Chemistry, Part-Time Adjunct Faculty

Position Summary

The Chemistry Department is accepting applications for part-time teaching positions for the 2026-2027 academic year. We seek experienced faculty skilled in the following course content: Introductory Chemistry, General Chemistry I & II, Organic Chemistry I & II, and Introduction to Biochemistry.

Essential Responsibilities

• Demonstrate interest in contributing to the future of the Department and the life of the College.
• The Department seeks applicants who are actively engaged in teaching and committed to promoting student success both within and beyond the classroom.
• Commitment to the College’s Mission: Demonstrate a sense of connection and responsibility for helping the College to achieve success through a commitment to its mission, vision, and values.
• External and Internal Community Relations: Actively participate in the academic life of the College; including participation in graduation, recruitment events, general assemblies, student life activities and other cross functional teams.
• Create learning opportunities for students inside and outside of the classroom including opportunities to teach dual-enrollment high school students.
• Collaboration: Communicate effectively, share vision, focus on people, initiate positive change, value differences and foster collaboration. Work with and inspire others to achieve college, department, and individual success.
• Proactively identify/address problems.
• Respect for Diversity: Establish an inclusive environment in the classroom.
• Demonstrate an understanding of, and sensitivity to, the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of the College’s faculty, staff and students.
• Assessment: Full participation in the assessment of student learning and student learning outcomes at the course, program, and institution levels.
• Student Success: Strive for excellence in teaching, applying best practices in field of discipline, and modeling behaviors that encourage student success and retention.
• Utilize innovative teaching strategies and technologies for online learning and other technology tools to meet the learning needs of a diverse student population.
• Maintain office hours to meet with students outside of the classroom and respond to questions or concerns.
• Leadership and Development: Commitment to professional learning and growth, student mentoring, and service to the profession.
• Remain current in the use of technology, developments within the field of discipline, and developments related to teaching and student success.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Chemistry required.
• Demonstrated experience teaching within college or university setting required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ph.D in Chemistry preferred.
• Demonstrated experience teaching diverse student populations preferred.
• Bilingual or other language proficiency is preferred.