Job Details

Welding Instructor

Position Number: 6182287
Location: Riverside, CA
Position Type: Vocational & Technical - Other

Welding Instructor

Riverside Community College District

Application Deadline. Interested candidates must apply by the deadline listed below by 8:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time:
5/9/2025

Department: Applied Technology (R)
Position Type: Full-Time Faculty/Counselor/Librarian
College/Campus: Riverside
Physical location of the position: Riverside
Employment Type: Full-Time Tenure Track (Faculty)
Position Length: 10-month
Salary Range: Column C, Step 1 to Column H, Step 6
Salary Amount: $86,023 to $132,539
Salary Type: Annual
Is this position categorically (grant) funded? No
If categorically (grant) funded, date funded through:

Basic Function:
The successful candidate will be responsible for lecture and/or laboratory instruction in all phases of welding. The assignment may also include other courses in the discipline.

The ideal candidate will share RCC's and the department of Applied Technology commitment to educating its racially/ethnically and socioeconomically diverse student population. The college currently enrolls nearly 30,000 students annually, the majority of whom are from racially minoritized populations. 60% of RCC's students are Hispanic, 8% are African-American, 7% are Asian American, 0.3% are Native American, 0.7% are Pacific Islander, 21% are White, and 2% are multiracial. Riverside City College has been designated as a
Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic wellbeing of the surrounding community.

For additional information about RCC, visit our website at www.rcc.edu.

Education:
Bachelor's degree and two years of full- time, or the equivalent part-time experience as a welder OR any associate degree and six years of full-time, or the equivalent part-time experience as a welder OR The Equivalent. (All degrees and units used to satisfy minimum qualifications shall be from accredited institutions).

Experience:
Two years of teaching experience is required. Community college or baccalaureate level teaching experience is desired.

Preferred; American Petroleum Institute (API), American Society Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Pipe certification current or previous, journeyman pipefitter experience, Certified Welding Inspector (CWI) or Quality Control in welding environment.

Licenses/Certifications:
Preferred: LA City Structural welding license in BOTH the manual and semiautomatic processes and/or current API/ASME pipe welding certifications.

Other:Evidence of a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students (E.C. 87360a).

Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Fulfill the duties of a full-time instructor, including, but not limited
to, holding weekly office hours and completing 24 hours of "flex
credit" through various available activities and seminars.
2. The instructional assignment will include lecture and/or laboratory classes in the discipline.
3. Faculty will participate in outcomes assessment work.
4. Faculty assignments are based upon the assumption of workload of forty hours weekly, including but not limited to conducting classes, class preparation, student evaluation, office hours, committee work, curriculum and program development, student learning outcomes assessment, program review, student activities, and other duties per the bargaining unit agreement.
5. Institutional service activities are expected of all faculty members.
6. Participation in discipline/department decision making processes and work regarding curriculum, program development and other matters is expected.
7. Responsibilities also include maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position.

Light maintenance and repair of welding laboratory equipment.
Material handling of supplies including unloading deliveries of steel,
consumables. and bottles, making sure items are stored properly.
Duties and Responsibilities - Continued: Light maintenance and repair of welding laboratory equipment. Material handling of supplies including unloading deliveries of steel, consumables. and bottles, making sure items are stored properly.

Conditions of Employment:
1. Ten-month, tenure-track position.
2. Salary is commensurate with academic preparation, and full-time teaching or equivalent experience with a range from Column C, Step 1 to Column H, Step 6 of the current Faculty Salary Schedule.
3. Medical and dental benefits are provided for the employee and legal dependents.
4. A $50,000 life insurance policy is provided for the employee.
5. Orientation to college is required as is adherence to Improvement of Instruction policy.
6. Maintaining broad knowledge of the academic or occupational area and design pedagogy related to learning outcomes is expected.
7. Responsible for all other conditions of employment required of full-time faculty members such as a willingness to be involved in District and College promotional activities, active participation in college committee work, student activities and other support services, and appropriate professional activities.

The Riverside Community College District complies with all federal and state rules and regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of ethnic group identification, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, ancestry, genetic information, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or any characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code or any characteristic that is contained in the prohibition of hate crimes set forth in subdivision (1) of Section 422.6 of the California Penal Code, or any other status protected by law. This holds true for all District employment opportunities. Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the District's Title IX Officer/Section 504/ADA Coordinator. Harassment of any employee/student with regard to ethnic group identification, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race, color, ancestry, genetic information, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or any characteristic listed or defined in Section 11135 of the Government Code or any characteristic that is contained in the prohibition of hate crimes set forth in subdivision (1) of Section 422.6 of the California Penal Code, or any other status protected by law, is strictly prohibited. The Title IX Officer, Section 504/ADA Coordinator for the District is Ms. Lorraine Jones, 3801 Market Street, Riverside, CA 92501. Telephone Number is: (951) 222-8039.
Work Hours/Work Days for Classified and Hourly Positions Only:

Required Applicant Documents:Resume or Curriculum Vitae
Cover Letter
Teaching Philosophy
Bachelors or Equivalent Transcript

Other Document:
Optional Applicant Documents: Other Document
Associate Transcript
Masters or Equivalent Transcript

Other Document:
Copies of license, credential, certificate, etc. attach as "other document."

Effective Employment Date:August 2025

Application Deadline:05-09-2025

Special Comments: :
IMPORTANT NOTICES:

Only electronic, on-line applications are accepted. All supporting materials, required or optional, must also be in electronic formats and attached to the electronic, on-line application when applying. Supporting materials are only accepted as Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) or Microsoft Word files and must be less than 2 MB in size.

An application will not be considered complete unless all Required Documents are electronically attached to the application by the Application Deadline date. An incomplete file may subject the candidate to disqualification.

Paper applications and supporting materials WILL NOT be accepted!

Cover letter must address how applicant meets the qualifications for the position.

Letters of reference, if requested, must be non-confidential and submitted electronically when applying on-line.

Copies of degree diplomas/certificates are NOT a replacement for transcripts.

Interested candidates must apply by the deadline listed above by 8:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time.

The Riverside Community College District does not require testing at the initial application filing period. As you progress through the selection process, you may be required to perform a job-related test based on the needs of the work area for which you are being considered.

The District will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Applicant should contact Diversity and Human Resources at (951) 222-8595 for assistance.

Application Types Accepted:Faculty Application

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