Posting Details
Position Information
Position Title
Part-time Faculty, Film and Media Studies

Department
Media Studies

Location
Multiple Sites

Projected Start Date
Continuous Application Pool

Full or Part Time
Part-time

Category
Academic

Hours per week
Part-time faculty members are not to exceed a load of 67%.

Work Schedule

A part-time faculty member's assignment may include day, evening and/or weekend work, and work at more than one location (San Marcos campus and/or off-campus locations, as well as distance education classes).
Salary/Wage

Initial Placement Hourly Range: $75.00 - $87.09 (instructional)
For salary and placement information, visit www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/classifications/salary/ and use the links in the Part-time Faculty section.
Salary/Wage Frequency
Hourly

Benefits

For information about part-time faculty health benefits, visit www.palomar.edu/hr/employees/personnel/ptfaculty .
Part-time faculty employees are eligible to elect membership in one of the following retirement plans:

• CalSTRS (California State Teachers Retirement System)
• APPLE (Accumulation Program for Part-Time Limited-Service Employees)

Job Duties

The Media Studies department is seeking qualified part-time instructors to teach Film and Media Studies. Teaching assignment(s) may include any of the curriculum approved courses within the discipline of Film and Media Studies.
The immediate need is to teach our college-level CINE 100: Art of the Cinema course in-person at a high school within our District.
Minimum Qualifications

Must meet one of the sets of qualifications listed under 1) through 3):

1. A Master's degree in Film/Cinema and Media Studies; Film, Television, and Media Studies; Drama/Theater; or Mass Communication.
2. A Bachelor's degree in any of the above AND a Master's degree in Visual Studies, Media Studies, English, or Communication.
3. A combination of education and experience that is at least the equivalent of the qualifications in either 1) or 2) above. You must complete and attach the Application for Equivalency form ( www.palomar.edu/hr/equivalency-app/ ), if you do not possess the specific minimum qualifications as stated above, which includes degrees that have not been awarded at the time of submitting the application .

Only coursework completed at, and degrees awarded by, accredited institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education will be considered as satisfying the minimum qualifications. Coursework and degrees that are completed outside of the United States are required to have transcripts evaluated (evaluation to U.S. equivalency and a course by course analysis) by an appropriate U.S. credentials evaluation service. For a list of credentials evaluation agencies accepted by Palomar College, visit the National Association of Credentials Evaluation Services (NACES) website at https://www.naces.org/members , or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (AICE) website at http://aice-eval.org/ .
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Antiracism (DEIAA) Statement

Palomar College serves over 30,000 students from a variety of backgrounds and we are proud to be a Hispanic Serving Institution. Our student body is rich in its diversity. Click here to see a quick overview of our student demographics on our recent Student Fact Sheet .
Palomar College is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and antiracism (DEIAA). We are dedicated to empowering students to succeed and are guided by our core values; some of which are the following:

• Access - We make education possible for everyone.
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - We recognize and respect diversity, seek to foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, and strive to address inequities.

All positions require cultural competency which includes the sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff.
Licenses and/or Certificates

N/A
Supervision Received

Part-time faculty members receive supervision from the Division Dean and direction from the Department Chair.
Working Conditions

Complete working conditions may be viewed at https://www.palomar.edu/hr/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2020/05/PFF-Contract-FY19-22.pdf .
Terms of Employment

Part-time faculty members are not to exceed a load of 67%.
The person selected for hire will be required to complete the following pre-employment requirements: live scan/fingerprinting, official transcript(s), TB risk assessment, and employment verification(s). Other pre-employment requirements may be required depending on the position (i.e. certifications or licenses; see applicable job posting section for details). Successful completion of all pre-employment requirements is mandatory to be eligible for employment. These requirements are in accordance with the following Administrative Procedures and Board Policies: AP 7120 , AP 7120a , AP 7125 , AP 7126 , AP 7127 , AP 7330 , BP 7330 , AP 7336 , AP 7337 , and BP 7335 .
Complete terms of employment may be viewed at https://www.palomar.edu/hr/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2020/05/PFF-Contract-FY19-22.pdf .
Posting Detail Information
Open Date
10/16/2023

Close Date
10/16/2025

Open Until Filled
No

Posting Number
P0343T

Additional Application Information

• For more information regarding the position, contact Assistant Professor John McMurria at jmcmurria@palomar.edu .
• The immediate need is to teach our college-level CINE 100: Art of the Cinema course in-person at a high school within our District.
• Review of applications will begin immediately and continue as needs arise.