Faculty, Chemistry (Instrumental Liaison)

About the role

The salary range for full time faculty positions is $53,850 – $75,850 depending on education and experience.

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, paid holidays, retirement plans, and health and welfare coverage.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and teach curriculum content in conjunction with course outcomes.
• Teach course content via an appropriate delivery format (may include face-to-face, hybrid, online, and remote instruction).
• Complete mandated institutional trainings and professional development as required.
• Follow department and division requirements for preparing a course syllabus.
• Facilitate appropriate instructional activities that promote student engagement and learning.
• Evaluate student performance using assessment tools as directed by the department; inform students in a timely manner of their progress.
• Create and administer assessments that monitor student progress; provide timely student feedback.
• Provide an orientation at the first-class meeting to include (as applicable) an overview of the course syllabus, an outline of course objectives, course requirements, attendance policy, grading system, textbook(s), and supplemental materials.
• Notify students of key dates and course adjustments.
• Comply with attendance and grading requirements as established for the course (may include maintaining an up-to-date electronic grade book and entering final grades by the established due date).
• Maintain accurate class records; submit required class records by the established due date.
• Participate in departmental evaluation and course assessment processes as directed.
• Follow department and division requirements for maintaining office hours, advising students, and referring students to appropriate resources.
• Respond to student emails and phone calls within 48 hours except for weekends and holidays. Maintain regular communication with students. Use the assigned PGCC email for communication with the department and with students.
• Attend all required meetings.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in chemistry or a Master’s degree in any field plus fifteen (15) graduate level credits in chemistry.
• At least 1 year of teaching experience in chemistry lecture and lab at the college level, or pertinent professional experience relevant to teaching area.
• Experience implementing high-impact teaching practices preferred.
• Monitors chemistry laptops, computers, and software and ensures timely updates.
• Responsible for preventative maintenance, inventory control and monitoring of chemistry instrumentation in the laboratory spaces.
• Maintain the chemistry e-Organization.
• Work closely with the Deans to develop annual instrument upkeep and maintenance budgets and submit these annual budgets to the Dean.
• Reestablish and maintain vendor relationships for chemistry instrumentation.
• Ensure viability of instrument output devices.
• Stock instrument consumables.
• Ensure SOPs and login records are available for each instrument.
• Test fume hoods, chart and report fume hood performance.
• Update and upgrade labs.
• Relevance of teaching experience to anticipated teaching assignment in chemistry.
• Relevance of non-teaching professional experience to anticipated teaching assignments.
• Evidence of quality teaching, including faculty evaluation scores and ratings, teaching awards earned, courses designed, developed, and/or revised, etc.
• Evidence of currency in professional discipline through continuing education, professional development and/or scholarly activity.
• Evidence of experience in or knowledge of curriculum development and instructional technology.
• Extent of experience with modern instrumentation, computational methods, and laboratory techniques.