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The following application is for a physics instructor position at
Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, California.  Please refer all
inquiries to the offices listed in the application.  At this time we
are not able to accept applications electronically.  Actual paper forms
must be obtained and returned.



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		 P H Y S I C S   I N S T R U C T O R


	 Final Date for Filing Applications:  March 28, 1996


SALARY

Annual salary range for first year teaching is from $33,792 to 51,132
depending upon education and experience.  An excellent package of
benefits is provided, covering employee and dependents, and includes
the following coverage: medical (choice of plans), dental, vision,
employee assistance plan, salary continuation and life insurance.  A
collective bargaining agreement exists, and membership in the United
Faculty or payment of a service fee is required.


DESCRIPTION OF POSITION

Diablo Valley College is seeking two full-time instructors of Physics
beginning August 1996. The initial assignment will be teaching Physics
courses but may include Physical Science courses as well.  A portion
of the teaching assignment may be in the evening program or at the
Center for Higher Education, DVC's satellite campus in San Ramon,
approximately 17 miles south of Pleasant Hill.


DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Provide class instruction in accordance with established course
outlines.

Inform students concerning course requirements, evaluation procedures
and attendance requirements.

Maintain necessary attendance, scholastic, and personnel records and
submit them according to published deadlines.

Prepare and grade class assignments and examinations, reporting
results to students in a timely manner.

Post and maintain adequate and regular office hours in accordance with
the prevailing policy.

Participate in faculty discussion of curriculum, teaching-learning
techniques and teaching materials.

Participate on department, division, and college committees and task
forces.


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

The applicant must possess one of the following qualifications:

1.  A valid California Community College Instructor Credential
    authorizing full-time instruction in physics OR

2.  Master's in physics, astronomy, or astrophysics OR

3.  Bachelor's in physics or astronomy AND Master's in engineering,
    mathematics, meteorology, or geophysics OR

4.  The equivalent.  (If you believe that you meet the minimum
    qualifications via equivalency, please fill out the
    equivalency petition form in the application packet.)


DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

Master's degree in physics.

Ability to teach topics in physics courses to students with no science
background as well as students who have studied calculus.

Demonstrated ability to communicate professionally with students from
diverse backgrounds and skills.

Experience in non-instructional collegiate activities, such as
department, college, and district committees.

Experience in teaching physics laboratories and an understanding of
the function of a physics laboratory.

Experience in computer applications to instruction.


REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

This position is in the Physical Science Department which is a part of
the Physical Science and Engineering Division, the chairperson of
which is responsible to the Dean of Instruction.


SELECTION PROCEDURE

1.  Applications will be screened to determine which candidates meet
    the minimum qualifications as stated in the job announced.

2.  Applicants who are deemed minimally qualified and who possess the
    highest degree of desirable qualifications will be invited to the
    college at their own expense.  During the campus visit, each
    applicant will be interviewed and asked to conduct a short
    teaching demonstration on a previously announced topic.  Each
    interviewee will be expected to supply the committee with an
    official transcript of college work.

3.  Responses to the interview questions and the teaching
    demonstration will be rated by the interview committee.

4.  Based on the results of the selection procedures #2 and #3, two
    to five applicants will be invited to the campus for a hiring
    interview with the College President for final selection.

5.  The College President will make the final recommendation for
    employment to the Governing Board of the Contra Costa Community
    College District.


HOW AND WHERE TO APPLY

Applications, supplemental questionnaires and information may be
obtained from and returned to: Office of the Dean of Instruction,
Diablo Valley College, 321 Golf Club Road, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523, or
by calling (510) 685-1230, ext. 1929.  Incomplete application packets
will not be considered.  NO FAXED MATERIAL WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Because the large number of applications makes it impossible for us to
respond on an individual basis, if you have not heard from the
interviewing committee by May 9,, 1996, you may assume that you are
not being considered for the position.  Formal college applications
will be mailed to those who place letters and resumes on file or have
done so since January 1, 1995.  New files are begun each calendar
year.

