division of human resources

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HR: FACULTY POSITIONS

Residential Clinical Nursing Faculty
Adjunct Application Process and Package

“I enjoy teaching at an Hispanic Serving Institution. The student population is very diverse with unique needs and challenges.”

Rey Rivera, Faculty Estrella Mountain Community College

MCCCD is comprised of ten colleges. On average, the District hires over one hundred new full-time faculty each academic year. All positions will be advertised individually as they occur. Please visit the listing of current faculty openings.

An online application will only be accepted for open, posted positions. All interested individuals MUST submit:

In addition, a resumé/vita with cover letter detailing how the applicant's education, training, and experience directly relate to the listed minimum/desired qualifications and job description should be included.

Transcripts: MCCCD no longer accepts transcripts (for U.S. school graduates*) during the application phase of the hiring process. In lieu of unofficial transcripts, all faculty applicants are required to complete the Course Completion Form (CCF) attached to the online application. All candidates, including current MCCCD employees and adjunct faculty, must submit the CCF. If you are called for an interview, please be prepared to bring a copy of your unofficial transcripts with you in order to verify your coursework.

*Transcripts from non U.S. institutions must be translated/evaluated (click here for instructions).

Online application materials are due at 5:00pm (Arizona time) on the deadline date.

Office Hours : The Employment office is open is open Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm during the school year and Monday-Thursday, 7:00am - 6:00pm during the summer.
Telephone # (480) 731-8465. FAX # (480) 731-8599.

Background checks:  MCCCD conducts criminal background checks on all new employees. As per the Fair Credit Reporting Act, you can obtain a copy of your rights by clicking here. In addition, MCCCD is required by Arizona law to participate in the Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program.  All new employees will be checked to see if they are eligible to work in the U.S.

Please Note: MCCCD does not sponsor individuals for any type of work visas.

Starting salaries for faculty range from $41,843 - $80,631 and are based on education and experience. Download the complete salary schedule (pdf) for more information. Faculty contracts are for 9 months.

Minimum Requirements for faculty positions:
The State of Arizona no longer requires a certificate to teach at the community college level. However, the State has asked each County to establish its own minimum qualifications. Maricopa Community College District has adopted the following minimum qualifications for faculty:

Minimum Requirements for Academic Areas:

The Academic Teaching Fields require the following from an accredited college or university:

  • a masters degree in the teaching field, or ·
  • a master's in any teaching field with 24 upper division and/or graduate semester hours in the teaching field, or ·
  • master's in any teaching field with 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching field. ·
  • EDU 250 - Teaching and Learning in the Community College -- or equivalent must be completed within two years of date of hire.

Minimum Requirements for Occupational Areas:

The Occupational Teaching Fields require the following from an accredited college or university:

  • the same qualifications as those listed for Academic Teaching Fields, or
  • a bachelor's degree plus 3 years work experience in field to be taught, or
  • an associate's degree or 64 semester hours and 5 years work experience in the field to be taught, or · 5 years work experience in the field to be taught.
  • EDU 250 - Teaching and Learning in the Community College-or equivalent must be completed within two years of date of hire.

Please note that the following disciplines have minimum requirements exceptions. See special minimum requirements by discipline as described below:

ANTHROPOLOGY: A minimum of a master's degree in Anthropology.

CLINICAL NURSING: A Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree plus 3 years of experience as a professional nurse providing direct patient care, or a BSN and a graduate degree and 2 years experience as a professional nurse providing direct patient care, or a graduate degree in nursing and 2 years of experience as a professional nurse providing direct patient care. 

Must hold an Arizona registered nurse license in good standing or multi-state privilege to practice in Arizona by the first day of employment.

Must be able to meet health and safety requirements including CPR certification, Fingerprint Clearance Card, and drug testing.

Must complete EDU 250 – Teaching and Learning in the Community College or equivalent within two years of date of hire.

COMPUTER SCIENCE: Please note that individuals hired as Computer Science faculty must have at least twenty (20) semester hours of graduate credit in Computer Science in order to obtain appointive status. If 20 graduate hours in Computer Science cannot be validated, then a program must be developed in concert with the individual, the department chair, and the appropriate dean to remove the deficiency during the usual probationary period, i.e., before appointive status can be recommended.

