PT Instructor, Art History

PT Instructor, Art History
Salary: $2,253.10/CAH - $2,521.46/CAH 
https://www.clpccd.org/hr/files/docs/salary/07.01.2026_salary_schedules/Faculty_Salary_Schedule_07012026_CLPCCD_CLPFA_2025_2028_TA.pdf
Start Date: Spring 2027
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, Art History for Las Positas College. 
The ideal candidate must have a passion for teaching and learning and a strong commitment to the missions and values of the community college.

The Instructor, Art History will be expected to provide instruction in general education courses in Art History. Courses may include: Introduction to Art History, Western Art History - Ancient to Medieval, Western Art History - Renaissance to Contemporary Art of the Ancient Americas, Asian Art History, Art of Africa, Oceania and Indigenous North Americas, Modern Art History, and Museum and Gallery Techniques.

Duties and Responsibilities: 
1.    Teach a variety of Art History topics to students of all levels, backgrounds and abilities;

2.    Prepare and grade class assignments and assessments;

3.    Exhibit sensitivity to the diverse personal, academic, socio-economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical or learning disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications:
Master’s in art history, history of art and architecture or visual culture/visual studies OR Bachelor’s in art history and master’s in history OR Master’s in art with a recorded emphasis or concentration in art history OR the equivalent.

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.    Familiarity with Non-Western Art History;

2.    Successful experience teaching Art History in a college or comparable setting;

3.    Experience teaching both in-person and online 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 
Phone:     (925) 424-1382
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: 
1.    Value and intentionally promote diversity and consciousness of difference 
2.    Demonstrate cultural humility and an ongoing desire to improve cultural competence
3.    Are dedicated to addressing issues of social justice
4.    Accept their shared role and responsibility in addressing opportunity and achievement gaps experienced by students
5.    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
6.    Actively seek to identify, disrupt, and remove institutional and/or systemic barriers that adversely impact historically marginalized communities
7.    Empower the underrepresented and underserved
8.    Foster students’ potential to become global citizens and socially responsible leaders
9.    Believe that all people have the right to an education and work environment free from fear, harassment, or discrimination.