APPLICATION PACKET MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE INSTRUCTION OFFICE BY 5:00
PM, THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1996 AND MUST INCLUDE:

1.  Contra Costa Community College District application for employment
    - Academic

2.  Supplemental Job Information Questionnaire

3.  Cover letter of application addressing the minimum and desirable
    qualifications and your dimension of interest in this position.

4.  Resume

5.  Copy of transcript(s)

6.  Equivalency form (if needed)

FINAL DATE FOR FILING APPLICATION:  MARCH 28, 1996.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Both DVC campuses are located about 20 miles east of the Berkeley/
Oakland area in a suburban setting.  Enrollment in Fall 1995 was
approximately 20,000.

The Contra Costa Community College District is a Drug-Free work place.
The District verifies that all new employees are either U.S. citizens
or aliens authorized to work in the U.S., in conformance with the 1986
Immigration and Control Act.  Potential employees should be aware that
smoking is prohibited in many areas of the District facilities.

  THE CONTRA COSTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT IS AN EEO/AA EMPLOYER
 
In conformance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, requests for
reasonable accommodation may be made to the Director or Business
Services, (510) 235-7800, extension 209.






			  PHYSICS INSTRUCTOR
			DIABLO VALLEY COLLEGE

	      Supplemental Job Information Questionnaire


APPLICANT: _______________________________________________________

This supplemental job information questionnaire is designed to give
you the opportunity to provide pertinent information about how you
meet the minimum and desirable qualifications for this position.
Please answer all questions, even if you repeat information provided
elsewhere in the application packet.  Please include the questions and
signature statement with your responses.

			 SIGNATURE STATEMENT

I certify that the statements made by me on the supplemental job
information questionnaire are true, complete, and correct to the best
of my knowledge and belief and are made in good faith.  I understand
and agree that misstatements of material fact will cause forfeiture of
my rights, or dismissal from a position of employment by Contra Costa
Community College District.

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Signature of Applicant                                   Date
			     EQUIVALENCY

If your degree does not exactly match the minimum qualifications
listed on the job announcement, you must complete the enclosed
equivalency application.  Failure to do so will disqualify your
application.

		  FOREIGN DEGREE & CREDIT STATEMENT

If applicable, please fill out the equivalency form and submit all
supporting documentation with your application packet.  All foreign
degrees and credits used to meet the minimum qualifications must be
evaluated prior to the implementation of the equivalency process.  Two
firms that provide this service are: International Education Research
Foundation at (213) 390-6276 or the Educational Records Evaluation
Services at (916) 449-9570.  Credits previously accepted by an
accredited institution will be accepted with no further evaluation.
It is the applicant's responsibility to arrange and pay for the
foreign degree evaluation.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Please describe how you meet one of the following minimum qualifications:

1.  A valid California Community College Instructor Credential
    authorizing full-time instruction in physics OR

2.  Master's degree in physics or astronomy, or astrophysics OR

3.  Bachelor's in physics or astronomy AND Master's degree in
    engineering, mathematics, meteorology, or geophysics, OR

4.  The equivalent.  (If you are applying for equivalency, please
    attach the blue form contained in the application packet.)
 
 
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

1.  Why have you chosen to teach at the community college level?  Give
    specific examples of your most significant teaching experience at
    the community college level?

2.  How do your teaching techniques differ with physics students with
    no science background in an entry-level physics course, compared to
    those who are enrolled in a more advanced physics course?

3. Give specific examples of how you have tailored your teaching to
    reach students from diverse backgrounds.

4.  The role of a community college instructor extends beyond the
    classroom into department, school, professional and community
    activities.  Summarize your participation in several of these
    areas.  Focus on your participation in and contribution to one of
    these activities and discuss in what ways this would contribute to
    the DVC community.

5.  List your most significant experience teaching laboratory classes
    in physics.  What function do you see for the laboratory portion
    of a standard lower division physics course?

6.  Describe your use of computers in the classroom, laboratory, or
    work place.  List specific software with which you are familiar.
    Describe the ways in which you find computer applications
    facilitate learning and promote student success.

-- 
Stuart Fogg
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
sfogg@dvc.edu