PART-TIME ADJUNCT FACULTY INITIAL HIRE AGREEMENT

All part-time adjunct faculty members hired by the Riverside Community College District must possess the minimum qualifications established by Education Code (Section 87357), or be certified to possess equivalent qualifications through a process established by the Academic Senate and the District Board in accordance with the Education Code (Section 87359b). All initial appointments of part-time adjunct faculty members will accord with the following steps.

I. Position Identification

A. The appropriate department will determine subject area needs for additional part-time faculty and communicate such need to the chair.

B. Vacancies created will be filled through the following application process.

II. Equal Employment Opportunity

In keeping with College policies and guidelines, the Diversity and Human Resources Department and the Diversity, Equity and Compliance Office will review representation of part-time faculty college wide and consult with the Vice President of Academic Affairs. Upon request, this information will be disseminated to appropriate departments and to the President of the Academic Senate.

III. Recruitment

A. Advertisements for vacancies will be completed by the Diversity and Human Resources Department upon request of the department chair and maintained in the department office.

B. Unsolicited applications for part-time adjunct positions will be maintained in the department office for a period of two years.

IV. Hiring Process

A. Part-time adjunct faculty will be employed only after being interviewed and recommended by the appropriate department. Where possible at least two faculty members from the appropriate subject area will be included in the interview process. The department decision is communicated to the department chair who completes an "Intent to Hire" form and transmits it to the Office of Human Resources.

B. Only under an emergency situation will this process not be followed.

1. In those emergency situations, where the process above is not followed, the chair will notify the Vice President of Academic Affairs and the department will provide documentation of what actions were taken.

2. In those emergency situations, interviews with the department chairs and/or appropriate faculty designee will be scheduled in a timely manner.

3. The Office of Academic Affairs will review with the Academic Senate the above documentation at the second regular meeting of the Academic Senate in the fall and in the spring.

C. The appointment of part-time adjunct faculty is for one semester only. Subsequent appointments shall be subject to review by the faculty in the appropriate discipline.

V. Recordkeeping

A. After the interview process, an "Intent to Hire" form is completed by the department chair and submitted to the Diversity and Human Resources Department for verification of minimum qualifications and processing for Board of Trustees action.

B. The Diversity and Human Resources Department is the sole repository for official documents for part-time adjunct faculty positions.