Tenure-Track Chemistry Faculty — Transform Learning

City Colleges of Chicago; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Harold Washington College in Chicago seeks a full-time, tenure-track Chemistry faculty to teach lecture and laboratory courses and contribute to student success. The ideal candidate will develop effective teaching strategies, support diverse learners, and collaborate with colleagues to foster an inclusive departmental culture.

Experience with Brightspace and commitment to open-access mission are valued. This position requires Chicago residency within six months and is represented by Local 1600

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in either a Chemistry-based discipline or Chemical Engineering.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, and the ability to communicate with a diverse group of staff and students are required.
• Experience with a diverse, multilingual student population and a commitment to the open access mission of a community college is preferred.
• Knowledge of a learning management system (such as Brightspace) is valued.

Responsibilities

• Teach the spectrum of lecture and laboratory-based chemistry courses to meet learning outcomes and promote students’ active participation in their own learning.
• Promote an effective learning environment that fosters students’ intellectual curiosity and helps students solve problems using discipline-specific thinking strategies.
• Employ a variety of formative and summative assessments to ensure that classroom instruction leads to student learning and the attainment of the student learning outcomes for the course.
• Help students reach their academic, personal, and career goals; and foster a safe environment that respects the diversity of people and ideas by modeling respect for all students and conveying confidence in every student’s ability to learn.
• Contribute to and provide leadership for the department, and in academic and professional communities; and promote collaboration and teamwork among members of these communities.

Skills

Excellent communication

Diversity & inclusion

Collaboration

Critical thinking

Education

Master's or PhD in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering

Tools

Brightspace

Job description

Harold Washington College in Chicago seeks a full-time, tenure-track Chemistry faculty to teach lecture and laboratory courses and contribute to student success. The ideal candidate will develop effective teaching strategies, support diverse learners, and collaborate with colleagues to foster an inclusive departmental culture.

Experience with Brightspace and commitment to open-access mission are valued. This position requires Chicago residency within six months and is represented by Local 1600