Assistant Professor, Auto Body Technology

This is a full-time, tenure track, 175-day (10-month annual contract) faculty position in the department of industrial technology starting August 2024, pending board approval.

The faculty member will provide instruction in automotive body repair and painting and other related automotive subjects. The instructor will also be responsible for schedule coordination with other full-time and part-time automotive instructors and directing and working with part-time instructors.

In addition to teaching and keeping regular office hours, other duties during a 37-hour workweek include departmental and committee assignments, curriculum development, assisting with facility and equipment maintenance and coordinating the auto body program with other programs in the industrial technology department, promotion of the auto body program, articulation of the program with high school and university programs, and other instructional responsibilities as may be required. The assignment may include teaching at off-campus centers and will include evening classes.

Allan Hancock College is a California public community college located in northern Santa Barbara County. The college is ranked as one of the five best community colleges in California and one of the top 120 community colleges in the nation. Approximately 11,500 credit students enroll each semester at one of the college's four locations in Santa Maria, Lompoc, Santa Ynez Valley, or at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Allan Hancock College is a proud Hispanic Serving Institution and serves a vibrant community of which it is a part: over 98 percent of the college's students come from the local area and Hancock students consistently enjoy one of the best acceptance rates to University of California and California State University campuses. To learn more about Allan Hancock College visit .

• Demonstrated currency in the instruction of auto body
• Demonstrated ability to develop and use course materials and incorporate current technology
• Demonstrated ability to use multi-media technology in classroom instruction
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and present lecture and lesson materials and concepts and to assess student achievement
• Demonstrated ability to design, review, and evaluate curriculum and make recommendations to maintain program currency for both vocational and transfer students
• Demonstrated ability to work with and assist students having a broad range of skills, motivation, and academic or vocational goals
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others
• Demonstrated ability to identify and use learning outcomes and assessment that lead to course and program improvements
• Demonstrated knowledge of course design, evaluation, and assessment methods which enhance student learning
• Knowledge of interrelationship of critical thinking, reading, and writing and demonstrated ability to apply this knowledge to instruction
• Evidence of a sensitivity to and an understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of staff and students and to staff and students with disabilities

Requires an associate degree from an accredited institution, six years occupational experience, and a valid teaching credential or a course which includes teaching theories, curriculum, and administration; or a bachelor's degree and two years of recent work experience in auto body; or the equivalent.

A bachelor's and/or master's degree is preferred.

BEGINNING DATE:
August 2024, pending Board approval.

The hiring salary range is $61,634 to $84,806 dependent upon education and experience.

To be considered for this position, the candidate must submit the following application materials by through our website by Thursday, April 12, 2024 by 11:59 PST:

Cover letter;

A current and complete resume/CV of education and professional experience;

A statement that demonstrates a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students;

Transcripts (unofficial copies are acceptable for the application process). Official transcripts are required at the time of hire.

Applicants who do not meet the minimum requirements as defined above must also complete and attach an to be considered.

Allan Hancock College provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.