Part-Time Japanese Instructor

Applications for Part-Time, Adjunct Instructor pools are continually accepted (unless otherwise specified) by the District. They will be added to the application pool for review by hiring authorities on an as-needed basis. Should you be invited for an interview, you will be contacted by a District representative.

Southwestern College is seeking qualified part-time instructors to teach Japanese in person. Ideal candidates are available to teach beginning and intermediate levels of Japanese in person/web-enhanced, hybrid and/online modalities. This position may include a combination of day, evening, weekend, and extension site assignments. Successful candidates may be assigned to any of the campus sites (Chula Vista, National City, Otay Mesa, San Ysidro), local high schools, extension sites and/or local correctional facilities.

Provides instruction in Interpretive, Presentational and Interpersonal Communication (as per ACTAFL) in Japanese through linguistic structures and vocabulary development, as well as an emphasis on the products, practices and perspectives of Japanese culture.

Master’s in Japanese OR Bachelor’s in Japanese ANDMaster’s in another language or linguistics OR the equivalent

• Commitment to supporting students from diverse backgrounds.
• Works collaboratively and collegially with others.
• Knowledge and experience in some of the following:
  • Experience teaching Japanese at the college level.
  • Communicative methodologies.
  • Teaching and assessing Interpretive Communication, Presentational Communication and Interpersonal Communication (as per ACTFL).
  • Promotion of student success.
  • Culturally responsive teaching.
  • Creating a student-centered, equitable and inclusive learning environment.
  • Using technology to enrich learning.
  • Collaborating in adopting/developing Open Educational Resources (OER) and /or gearing courses toward Zero Textbook Cost/Low Cost Textbook.

SALARY SCHEDULE:Academic Part-time - Instructional (Download PDF reader)

For more information, please contact department chair, Surian Figueroa sfigueroa2@swccd.edu, or program lead, Mika Sawada, msawada@swccd.edu or the School of Languages and Literature at (619) 482-6461.