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Salary: $45.38 Hourly
Location : Bakersfield College -- Panorama Campus, CA
Job Type: Temporary -- Intern Faculty
Job Number: FY25-2601184
College: Bakersfield College
Department: Education
Opening Date: 10/22/2025
Closing Date: Continuous
Below is our job description for this position. Please also review the Important Instructions & Additional Information section below, which contains valuable information about our application process.
Basic Function
This is a temporary, professional expert opportunity.
The Faculty Diversification Fellowship Program provides graduate students interested in teaching at a 2-year college with an opportunity to participate in a mentorship collaboration with a Bakersfield College faculty. In addition, candidates will gain exposure to the community college culture, including best practices for teaching and supporting the diverse group of students enrolled at a rural California Community College.
Representative Duties
The Bakersfield College Faculty Diversification Fellowship Program:

1. Focuses on preparing fellows, from underrepresented minority x(URMx) groups, in the professional, pedagogical, and socio-cultural skills for community college faculty positions.
2. Increases the diversity of California Community College faculty by preparing URM candidates to effectively navigate the faculty application and interview process.
3. Increases the retention, progression, and success rates of URM students by increasing the number of faculty that properly represent student demographics.

Commitments and Expectations of Fellows:

1. Applicants must commit to the full length of the program (1 Academic Year).
2. Applicants are expected to complete the classroom and seminar hour requirement to complete the program and qualify for compensation.
3. Applicants must commit to the Mission, Vision, and Goals of the college and support the advancement of student success by providing an inclusive classroom experience for students from various backgrounds and life experiences.

Program Fellows will:

1. Work closely with Faculty-of-record on the lesson planning, evaluation, and assessment.
2. Become familiar with classroom technology such as Canvas, Starfish, Banner, etc.
3. Provide individual and group instructional services in a subject area.
4. Assist or tutor an individual or small groups of students in a specific subject area.
5. Distribute instructional materials; answer student questions regarding individual lessons.
6. Prepare students to test in a variety of subjects; distribute and grade tests according to established procedures; record test scores; review tests with students; assist instructors with the administration of assessment and placement tests.
7. Advise students on ways to improve academic performance and related topics related to achievement.

Compensation:

1. Fellows admitted into the program are expected to complete 4 hours of classroom time per week for 16 weeks, for a total of 64 hours (fall term).
2. In addition, fellows are required to attend the 2, 6-hour FLEX sessions in the fall term (12 hours) and a Fall Faculty Colloquium (8 hours).
3. Contingent on approval, Adjunct load in spring term (for a max load at approximately $3,500.00)
4. The total compensation for each fellow is approximately $10,080.10 (amount varies)

Minimum Qualifications
Eligibility:

1. Candidates should be legally authorized to work in the USA;
2. Candidates must be enrolled in the last semester of a qualified graduate program, be a recent graduate of the program, a Ph.D. candidate pursuing a path, or have attained postdoctoral standing in a qualified field;
3. Candidates considered for this fellowship should not have had any college teaching experience beyond graduate teaching assistant positions within their programs.

Note: Any offer of employment with our organization is contingent upon successfully completing a comprehensive background before your start date. This is a standard requirement.
Knowledge & Abilities
To meet workforce demands and the needs of the student population, Bakersfield College requires a qualified diverse faculty group. The college has a growing number of students of color, and it is imperative for the college to implement practices that will aid in the recruiting and retention of those students, and faculty of color is vital to the success of underrepresented minorities.
Therefore, the Faculty Diversification Fellowship provides post-baccalaureate students interested in teaching at a 2-year college with an opportunity to participate in a mentorship collaboration with a Bakersfield College faculty. In addition, candidates will gain exposure to the community college culture, including best practices for teaching and supporting the diverse group of students enrolled at a rural California Community College.
The Faculty Fellowship Program allows the college to recruit and train qualified candidates in an effective and fiscally responsible manner. More importantly though, it is a contribution to the community to hire candidates from the San Joaquin Valley, and the surrounding areas, to teach for Bakersfield College.
The mentorship and development of faculty of color is equally important as the development of our students of color. It is not enough to diversify the hiring process; it is vital to also foster and cultivate newly hired URM faculty. Therefore, the Faculty Diversification Program provides candidates with both exposure to the classroom, as well as mentorship from an established faculty member. Additionally, once candidates are recruited and trained through this program, exemplary candidates can be recruited to assist with campus-wide efforts such as rural initiatives, the rising scholars' program, early college, dual enrollment, and others.
This is a 1-year intensive program that provides fellows with a mentor to gain in-classroom teaching experience. Selected fellows move on to teach their own course load in the second half of the program.
This program is built on four fundamental pillars:

