About this position

Salary: $1,380.59 - $1,510.48 Monthly Location: Main Campus, 6501 S 19th Street, Tacoma WA 98466, WA Job Type: Part-time Faculty Job Number: 25-01-PTF #MON Division: Academic Affairs Department: Science, Engineering, & Mathematics FLSA: Exempt Bargaining Unit: NA Salary Information: Rate is per credit hour Who We Are Part-Time Faculty positions at the college are open continuously and reviewed on a quarter-by-quarter basis. Individuals who apply to the applicant pool are considered active for a period of 12 months from the application date and may be contacted when vacancies occur. Submitting an application does not guarantee that a position will be available or offered. Located in the scenic Puget Sound area with Mount Rainier in the distance, Tacoma is the third largest city in Washington State with a thriving and diverse community of over 200,000 residents. ?Tacoma Community College (TCC) was built on the?ancestral territory of Coast Salish peoples, specifically the Puyallup and Squaxin Island Tribes. The 1854 Medicine Creek Treaty forcibly removed them to Reservations to make way for colonizers; we recognize the privilege of utilizing this land has come at great cost. ?We honor the resilience of the Puyallup and Squaxin Island people, who still live here, defend their rights, and contribute greatly to the well-being of our community. ?Our institution aims to increase partnerships and community ties with the local indigenous populations. Moreover, TCC stands in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and the Black community by further strengthening collaboration with the Black Student Union as well as community entities such as the Tacoma-Pierce County Black Collective, the Tacoma Urban League, and local black-owned businesses. In addition, we strongly support the Stop Asian Hate movement and have an active Asian Pacific Islander Student Club as well as an Asian and Pacific Islander Faculty and Staff Coalition. TCC is committed to developing more culturally responsive curricula by infusing and incorporating more educational content focused on the lives, experiences, and contributions of Native, Black, Asian, and other marginalized communities. We continually strive to become an anti-racist institution. To grow our workforce, we are seeking creative, collaborative faculty who are reflective of the diverse community we serve. Tacoma Community College is a public Associate- and Bachelor's-granting institution that serves a student-body of approximately 10,000 students. Our students are 48% students of color, 60% female, and have a median age of 26. We embrace our identity as a community college. Our faculty are engaged in innovative work to improve student retention and program completion, and community success. According to the Community College Survey of Student Engagement, TCC ranks high on measures of active learning and academic challenge, thanks to our creative and scholarly faculty. We are specifically focusing on improved support for traditionally marginalized populations, including Black/African- American, Indigenous, People of Color, Dreamers, justice-involved, immigrants and refugees, Veterans, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and the LGBTQIA2+ community. To this end, TCC seeks applicants who:Value intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching Welcome difference and model respectful interaction with others Recognize and honor the important role that diversity brings to an educational community Have experience teaching or doing research in Native/Indigenous communities. Are committed to educating a racially and socioeconomically diverse student population Are committed to teaching in a community college setting Care deeply about student success Intentionally support and promote efforts related to equity, diversity, and inclusion Honor TCC's mission promoting equitable access to educational opportunities Reflect the diversity of our community The Science, Engineering, and Mathematics (SEM) Division, which includes around 38 full-time faculty, offers courses for STEM students, who transfer to colleges and universities throughout the nation, our pre-allied health students, and general education courses. We also proudly have a Mathematics Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) program, with the stated goal of diversifying the STEM workforce. The Earth Sciences program is housed within the Biology, Earth, and Environmental Sciences Department (BEES). It is a collaborative group of 10 full-time faculty members and 15 part time faculty members. Regional Setting For information on Tacoma and the surrounding area: https://www.tacomacc.edu/tcc-life/life_in_tacoma Position Highlights Part-time faculty members contribute to student success and institutional excellence through effective instruction and student support, and benefit from up to 35 hours annually of compensated professional development and engagement. Reporting to the Dean of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics, and working closely with the Program Chair and department faculty, the successful candidate will prepare and teach courses in Earth Sciences. Classes are assigned based on program needs and may include online, hybrid, and traditional modalities. Classes may include introductory lab geoscience courses in multiple modalities: physical geology, physical geography, and introduction to oceanography. Essential Functions Prepare and deliver effective teaching and learning activities, ensuring content aligns with course objectives and supports student success through engaging instructional methods and materials. Provide ongoing assessment of student work throughout the quarter, including timely feedback on assignments and submission of final grades, while conducting course-level learning outcomes assessment to ensure educational effectiveness Support student success through informal advising, including implementing early alert protocols and connecting students with appropriate college resources whe

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