Sierra Community College District seeks graduate interns for teaching Faculty Diversity Through Mentorship.
About the Position
Purpose
In an effort to increase staff diversity, Sierra College is currently offering a faculty internship program. This program allows participants to teach at the community college level under the guidance of a master teacher. Under the plan, those who successfully complete the paid faculty internship may have the opportunity to teach an additional class at the college.
Compensation
Interns will be paid an amount not to exceed $1,000 per semester.
About the Faculty Internship Program
Program
The Sierra College Faculty Internship Program provides teaching experience and skills necessary to enter the field of collegiate instruction. The program requires that potential interns meet the criteria and have expertise in the field they will teach. Moreover, the program provides an opportunity for faculty interns to learn and practice teaching strategies appropriate for community college students.
Eligible candidates for this program should:
- Have an interest in a career in teaching at the community college level; and
- Have no paid, professional teaching experience; and
- Have expertise in an instructional subject area:
For academic subjects - A Master's degree is required or at least near completion of a Master's degree from an accredited college or university.
Application Procedure
For additional information, please call the Program Coordinator or Tina Siler, Human Resources Technician, Special Programs, in the Equal Employment Opportunity Office at (916) 781-0446. Sierra Community College District is located at 5000 Rocklin Road, Rocklin, CA 95677.
Application
A more formal application process, to be completed later by potential applicants, will require a personal resume, three letters of recommendation, and college transcripts. Interested candidates should begin assembling these materials now.
Selected candidates will be invited for an interview. The criteria to be used in selecting potential interns include: (1) subject matter competence in a discipline where the need for additional college instructors is the greatest and the most immediate, and (2) completion of the appropriate Master's degree by the end of the internship semester.
About Faculty Internship Program Requirements
Interns
Under the direction of the Faculty Mentor and the Program Coordinator, the Faculty Intern is responsible for the following requirements:
- Participation in the District's “Instructional Skills Workshop” as scheduled.
- Reliable and regular attendance to all scheduled meetings with either their Faculty mentor, the Dean of the Division, the Coordinator of the Faculty Internship Program, or others as assigned.
- Advance preparation of appropriate classroom materials as assigned by the Faculty Mentor.
- Presentation of a planned delivery of classroom teaching in a class session during the one semester internship.
- Be in attendance for all classroom sessions.
- Meet with your assigned Faculty Mentor on a regular basis or as assigned.
- Submit to your Faculty Mentor a lesson plan of the class you will be teaching (if any) the following semester.
- Submit to the Program Coordinator, at the end of the semester, an evaluation of the program and your internship experience.
Mentorship Program
Human Resources Office/Equal Employment Opportunity Office
Sierra College
5000 Rocklin Road
Rocklin, CA 95677
For additional information, please call the Program Coordinator, Human Resources Technician, Special Programs, in the Equal Employment Opportunity Office at (916) 781-0446.