PT Instructor - Design Technology (Interaction Design, B.S. Program) - Continuous Applicant Pool

Job Duties

An adjunct faculty member for the Bachelor of Science in Interaction Design (IxD) at Santa Monica College is responsible for delivering high-quality instruction in courses related to interaction design, user experience (UX) design, and related fields. This role involves preparing and teaching lectures, facilitating hands-on projects, and assessing student performance. Faculty members are expected to stay current with industry trends and integrate real-world applications into their teaching. They also provide mentorship and guidance to students, fostering a collaborative learning environment. Additionally, adjunct faculty participate in departmental meetings, and engage in professional development activities to enhance their teaching effectiveness.

The Interaction Design program at Santa Monica College offers a comprehensive curriculum that blends design, UX, and technology, preparing students for careers in various industries. The program emphasizes hands-on collaborative experiences, ensuring that students gain practical skills and industry connections. 

Job Duties

• Teach advanced courses related to interaction design.
• Supervise student projects
• Maintain office hours
• Participate in department and college flex day activities

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's in instructional design/technology or educational technology
  • OR the equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional experience with UX/Interaction Design
• Teaching experience in a field reasonably related to the discipline of the assignment

Additional Information

COMMITMENT TO EQUITY AND DIVERSITY

With the goal of ensuring the equal educational opportunity of all students, Santa Monica College embraces diversity among students, faculty, staff, and the communities we serve as an integral part of our history, a recognition of the complexity of our present state, and a call to action for a better future.  Embracing diversity means that we must intentionally practice equity and respect toward one another, and understand that discrimination and prejudices create and sustain privileges for some while creating and sustaining barriers for others.  In order to embrace diversity, we also acknowledge that institutional discrimination and implicit bias exist, and that our goal is to eradicate those vestiges from our system.  Our commitment to diversity requires that we strive to eliminate those barriers to equity, and that we act deliberately to create a safe and positive environment where individual and group differences are valued and leveraged for our growth and understanding as an educational community.

 

To advance the goals of diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice for the success of students and employees, we must honor that each individual is unique and that our individual differences contribute to the ability of the college to prepare students on their educational journeys.  This requires that we develop and implement policies and procedures, encourage individual and systemic change, continually reflect on our efforts, and hold ourselves accountable for the results of our efforts in accomplishing our goals.

 

We are invested as a community in cultivating and maintaining a climate where equity and mutual respect are both intrinsic and explicit by valuing individuals and groups from all backgrounds, demographics, and experiences.  Individual and group differences can include, but are not limited to the following dimensions: race, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, immigration status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, religion, creed, military or veteran status, socioeconomic status, and any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation.  We acknowledge that the concept of inclusion and diversity is ever-evolving, thus we create space to allow our understanding to grow through the periodic review of this statement.  In service of these goals, Santa Monica College is committed to fostering an employment environment that offers equal employment opportunity for all and an educational environment that ensures the equal educational opportunity of all students.

Application Requirements

A completed application consists of the following:

• Online District Application
• Resume
• Transcript

 

Pay Philosophy

Starting salary for Part Time Faculty is based on educational achievement and relevant prior employment experience up to but not beyond Step 6 (will be beyond Step 7 effective Fall 2024).  Further step advancement shall occur at the beginning of the intersession or semester following completion of multiples of 30 LHE at Santa Monica College.

Part Time Faculty salary schedule can be accessed at: https://www.smcfa.org/contract

Diversity Statement

Recent experience working with African American, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students in the classroom; and a willingness to use culturally responsive instructional practices.

Demonstrated sensitivity to issues of diversity, and ability to motivate and teach community college students of diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds, sexual orientations, genders, cultures, and learning styles, as well as students with disabilities or varied levels of academic preparation.

Please review our Diversity Report:Faculty/Staff Diversity Reports - Santa Monica College (smc.edu) 

Equity Statement

Santa Monica College encourages candidates that are equity-minded to apply.  SMC is a minority-serving, Hispanic-serving institution.  We actively seek to attract candidates from minority groups that value equity, diversity and inclusion.  Equity, diversity and inclusion are built into the culture at SMC and are an essential component of the work that we do.  SMC is committed to racial and socioeconomic diversity as it is a reflection of our student population and we strive to hire candidates that share this commitment.

 

Equal Employment Opportunity Disclosure

The Santa Monica Community College District is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity.  All qualified applicants for employment, as well as District employees, shall have full and equal access to employment opportunity.  No person shall be subjected to unlawful discrimination in any program or activity of the District.  The District's Board Policy 3420 (Equal Employment Opportunity) may be accessed at:https://www.smc.edu/administration/governance/board-of-trustees/documents/board-policy-manual/board-policies/chapter-3-general-institution/BP-3420-EEO.pdf

Equivalency Statement

The Santa Monica Community College District, in its desire to select outstanding faculty members from the largest possible pool of qualified applicants, recognizes the fact that candidates may attain expertise in a discipline through a variety of means.  Certain combinations of education, experience and other accomplishments in the field may be judged by the District as equal to the stated minimum qualifications for this position.  Candidates who feel they possess such equivalent qualifications are encouraged to apply and provide appropriate documentation of their qualifications.  If you are applying for the recruitment through equivalency based on work experience, you will be required to submit proof of your work history.  For further details regarding equivalency criteria, please download the Equivalency Application Statement Form available at:https://www.smc.edu/administration/human-resources/employment/documents/equivalency-statement-for-application.pdf

Conditions of Employment

Appointment is subject to verification of official transcripts, current or previous employment, tuberculosis and fingerprint clearance.  Selected candidate must provide identification and work authorization.

For more information about Santa Monica Community College:

https://www.smc.edu

https://www.smc.edu/administration/human-resources/index.php

https://www.smc.edu/administration/human-resources/diversity-equity-inclusivity/index.php 

Appointment is subject to verification of official transcripts, current or previous employment, tuberculosis and fingerprint clearance.  Selected candidate must provide identification and work authorization. 

Benefits

Medical

Part Time faculty members who have been employed two previous semesters within the last six semesters AND have one of the following: 1) As of Monday of the third week of the semester, have teaching assignments of five hours or more per week for the semester OR 2) As of Monday of the fifth week of the semester, have a non-teaching assignment the equivalent of five hours or more per week for the semester shall be eligible to receive Kaiser medical insurance.  The District shall contribute an amount equal to the single party Kaiser Health Maintenance Plan (non-PERS)  premium.  In lieu of the Kaiser plan, eligible employees may elect a composite dental or vision plan.  Employees who lose non-District-provided coverage as a result of divorce or death of a spouse shall be allowed to change their election; otherwise changes to election of Kaiser or dental or vision plans are limited to the open enrollment period.

Sick Leave

Part Time faculty members shall be entitled to sick leave at the rate of six hours for each one hundred hours of teaching service.  All faculty working during summer or winter intersession shall accrue sick leave at the hourly rate.

Retirement

Part Time faculty members may elect ONE of the following retirement plans.

• CalSTRS (California State Teachers' Retirement System) Defined Benefit Plan
• CalSTRS (California State Teachers' Retirement System) Cash Balance Plan
• Social Security
• ASCIP MetLife (District sponsored alternative retirement plan) Only if previously enrolled

Agency Information

Employer

Santa Monica Community College

Address

1900 Pico Blvd.








Santa Monica, California, 90405

Phone

310-434-4415

Website

http://www.smc.edu