professor who can explain electronic theories and demonstrate the use of test and measurement equipment at the career-technical level. Our department strongly emphasizes hands-on learning; we are looking for a professor who can demonstrate how circuits work, and help students discover electronics by building circuits and experimenting with them. We don’t use calculus in any of our classes; the new professor will explain circuit theory with arithmetic and basic algebra. The professor should be prepared to help some students with remedial math concepts. The applicant should be willing and excited to work with students from a diversity of races, ethnicities, gender identities, and backgrounds. The professor should be able to exercise all of these skills and abilities in person, as well as in distance-education settings.

The professor will use an online learning management system called Canvas to support all classes. They will create a Canvas website for each class that they teach. The professor will use the class’s Canvas site to share materials with students, receive assignments, and post student grades.

The professor will teach some classes in person and some classes online. In-person teaching involves lecturing, leading student labs, and holding office hours. Online teaching may include hosting and delivering lectures to live online audiences, creating and editing video lectures and demonstrations, hosting office hours and meetings on Zoom, and interacting with students remotely through email. The professor will create and maintain class websites for in-person and online classes.

 
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 encompass teaching courses across all levels in this discipline. Courses for this assignment may include:

• ET 115: Fiber Optics and Telecommunication Cabling
• ET 193: Introduction to Robotics and Sensors
• ET 197: Introduction to Mechatronics
• ET 253: Industrial Communication Systems Support
• ET 302: Principles of Electricity and Electronics
• ET 312: Mathematics for Circuit Analysis
• ET 322: Semiconductors and Nanotechnology
• ET 335: Integrated Circuits with Computer Applications
• ET 380: Introduction to Electronic Communications
• ET 381: Electronic Communication Regulations
• ET 388: Fiber Optics
• ET 420: Microcontrollers and Digital Signal Processors

• Working with industry partners to learn about the latest trends
• Keeping knowledge current through professional development and other training
• Updating curriculum to include new industry tools and information
• Updating course materials, including laboratory assignments
• Evaluating and recommending equipment for use in classes and labs
• Arranging articulation with high schools and colleges
• Promoting our department’s programs to students and local companies

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

1. Any bachelor’s degree or higher and two years of professional experience; OR any associate degree and six years of professional experience; OR the equivalent*. Professional experience must be directly related to the assignment being taught . 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.