The Las Positas Community
Las Positas College provides an inclusive, learning-centered, equity-focused environment that offers educational opportunities and support for completion of students’ transfer, degree, and career-technical goals while promoting lifelong learning. At Las Positas College we know that equity will be achieved by changing the impacts of structural racism, ableism, homophobia, and systematic poverty on student success and access to higher education, achieved through continuous evaluation and improvement of all services. We believe in a high-quality education focused on learning and an inclusive, culturally-relevant environment that meets the diverse needs of all our students and staff. ​

Equity is parity in student educational outcomes; it places belonging for students of color and disproportionately impacted students at center focus. Our prized and emerging equity efforts include Puente, Umoja, ConnectUp, Brother 2 Brother, Sister 2 Sister, Black Student Union, Presidential Task Force on Systemic and Institutionalized Racism, the Presidential Speaker Series, Black Education Association, UndocuAlly Taskforce, curriculum reviews and a linguistic justice curriculum.

Located in Livermore, Las Positas College is becoming an institution that reflects the diversity in California. We are a learning-centered institution focused on excellence and student success, and are fully committed to supporting all Tri-Valley residents in their quest for education and advancement.

Joining Our College Community

We seek equity-minded applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits diversity brings to an educational community. We look for applicants who:

1. Value and intentionally promote diversity and consciousness of difference

2. Demonstrate cultural humility and an ongoing desire to improve cultural competence
3. Are dedicated to addressing issues of social justice

4. Accept their shared role and responsibility in addressing opportunity and achievement gaps experienced by students

5. Have experience and success in closing student equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices, or are knowledgeable and enthusiastic about implementing practices that achieve these goals

6. Actively seek to identify, disrupt, and remove institutional and/or systemic barriers that adversely impact historically marginalized communities

7. Empower the underrepresented and underserved

8. Foster students’ potential to become global citizens and socially responsible leaders

9. Believe that all people have the right to an education and work environment free from fear, harassment, or discrimination

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District is seeking an Instructor, Computer Science for Las Positas College in Livermore, California.

1. Ability to teach all lower-division levels of computer science courses including the following:

C/C++, Python, Java, Data Structures, Assembly, and Unix/Linux;

2. A commitment to encouragement of learning and enthusiastic attitude toward teaching;

3. Ability to adapt instructional techniques to accommodate varied learning styles and a variety of teaching modalities, including distance learning.

4. Knowledge of teaching methods that include critical thinking and problem-solving strategies;

5. Willingness to assist in the development and teaching of new Computer Science courses;

6. Evidence of a strong commitment to remain current in computer programming and computer science with emphasis on programming languages and its pedagogy;

7. Commitment to working successfully as a team with other Computer Studies instructors and colleagues;

8. Commitment to contribute to the total operation of the Department, Division, and College.

9. Demonstrated ability to develop partnerships with the local community (e.g. industry, educational partners, government agencies or facilities, museums, or nonprofit organizations).

10. Commitment to representation and outreach to industry and educational partners as related to program innovation and workforce development, including serving on the industry advisory board and collaboration with educational partners in computer studies programs.

11. Commitment to participate in campus professional activities that may include, but are not limited to: development of curriculum and new instructional approaches, committee membership and staff meetings.

12. Commitment to working with other Computer Studies and STEM faculty and staff to increase support and success for students in STEM courses and pathways.

13. Commitment to participate in recruitment and articulation activities.

14. Ability to seek and support personal creativity and professional growth and demonstrate career objectives consistent with the mission of Las Positas College.

15. Ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written form;

16. Ability to teach late afternoon, evening, weekend, hybrid and fully online, and/or off-campus when scheduled as part of the regular teaching assignment;

17. Evidence of sensitivity to and an understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical or learning disabilities.

Master’s in computer science or computer engineering

OR Bachelor’s in either of the above AND Master’s in mathematics, cybernetics, business administration, accounting or engineering

OR Bachelor’s in engineering AND Master’s in cybernetics, engineering, mathematics, or business administration

OR Bachelor’s in mathematics AND Master’s in cybernetics, engineering, mathematics, or business administration

OR Bachelor’s degree in any of the above AND A master’s degree in information science, computer information systems, or information systems

OR the equivalent

(NOTE: Courses in the use of computer programs for application to a particular discipline may be classified for minimum qualifications purposes, under the discipline of the application.)

You must upload all applicable transcripts, credentials, and/or certificates required to meet minimum qualification for the position for which you are applying. Any degrees earned outside the United States must have an official US Evaluation (course by course) of the transcripts and must be submitted with the application. The US evaluation must be done by a member of the NACES (https://www.naces.org/members). In the case that the file you are uploading is too large or you do not have the transcripts readily available, please upload a document in place stating you will be sending the documents to the CLPCCD District Office, Office of Human Resources, 7600 Dublin Boulevard, 3rd Floor, and Dublin, CA 94568 or by fax (925) 485-5254 by the closing date.

*Degrees in Progress: To be conferred on or before July 1, 2025 will be considered, provided that the applicant also submits (1) an up-to-date transcript, (2) a photocopy of the degree requirement from the school catalog, and (3) proof of current course(s) and enrollment. Please provide your explanation and background material by using the optional document upload called “Other Document”. If you are unable to upload the above, please upload a document in its place and state you will be sending the documents to the Office of Human Resources, 7600 Dublin Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Dublin, CA 94568, by 5:00 p.m. (PST) on the closing date.

Applicants applying under the “Equivalent provision” must provide details that explain at time of application how their academic preparation is the equivalent of the degree listed above. Please provide your explanation by using the optional document upload called “Equivalency Statement”.

Evidence of a sensitivity to and an understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical and learning disabilities.

1. Teaching experience in Computer Science at the college level, with an emphasis on lower division courses;

2. Experience with and/or knowledge of outreach to high schools, industry, and regional community college consortiums;

3. Commitment and ability to recruit and support under-represented groups including racial/ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals, and first-generation college students;

4. Knowledge of and/or experience in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science;

5. Experience/interest in writing and/or contributing to externally-funded awards.

This position is full-time, tenure track, beginning Fall 2025. Employment will begin on or about August 14, 2025.

INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES WHO ARE UNABLE TO CARRY OUT THE PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES OF THE POSITION WILL RECEIVE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS TO ENABLE THEM TO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE POSITION.

The Board of Trustees has updated Board Policy 7330 to incorporate information on COVID vaccination requirements, which are currently suspended. Accordingly, employee(s) must comply with the Board Policy found at:
http://districtazure.clpccd.org/policies/files/docs/BP7330.pdf.

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District reserves the right to close or not fill any advertised position.

The purpose of the personal qualifications statement is for you to provide information on how your education and experience relate to the requirements and duties of the position. There is no form to complete. Applicants are requested to provide their personal qualifications statement by uploading a document, the same way as you do for your cover letter.

It is the policy of this District to provide equal opportunity in all areas of employment practices and to assure that there shall be no discrimination against any person on the basis of sex, ancestry, age, marital status, race, religious creed, mental disability, medical condition (including HIV and AIDS), color, national origin, physical disability, family or sexual preference status and other similar factors in compliance with Title IX, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, other federal and state non-discrimination regulations, and its own statements of philosophy of objectives. The District encourages the filing of applications by both sexes, ethnic minorities, and the disabled.