COUNSELOR: Master's degree with an emphasis in guidance/counseling from an accredited college or university and have completed at least twenty-four (24) semester or 36 quarter hours of graduate work including the following: 1. Counseling Theory and Techniques 2. Personality Theories or Development 3. Testing Theories and Applications 4. Group Counseling Theories and Techniques 5. Career Counseling Theories and Resources 6. Individual Assessment (a course that teaches how to prepare an individual assessment or appraisal from test data, transcripts, and other educational and personal data) 7. Practicum, supervised Practice, or Internship in Counseling. Must have completed either a Practicum,Supervised Practice, or an Internship in counseling (applicants for counseling positions are strongly encouraged to include course descriptions from the university's catalog for the aforementioned seven courses). A counselor may be hired if he/she has completed coursework in at least five (5) of the first six (6) above areas and has the required twenty-four (24) semester or 36 quarter hours of graduate work. If the counselor is deficient in an area 1 through 6, the deficiency shall be removed within one year of the date of hire. Area seven (7) must be completed before the date of hire.

ELECTRONICS: Must have a minimum of a Bachelor's Degree in the field to be taught or closely related field and at least (3) three years of directly related occupational experience and skill in the field to be taught.

HUMANITIES:

* Humanities fields:
Anthropology,
Art,
Art History,
Classics,
Dance,
English Language and Literature,
Film,
Humanities,
Modern Languages and Literature,
Music,
Philosophy,
Religious Studies,
Romance Languages and Literature,
Theater.

LIBRARIAN: Master's degree in Library or Information Science (or its equivalent) from a graduate professional program accredited by the American Library Association.

MATHEMATICS: Master's in any teaching field with 24 upper division and/or graduate semester hours with Math or Statistics and Probability prefixes, or master's in any teaching field with 18 graduate semester hours with Math or Statistics and Probability prefixes, or a master's in mathematics. Note: A maximum of 9 upper division/graduate semester hours in math education or math content areas with physics or engineering prefixes may be counted toward the 24 at the discretion of the math department/division chair.

Please note: If selected for a Residential Faculty position, in order to reach appointive status, 21 graduate semester hours in MAT or STP prefixes must be obtained. If 21 hours of graduate credit cannot be validated at the time of hire, a program must be developed in concert with the individual involved, the department chair, and the appropriate dean to remove the deficiency during the probationary period. Note: A maximum of 6 semester graduate hours of math education may be counted toward the 21 hours at the discretion of the department/division chair.

NUCLEAR MEDICINE TECHNOLOGY: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with at least three (3) years of directly-related occupational experience and skill in the field to be taught, OR Associate's degree or at least sixty-four (64) semester hours from an accredited college or university and, in addition, at least five (5) years of directly related occupational experience in the field to be taught, OR Master's degree or higher earned degree from an accredited college or university with at least twenty-four (24) semester or thirty-six (36) quarter hours of upper division and/or graduate credit in the field to be taught. NMTCB Certification.

NURSING: Please see the requirements
for CLINICAL NURSING above.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION:

RELIGIOUS STUDIES:

  1. The candidate must have either:
    a. a master's degree in Religious Studies or

    b. a master's degree in any teaching field with 24 upper division and/or graduate semester hours in Religious Studies or courses that relate to the development of religion and religiious history within such fields as Philosophy, Theology, Anthropology, History, or Sociology.

  2. The candidate must have evidence of knowledge of diverse religious traditions. Knowledge of diverse religious traditions is defined as a working knowledge of at least five of the following: a) Hinduism, b) Buddhism, c) Taoism or Confucianism, d) Judaism, e) Christianity, f) Islam, g) African traditions, h) Asian/Pacific traditions, i) North American Indian traditions. Knowledge of at least five of these diverse religious traditions must be demonstrated in any one or more of the following ways:

    a. upper division and/or graduate course work at a regionally accredited college or university to include 3 comparative courses (at least 9 semester credits) or 9 semester credits in Non-Western Religions and 9 semester credits in Western Religions and/or

    b. previous teaching experience at a regionally accredited college or university which could be 4 courses of one religion or 4 courses of comparative religion* *(Mysticism, Comparative Religion, Women and Religion and Comparative Ritual) and/or

    c. publishing at least one article or chapter in religion through academically peer reviewed journals or standard academic publishing companies (for example: McGraw-Hill, Prentice-Hall.)

All applicants must complete the Religious Studies Course Completion form and submit it within the application. Please click here for the Religious Studies Course Completion form.

STORYTELLING: Masters Degree in Storytelling or Masters Degree in any area plus three credits of coursework in storytelling.