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Business Assistant Professor (Business Law)
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Position Number: 1722282
Location: Pleasant Hill, CA
Position Type: Business - Business Law

Business Assistant Professor (Business Law)

Posting Number: F00656
Location: Diablo Valley College
Salary: $59,616-$89,724 per year

Description of Position:
Diablo Valley College inspires, educates, and empowers a diverse community of students to transform their lives and their communities. DVC instructors use pedagogies that close equity gaps by fostering success among all students. To help further this work, DVC seeks a tenure-track Business Law instructor to start in August 2020. This full-time, tenure-track position is in the Business Administration Department, part of the Business Division. The business law professor will provide quality learning opportunities that assist students in meeting their educational and career goals in business law classes. This business law faculty member will primarily teach courses that introduce the specific areas of the legal environment that affect individuals and businesses with an emphasis on contracts, legal history, civil procedure, constitutional law, torts, intellectual property, cyber law, criminal law, international law, labor and employment law, and agency. The faculty will also take part in curriculum management and development, advise students, maintain current expertise in the field, and participate on college committees.

The preferred applicant will also have knowledge of or experience in areas of general business and participate in the teaching and the development of curriculum, certificates, and programs in those areas.

Inquiries:
Instruction Department: 025-969-2004

Position Status: Tenure- Track
EEO Job Category: Faculty & Other Instructional Staff
Employee Group: Full-Time Faculty
Department: D3600-Business Administration

Duties and Responsibilities:
In addition to contractual duties, all full-time faculty are expected to participate actively in their disciplines, department activities, and the general intellectual life and governance of the college. Part of the teaching assignment may be in the evening and/or online. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
1. advancing equitable student learning through dedicated, exemplary instruction in accordance with established course outlines;
2. participating in the assessment of student learning outcomes for courses and programs; developing and implementing student learning outcomes assessment processes for courses and programs;
3. collaborating in the development and revision of curriculum and in program review;
4. engaging in department program improvement initiatives;
5. participating in department, division, and college committees;
6. participating in professional development activities, both departmental and college-wide;
7. maintaining current knowledge in the subject matter area and effective teaching/ learning strategies;
8. maintaining appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics;
9. informing students of course requirements, evaluation procedures and attendance requirements;
10. preparing and grading class assignments and examinations and informing students of their academic progress;
11. maintaining attendance, scholastic, and personnel records and submitting them according to published deadlines;
12. posting and holding sufficient and regular office hours in accordance with prevailing policy;
13. participating in Colleges shared governance processes.

Minimum Qualification-Education/Experience:
The applicant must possess one of the following qualifications (earned degrees must be from an accredited college/university):
1. Masters degree in business, business management, business administration, accountancy, finance, marketing, or business education
OR
2. Bachelors degree in any of the above AND masters degree in economics, personnel management, public administration, or Juris Doctorate (J.D.) or Legum Baccalaureus (LL.B.) degree
OR
3. Bachelors degree in economics with a business emphasis AND masters degree in personnel management, public administration, or J.D. or LL.B. degree
OR
4. A valid California Community College Credential authorizing full time instruction in Business
OR
5. The equivalent. If you do not possess the EXACT minimum qualifications (i.e. you do not possess the exact degree listed) and believe that you meet the minimum qualifications via equivalency, please fill out the equivalency petition form
in the document section of the online application. Additionally, if you are unsure that you meet the minimum qualifications, please fill out the equivalency form.

Desirable Qualifications:
1. Demonstrated commitment to student learning and to the success of all students in the open-access learning environment of a community college;
2. 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;
3. Commitment to professional growth and development, and to innovation and improvement of teaching;
4. Ability to assume faculty responsibilities beyond the classroom in a shared governance environment, including committee membership, student club advising, connecting with the local business community, and administrative department duties and reporting;
5. Demonstrated excellence in preparation and knowledge in the business law subject area, including demonstrated work experience in business-related areas associated with the use of law or work experience in the legal profession;
6. Ability to teach general business classes, in addition to business law classes.

Job Open Date: 11/18/2019
Job Close Date: 1/21/2020
Open Until Filled: No
Employment Begins:
# of Months: 10

To apply, visit: https://www.4cdcareers.net/postings/6620

The Contra Costa Community College District does not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, age, sex, or sexual orientation. This prohibition against unlawful discrimination extends to any person who is perceived to have any of the above characteristics or who is associated with someone who has, or who is perceived to have, any of those characteristics.