Associate Professor of Electron Microscopy

Description

San Joaquin Delta Community College District is seeking a full-time
tenure track faculty member in Electron Microscopy. The ideal
candidate will share in the college's commitment to educating a
racially and socioeconomically diverse student population.

COLLEGE DESCRIPTION:

San Joaquin Delta Community College District, as part of our
Vision, “promotes a climate of respect and authentic engagement. We
are culturally responsive to the needs of our diverse student body.
We strive to increase and sustain equitable outcomes for all
students. We recruit and retain quality employees who are
reflective of our students and the community we serve, in addition
to providing all personnel with equity and diversity
training.”

San Joaquin Delta College is a proud Chicanx/Latinx and
Hispanic-Serving Institution, Asian American and Native American
Pacific Islander-Serving Institution, and Minority Serving
Institution, serving over 25,000 students primarily in the
California Central Valley. The student population is as follows by
ethnicity: Latinx (48.36%), Asian/Filipino/Pacific Islander
(20.57%), White (16.31%), Black/African American (7.63%), American
Indian (0.29%), two or more races (5.43%) and unknown (1.41%).
Further student demographic data (including disaggregated data) can
be found at this link: https://deltacollege.edu/sites/default/files/ire/ire_ipr-dashboard.html

San Joaquin Delta College works to create an inclusive environment
that provides a safe-haven regardless of citizenship status for
international, immigrant, undocumented, AB540 eligible, formerly
and currently incarcerated, veteran, re-entry, LGBTQIA+ students
and students of various learning styles.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Under the general supervision of the assigned Dean, the Professor
will teach classes in Electron Microscopy. The successful candidate
will provide evidence of knowledge and understanding of the racial,
socioeconomic, and academic diversity within community college
populations, and how these factors relate to the need for
equity-minded and culturally-responsive practices in the community
college setting.

Responsibilities and Duties

Duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to,
the following:

• Conduct and organize classes at the instructional level to meet

the educational requirements stated in the course description and
the course information outlines.

• Advise and assist students in achieving stated course

objectives and student learning outcomes.

• Evaluate the progress of each student; connect students to

appropriate campus-support services.

• Participate in the evaluation of course offerings, including

the revision of course descriptions and course outlines that
reflect a culturally-responsive pedagogy.

• Select textbooks, audiovisual and other instructional materials

that support the learning environment and are reflective of the
college's mission of equity-minded education.

• Maintain currency in your field.
• Maintain necessary records of student enrollment, attendance,

progress, and grades; prepare and submit required reports to the
administration.

• Report to management any condition that might jeopardize the

health or safety of students or the public.

• Be familiar with and act in accordance with the Education Code

and San Joaquin Delta Community College District policies and
procedures.

• Participate in departmental, divisional, advisory, and

campus-wide committees as part of the shared-governance process and
service area needs of the District.

• Maintain office hours for students and participate in

additional service hours/activities that benefit the student,
college, or community.

• Plan and complete approved professional development flex

activities each semester/year.

• Participate in the departmental process of curriculum review,

curriculum modification, and the assessment of student learning
outcomes.

• Work collaboratively with the college to promote student equity

and success.

• Provide guidance and direction to Readers, as needed.
• Perform other necessary duties as specified in the faculty

contract and outlined in Board Policy.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Any bachelor’s degree or higher and two years of professional

experience, OR any associate’s degree and six years of professional
experience.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Demonstrated sensitivity to race, ethnicity, color, religious

creed, sex, gender expression, gender identity, age, national
origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, sexual orientation,
military status, prior contact with the criminal legal system, or
any other biases prohibited by law.

• Demonstrated ability to adapt teaching strategies and

techniques to different student abilities, learning styles,
cultures, and groups mentioned above.

• Demonstrated experience teaching in a variety of settings,

including but not limited to online, dual enrollment, and large
lectures. A willingness to develop and utilize instructional
materials, including lectures and labs for multiple
modalities.

• Ability to use innovative and creative teaching techniques

(lecture and labs) and equipment such as multimedia hardware,
current applications, learning management systems, and online
instructional strategies.

• Experience with courses in Electron Microscopy such as, but not

limited to, theory, operation and applications of Transmission,
Scanning Electron Microscopy, Reflected Light Microscopy, Focused
Ion Beam Technology, and Energy Dispersive Analysis
instrumentation, and current materials specimen preparation
techniques.

• Experience or familiarity with one-on-one training such as but

not limited to

• Materials sample preparation equipment including dimplers,

tripod polishers, and ion beam mills.

• Vacuum systems including operation and maintenance off pumps,

vacuum logic and trouble shooting.

• Maintenance techniques including EM filament exchange and

column component exchange.

• Emphasis on laboratory requirements including safety protocols

and laboratory documentation.

• Failure analysis of microelectronic semiconductor devices,

metallography, related materials

• Knowledge or experience in fields related to current

nanotechnology.