Adjunct, Chemistry

Salt Lake Community College; Utah; On-site; USD 1,454,745; Part time

Job summary

An educational institution in Utah is seeking an adjunct faculty member for Chemistry courses, responsible for classroom and online instruction and student evaluation. Ideal candidates hold a Master’s Degree in Chemistry and have prior teaching experience. This position is offered on a contract-to-contract basis and requires maintaining professional etiquette and boundaries with students.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree or higher in Chemistry or a closely related field.
• Prior experience teaching college-level Chemistry courses and/or labs.

Responsibilities

• Teach classroom and online instruction for Chemistry courses.
• Provide timely feedback for assignments and maintain attendance records.
• Assess student performance and communicate progress.

Skills

Effective communication

Professional etiquette

Timely feedback

Student evaluation

Classroom management

Education

Master’s Degree in Chemistry or related field

Job description

The adjunct faculty member will work with full-time faculty, under general supervision of the Associate Dean, in program and class-related duties such as classroom (including online) instruction, content design and delivery, and student evaluation.

Instructional delivery, management of learning environment and assessment of student learning for Chemistry course(s).

This is a pooled position. The department reviews applications as positions become available.

This position is paid at $1,056 per instructional unit.

Please attach resume or curriculum vitae, copy of transcripts, or other documents for consideration.

1) In accordance with SLCC policy, adjunct positions are offered on a semester-by-semester basis with no guarantee of continued employment.

2) Official transcripts are required for those who are offered employment within 30 days of hire.

1. Becomes familiar with, and abides by, all college policies with immediate priority given to those policies that govern interactions with colleagues, staff, administrators, and departments throughout the organization.
2. Maintains professional etiquette in communications with students, staff, faculty, and administrators.
3. Provides appropriate and timely feedback for all assignments.
4. Returns graded assignments in a timely fashion per department standards.
5. Maintains student attendance records (for Financial Aid purposes) and grade.
6. Conducts a variety of appropriate evaluations of student performance.
7. Informs students of progress-to-date periodically and assigns and submits grades by published deadlines.
8. Assists in maintaining a safe and mutually respectful instructional environment.
9. Prepares and submits incident reports to Dean of Student Services for inappropriate student behavior as defined by the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities Policy.
10. Maintains professional and collegial behavior.
11. Handles/responds to student concerns/complaints, and responds to student communications and inquiries promptly (generally within 1-2 days).
12. Maintains professional appearance as defined by the discipline and/or College procedure.
13. Completes all required employee trainings.
14. Knows and enforces FERP Ag­uidelines.
15. Provides ADA accommodations as requested.
16. Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of diverse people, culture, ethnic background, and abilities, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
17. Ability to work with all groups in a diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic background of community college students, faculty and staff, including those with disabilities.

All Faculty will maintain an on-site campus presence to encourage in-person relationships and create engaging, meaningful, and impactful learning experiences unless approved for on‑line only courses.

You are employed as an Adjunct Faculty member/ Instructor on a contract-to-contract basis, with no future expectation or obligation for employment. Your employment may be terminated At Will at any time.

You are required to maintain professional boundaries with all SLCC students.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree or higher in Chemistry or a closely related field with an emphasis in the area of Chemistry related to the course being taught.
• Prior experience teaching college-level Chemistry courses and/or college-level Chemistry labs.