• Onboarding Professional Development
• Mentorship and Shadowing
• Pedagogy/Andragogy Enhancement (EDUC B15NC Course)
• Fieldwork/Course Load

At the core of our program are three Equity Driven Practices:

• Diversification of Thought
• Inclusive Teaching Practices
• Faculty Mentorship

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
Completed application packet MUST include:

• Completed Online Application for Employment form
• Current resume with at least three professional references with contact information listed. One of the references needs to be from a current or former supervisor
• Letter of interest (Cover Letter) specifically why you are interested in teaching students at Bakersfield College and how your educational experiences have prepared them to teach at a community college with a diverse student body
• Copy of legible transcripts, including all units attempted
• One signed letter of recommendation written within the last six months from an individual who has provided post-secondary academic instruction to the applicant

It is the applicant's responsibility to redact (or remove) any personal information from all documents prior to uploading. This includes Social Security Numbers, Date of Birth, and any photos of the applicant.
Foreign Degree: Applicants with foreign degrees from colleges or universities outside of the United States must have their coursework evaluated by a professional association that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute, INC. (ACEI). A copy of the evaluation must be submitted with your on-line application.
Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the selection process should contact Human Resources to make the necessary arrangements.
Note: The District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal employment opportunity. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race or ethnicity, color, medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, or because he/she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing characteristics, or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law, in any of its policies, procedures or practices. Discrimination Free Work Environment
The District does not provide sponsorship for authorization to work in the United States. Work authorization should be established at the time of application submission.
Important Instructions & Additional Information
Complete applications received by the "assured consideration date" above are guaranteed to be reviewed by Human Resources. If you apply after this date, there is no guarantee that your application will be reviewed. However, we still recommend that you apply because recruitments remain open until filled. The District and/or College reserves the right to extend time limits and/or repost or restart recruitments at any point.
Completed applications must include the following.

• Completed online application for employment
• Current resume
• Letter of interest (cover letter)
• List of 5 (five) professional references (entered in online application)
• Copy of legible transcripts (if required for the position)

It is your responsibility to redact or remove any personally identifiable information from all documents prior to uploading, including Social Security numbers, date of birth, photos, etc.
Equivalency for Minimum Qualifications
Applicants for faculty and educational administrator positions in California Community Colleges are required to meet certain minimum qualifications as provided by the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office and detailed in the If you do not meet these minimum qualifications, you may still be eligible by completing the KernCCD Application for Equivalence process. Please see our for more information.
International or Foreign Degrees
Applicants with international or foreign degrees from colleges or universities outside of the United States must have their coursework evaluated by a professional association that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute, INC. (ACEI). A copy of the evaluation must be submitted with your online application.
Accommodations
Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the selection process should contact Human Resources to make the necessary arrangements. (For more information, see our )
Discrimination Free Work Environment
Discrimination based on race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation of any person, military and veteran status, or the perception that a person has one or more of these characteristics is illegal and violates Kern Community College District policy.
The Kern CCD Equal Employment Opportunity Plan guides the development, implementation, and monitoring of the District's efforts to foster equal employment opportunities and workplace diversity.
See our for more information.
Work Authorization
Kern Community College District does not provide sponsorship for authorization to work in the United States. Work authorization should be established at the time of application submission.
E-Verify
The Kern Community College District participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's E-Verify program to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, please visit
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