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Riverside, CA | United States

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Job description

Assistant Professor, Accounting (Riverside City College) - Extended

Application Deadline

Interested candidates must apply by the deadline listed below by 8:00 p.m., Pacific Standard Time. 03/20/24

Department: Business & IST (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: $85,112 to $131,136
Salary Type: Annual
Is this position categorically (grant) funded? No

Job Description

BASIC FUNCTION:

At Riverside City College (RCC) we value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. We prioritize applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits a diverse student population brings to a college. The successful faculty member will be an equity-minded individual committed to student success by collaborating with faculty, classified staff, administration, students, and community partners who are also dedicated to closing equity gaps. An equity-minded individual is a person who:

1. Understands the importance of holding ourselves accountable as educators for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices.
2. Reframes inequities as a problem of practice and views the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility.
3. Encourages positive race-consciousness and embraces human difference.
4. Reflects on institutional and teaching practices and aims to create a culturally responsive teaching environment; and
5. Strategically builds buy-in and participation among colleagues for equity-related initiatives.

RCC seeks faculty members who value mentorship and working in a collegial, collaborative environment, guided by a commitment to helping all students achieve their educational goals. Departments strongly encourage collaboration across disciplines to create inclusive, integrated, and interdisciplinary learning experiences. RCC faculty are expected to be knowledgeable about, and willing to use, different learning and teaching methods appropriate to the students they serve. Faculty members should be open and willing to participate in culturally relevant professional development that will help them prepare for the population of students who attend RCC. The ideal candidate will share RCC's commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. For the 2020/2021 academic year, we enrolled over 20,000 students in which 65.7% identify as Latinx, 6.2% as Asian/Pacific Islander, 7.6% as Black/African American, 16.3% as White, .3% as American Indian/Alaska Native, and 2.9% as multiracial. RCC is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community. The successful candidate will join a discipline dedicated to the use of curriculum responsive to the students it serves. Providing instruction in

Accounting on the RCC campus the instructor will be responsible for:
- Teaching a full range of classes appropriate to the accounting discipline including, but not limited to: Personal and business tax, financial and cost accounting, governmental and non-profit accounting, QuickBooks online, bookkeeping, payroll, CTEC, and VITA
- Demonstrating an ability to communicate effectively with students, colleagues, and staff.
- Demonstrating collegiality as outlined in the contract.
- Using technology solutions in the classroom.
- Serving on and attending division, department, college, professional, community, and district committees.
- Participating in appropriate professional meetings and workshops as they are related to accounting, tax accounting, and business disciplines.
- Participating in program review, student learning outcome development and assessment to improve student learning.
- Participating in extracurricular activities in the discipline, including club advising.
- Teaching assignments in a variety of instructional settings and times, including dual enrollment at high school sites, evening and/or weekends, hyflex, and in hybrid and online formats as needed.
- Participate in curriculum development
- Participate and/or direct and/or co-coordinate in the VITA clinic that may take place weekdays, weekends, and evenings

EDUCATION:
Master's in accountancy or business administration with accounting concentration;
OR
Bachelor's in business with accounting emphasis or business administration with accounting emphasis or economics with an accounting emphasis
AND
Master's in business, business administration, business education, economics, taxation, finance;
OR
the Equivalent.
(NOTE: A bachelor's degree in accountancy or business administration with accounting concentration, with a CPA license is an alternative qualification for this discipline.)

(All degrees and units used to satisfy minimum qualifications shall be from accredited institutions.)
Experience: EXPERIENCE:
- A minimum of four consecutive academic years of teaching courses in tax and accounting and 5 years of public accounting experience with a concentration in tax preparation.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience and skill incorporating elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all areas of responsibility.
- Recent experience working with African American, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students in the classroom and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups in higher education shape patterns of participation and outcomes.
- A willingness to examine and remediate one's instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students.
- Related work and professional experience.
- Experience working with students of various cultural, gender, age, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds, including disabled students.
- Experience teaching dual enrollment or high school enrichment designated business courses.
- Experience partnering with high schools, colleges, universities, community non-profits, and businesses.
- Experience teaching in a hybrid and online environments.
- Experience and skill with addressing issues of equity in the classroom.
- Experience working with a diverse student population.
- Experience teaching a variety of accounting and tax courses at the community college level.
- Experience in developing new courses.
- Knowledge of current assessment methods and materials.
- Experience with educational technologies.
- Experience participating on committees.
- Participation in professional organizations.
- Exhibit collegiality and willingness to promote a positive workplace climate.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students, faculty, and staff.
- Demonstrated ability to work with computers and other technologies, which provide high-quality instruction and support to students.
- Potential for contribution to institutional vitality and growth.
- Knowledge of our community college, its mission, and goals.
- Support and develop innovative programs as they relate to accounting, tax accounting, and business disciplines.
Licenses/Certifications: LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:
- CPA license preferred
Other: COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:
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: DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The successful candidate will, among other things:
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 may include, but is not limited to: lecture and/or laboratory classes in Accounting: financial accounting, managerial accounting, tax accounting, cost accounting, accounting information systems, and other accounting courses in auditing or advanced accounting in accordance with established course outlines.
3. Participation in discipline/department decision making processes and work to provide leadership in the development, revision, and assessment of accounting curriculum.
4. Program development, Improvement of Instruction, and other professional matters are also expected of all department faculty.
5. 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.
6. Institutional service activities are expected of all faculty members.
7. Responsibilities also include maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position.
Duties and Responsibilities - Continued:
Duties and Responsibilities: - Continued
Conditions of Employment: 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) 222-8595.
Work Hours/Work Days for Classified and Hourly Positions Only:
Required Applicant Documents: Resume or Curriculum Vitae
Cover Letter
Teaching Philosophy
Masters or Equivalent Transcript
Other Document:
Optional Applicant Documents: Letter of Recommendation 1
Letter of Recommendation 2
Letter of Recommendation 3
Doctorate Transcript
Bachelors or Equivalent Transcript
Other Document:
Effective Employment Date: August 2024
Application Deadline: 03-20-2024
Special Comments: ************************************************

IMPORTANT NOTICES:

* All offers of employment will be contingent upon the availability of funds and approval by the Board of Trustees.

* Only electronic, on-line applications are accepted. All supporting materials, including letters of recommendation, 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.

* Paper applications and supporting materials WILL NOT be accepted!

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

* Letters of recommendation must be recent and 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 District will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Applicant should contact Human Resources at (951) 222-8595 for assistance.
Application Types Accepted: Faculty Application

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About Riverside Community College District

The Riverside Community College District through its three colleges—Moreno Valley College, Norco College, and Riverside City College supported by the District Office—serves and enriches its diverse communities by offering certificates, degrees, and transfer programs that help students achieve their educational and career goals.Working for Riverside Community College District is an opportunity and a privilege. It is an opportunity to contribute in a variety of ways to ensure student success for those who are here for their personal development and education. We all contribute in some way, shape, or form to that District priority. We all h?ave the privilege to contribute in an environment that values the qualities of inclusiveness, diversity, and hard work. Diversity and Human Resources is a department of primacy in the organization and strives to assure that its people have the tools, resources, and qualities to serve stakeholders at all levels.We balance service and regulatory requirements with a goal to help RCCD provide a safe and discriminatory free work environment for all. We assure to the community that our environment is fair, open, legally compliant, and customer friendly.

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