Instructor, Chemistry - 1 year assignment

Position Details

Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) is accepting applications for a one-year, temporary, full-time faculty position in Chemistry. This 1 year assignment will teach chemistry courses. Assignments include courses for general education chemistry, prerequisites for pre-health professions, and/or chemistry and STEM majors. Courses are offered on the LLCC main campus in Springfield, IL and outreach centers in Jacksonville, IL, Litchfield, IL, and Taylorville, IL. The position includes both classroom and laboratory teaching.

• Teaching 15 contact hours per semester of assigned classes and labs;
  Preparing lessons and course syllabi;
  Creating a learning environment that fosters student success and active learning;
  Developing, integrating, evaluating and reviewing student learning outcomes in support of the College’s ongoing accreditation;
  Participating in departmental/institutional operations and program review;
  Evaluating and assisting students;
  Keeping accurate records of student performance, including following grading and registration and records procedures;
  Providing students with timely feedback;
  Maintaining office hours;
  Participating in professional development to maintain current in the discipline and grow as a faculty member;
  Utilizing instructional technology in support of the teaching/learning process;
  Contributing to a collegial and collaborative work environment.

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an accredited institution with a minimum of 18 graduate hours in chemistry

• Prior teaching experience at the college level

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Intermediate to advanced computer skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or higher in chemistry

• Experience teaching general education, majors, and/or pre-health chemistry courses

• Coursework or training in organic chemistry

• Experience teaching at a community college

• Experience assessing learning outcomes

• Training (formal or informal) in science pedagogy for higher education

• Evidence of participation in shared governance, committee work, or college service

• Experience using a learning management system (LMS) to support teaching and learning

• Experience teaching students across a wide range of ages and diverse cultural and social backgrounds, including concurrent enrollment high school students

Physical Requirements

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Position Salary

Starting salary will be between $51,901 – $93,337. Additional compensation beyond base salary can be earned through extra teaching assignments during the academic year and in the summer, as well as coordinator assignments.

Requisition Detail Information

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Job Duties

• Deliver instruction and maintain curriculum.
  Teach/conduct assigned classes, labs, clinicals, studio and internships.
  Prepare lessons and provide course syllabus for courses taught that accurately reflects course content and evaluation procedures.
  Create a learning environment that fosters student success.
  Develop, integrate, evaluate, and assess student learning outcomes in support of the College’s ongoing accreditation.
  Participate in developing and reviewing curricula and instructional methods and with the articulation of courses as necessary.
  Consult with advisory committee(s) if appropriate for program/curriculum.

• Evaluate and assist students.
  Keep accurate records of student performance including following evaluation procedures as outlined in the relevant course syllabus.
  Provide students with constructive and timely feedback.
  Maintain office hours consistent with Section 8.3 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.
  Comply with registration/records procedures.

• Participate in professional development
  Remain current in one’s discipline.
  Participate in professional growth activities.

• Attend scheduled monthly department meetings and participate in departmental/institutional operations.
  Contribute to a collegial and collaborative work environment.
  Participate in program review.
  Complete academic assessment activities.
  Conduct current programmatic assessment activity to at least one course assignment, activity, or assessment twice per academic year.
  Compile and submit resultant assessment data as prescribed by academic services division.
  Document changes made based on aggregated data in discipline and department meetings.

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