Job Description

Adjunct - Chemistry

This posting is part of an ongoing recruitment effort. Applications are accepted year-round, and qualified candidates will be contacted as positions become available.

Overview: Cincinnati State Technical and Community College invites applications for the position of adjunct chemistry instructor. Qualified candidates will teach first-year or second-year chemistry courses, including:

• Introductory Chemistry
• General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (1- or 2-semester courses)
• General Chemistry 1 and 2 (lecture and lab)
• Organic Chemistry 1 and 2 (lecture and lab)

Essential Duties

• Deliver learning-centered instruction by establishing a classroom environment conducive to active student involvement and participation.
• Provide each student with the approved standardized syllabus containing clear course expectations and timelines.
• Provide course materials and assignments to support course learning outcomes as defined by the Chemistry Department and the State of Ohio.
• Create and administer appropriate assessments (as approved by the Chemistry Department Chair or Lead Instructor) to ensure that students achieve the course learning outcomes as defined in the syllabus.
• Facilitate meaningful student learning activities that align with the course learning outcomes and proactively support all facets of the learning environment.
• Respond to student questions and concerns in a timely manner.
• Suitably challenge, engage, serve, and communicate with students to encourage their participation and learning while maintaining mutual respect.
• Maintain in a timely manner all required paper and electronic records (using Blackboard) of student performance, progress, and attendance.
• Complete, as directed, all start and end-of-term responsibilities, including submission of no-show rosters, final grades, and all other designated materials to the Academic Office.
• Consult with the Chemistry Department Chair or other appropriate College personnel on questions or issues involving course curricula, instructional strategies, and College policies and procedures.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A Master's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution in chemistry,
• Or a Master's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution in any field, with at least 18 graduate credit hours in a chemistry-related discipline
• Availability to teach in-person lectures and labs

Preferred Qualifications:

• A minimum of one year of teaching experience at a regionally accredited post-secondary institution, or a minimum of two years as a teaching assistant
• Teaching experience in a community college

Desired Competencies:

• Commitment to continual improvement of instruction and student learning
• Ability to use or learn a variety of instructional techniques and classroom technologies
• Experience with or commitment to learn and use Blackboard, the College's Learning Management System
• Strong interpersonal skills and sensitivity to the needs and concerns of diverse student populations, with varying socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds
• Good organizational and planning skills

Candidate notification: Please note that due to the high volume of candidates applying for adjunct positions, we will only follow up with candidates who we are considering for an interview. Please be assured that we will keep your resume on file until the position is closed.

Details: Positions vary by semester

Reports To: Associate Dean, Humanities and Sciences

Position Level: Adjunct, Chemistry

Comp. Range: $700 per lecture hour for new adjuncts

Status: Part-time

Contract Affiliation: N/A

Classification: Non-Exempt

Cincinnati State is an E-Verify employer: If you're hired, you must complete a Form I-9, which verifies your identity and your legal right to work in the U.S. You'll need to provide original, acceptable documents —no photocopies—to complete the I-9 process. A list of acceptable documents can be seen here: USCIS I-9 website

Statement of Commitment

1. The institution declares that it will educate students by means of free, open, and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth.
2. The institution declares that its duty is to equip students with the opportunity to develop the intellectual skills they need to reach their own, informed conclusions.
3. The institution declares its commitment to not requiring, favoring, disfavoring, or prohibiting speech or lawful assembly.
4. The institution declares it is committed to create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth, and tolerates the differences in opinion that naturally occur in a public higher education community.
5. The institution declares that its duty is to treat all faculty, staff, and students as individuals, to hold them to equal standards, and to provide them equality of opportunity, with regard to those individuals' race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

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