"Assistant Professor, Chemistry"

Assistant Professor, Chemistry

Riverside Community College District

Position Title: Assistant Professor, Chemistry (Moreno Valley College)

Department: Natural Sciences & Kin (M)

Position Type: Full-Time Faculty/Counselor/Librarian

College/Campus: Moreno Valley

Physical location of the position: Moreno Valley

Employment Type: Full-Time Tenure Track (Faculty)

Position Length: 10-month

Salary Range: Column C, Step 1 to Column H, Step 6 ($88,002 - $135,587 Annual)

Job Description

Basic Function:
Assume primary responsibility for lecture and/or laboratory instruction in Chemistry courses and take part in the planning and evaluation of chemistry-related educational programs, courses, and other experiences that impact Moreno Valley College students. The assignment may include courses that are offered on evenings and/or weekends.

The ideal candidate will share Moreno Valley College's commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. We currently serve approximately 15,000 students annually, the majority of whom are from historically underserved populations, 63% Latinx, 12% African American. Moreno Valley College is designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the college has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community.

The successful candidate will join a campus that exhibits its equity minded values through intentional practice. We are a Hispanic and Minority serving institution with established programs for Puente, Umoja, Allies, Veterans, and Foster Youth. Moreno Valley College is a leader in pathways for student completion, dual enrollment with our local high schools and strong workforce preparation. We are proud of our dedication to all our students and their families, and through a variety of means provide robust offerings of culturally responsive events, speakers and opportunities for professional training in equity practices.

Education:
Master's in chemistry OR Bachelor's in chemistry or biochemistry AND Master's in biochemistry, chemical engineering, chemical physics, physics, molecular biology or geochemistry OR the equivalent. (All degrees and units used to satisfy minimum qualifications shall be from accredited institutions.)

Experience:
The minimum required experience includes one year (two semesters or three quarters) of community college or baccalaureate-level teaching experience in GOB, Introductory Chemistry, General Chemistry, and the ability to use computers and software packages that support modern curricula. Teaching assistantships during graduate school will not be considered as part of the minimum required teaching experience. Experience teaching first and second semester general chemistry desired.

Evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the racial, socioeconomic, academic, and cultural diversity within the community college student population, including students with different ability statuses (e.g., physical and/or learning) as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice within the classroom.

Preferred Qualifications
Recent experience working with historically underserved students in the classroom, and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups within higher education and the field of chemistry shape patterns of participation and outcomes; willingness to examine and remediate one's instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support historically underserved students; experience and skill with addressing issues of equity in the classroom; experience and expertise in culturally responsive teaching in chemistry, particularly as it relates to the relevance of chemistry to students' lives, interests, and communities; demonstrated knowledge of the implications of the Hispanic-Serving designation for institutional, departmental, and instructional practices. Willingness to develop new course curriculum.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. The instructional assignment will include lecture and laboratory classes in the discipline.
2. All faculty will participate in outcomes assessment work.
3. Assignments are based upon the assumption of workload of forty hours weekly, including but not limited to conducting classes, class preparation, student evaluation, office hours, committee work, curriculum and program development, student learning outcomes assessment, program review, student activities, and other duties per the bargaining unit agreement.
4. Institutional service activities are expected of all faculty members.
5. Participation in discipline/department decision making processes and work regarding curriculum, program development, Improvement of Instruction, and other professional matters are also expected of all department faculty.
6. Responsibilities also include maintaining standards of professional conduct and ethics appropriate to the professional position.

Conditions of Employment:

1. Ten-month, tenure-track position.
2. Salary is commensurate with academic preparation, and full-time teaching or equivalent experience with a range from Column C, Step 1 to Column H, Step 6 of the current Faculty Salary Schedule.
3. Medical and dental benefits are provided for the employee and legal dependents.
4. A $50,000 life insurance policy is provided for the employee.
5. Orientation to college is required as is adherence to Improvement of Instruction policy.
6. Maintaining broad knowledge of the academic or occupational area and design pedagogy related to learning outcomes is expected.
7. Responsible for all other conditions of employment required of full-time faculty members such as a willingness to be involved in District and College promotional activities, active participation in college committee work, student activities and other support services, and appropriate professional activities.

Required Applicant Documents: Resume or Curriculum Vitae, Cover Letter, Letter of Recommendation 1, Letter of Recommendation 2, Masters or Equivalent Transcript, Other Document

Optional Applicant Documents: Doctorate Transcript, Other Transcript, Bachelors or Equivalent Transcript, Other Document

Effective Employment Date: August 19, 2026

Application Deadline: 02-20-2026