Vision Care Technology (Optical Technology) Adjunct Assistant Professor Pool

Position Summary

The Los Rios Community College District is seeking qualified candidates for this part-time, temporary (Adjunct) faculty position. Adjunct positions are filled as needed through ongoing recruitment. Applicants are contacted and hired year-round based on college needs.

Applicants in this pool will remain active for two years. After two years applicants will receive an email with information on how to remain in the pool.

The adjunct faculty member shall be responsible for the following : teaching assigned classes under the supervision of the area dean; helping students fulfill their maximum potential in mastering course content; assessing student learning outcomes; maintaining a thorough and up-to-date knowledge in their regular teaching field; continuing professional development; utilizing current technology in the performance of job duties; maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position; assisting with articulation and curriculum development and review; serving on college committees and participating in faculty governance including accreditation and student co-curricular activities; assuming other responsibilities as assigned by the area dean; fulfilling other duties and responsibilities of an adjunct faculty member.

Position Salary Information :

Initial maximum salary placement is based on academic degree, upper / graduate level units earned, and / or related professional occupation al experience per the Los Rios College Federation of Teachers Contract (the initial maximum placement is Class V, Step 1). For more information on the step placement process, please click here .

Typical Duties

The instructional assignment may encompass teaching courses across all levels in this discipline. Specific courses offered may vary by campus. Courses for this assignment may include :

• OPT 101 Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology of the Eye

OPT 202 Contact Lens Theory I

OPT 206 Review Course for National Contact Lens Certification Exam

To view a complete list of courses for each discipline, please visit the Programs and Majors webpage specific to each campus :

CRC Programs and Majors

FLC Programs and Majors

SCC Programs and Majors

Minimum Qualifications

Any bachelor's degree or higher AND two years of professional experience as a certified Optician for dispensing and fitting for both eye glasses and contact lens in either a retail business a clinical dispensary; OR , any associate degree AND six years of professional experience as a certified Optician for dispensing and fitting for both eye glasses and contact lens in either a retail business or a clinical dispensary; O R Possession of a current National Contact Lens Examiners (NCLE) Certification, Contact Lens Dispenser (CLD) AND Current American Board of Opticianry (ABO) Certification, Spectacle Lens Dispenser (SLD); OR the equivalent

Applicants applying under the "equivalent" provision must include the equivalency review request form detailing and explaining how their academic preparation and / or professional experience is the equivalent of the degree(s) listed in the minimum qualifications. Please visit our website for the form and information on the equivalency determination process.

Application Instructions

Applicants applying to this position are REQUIRED to complete and submit :

Letter of Interest

Resume or Curriculum Vitae

Unofficial Transcripts from College / University and / or Foreign Transcript Evaluation ( see additional instructions )

ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS :

or Foreign Transcript Evaluation will be accepted. Please

DO NOT include any foreign transcripts.

must obtain

a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts, degrees, and other relevant documents, even if the foreign document has been accepted by another college / university in the United States.

ONLY accepted from AICE (Association of International Credential Evaluations, Inc.) or NACES (The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services) agencies or evaluators. For additional information on foreign transcript evaluations click here .

Do not submit additional materials that are not requested.