Job Details

Position Title: Part-Time Chemistry Instructor (Pool)

Campus: West Valley College

Definition: PART-TIME, ASSOCIATE FACULTY POOL Applications for Part-Time, Associate Faculty pools are continually accepted (unless otherwise specified) by the District and will be added to the application pool for review by hiring authorities on an as-needed basis. Should you be invited for an interview, you will be contacted by a District representative.

Assignment: This position is a part-time position as an Associate Instructor in Chemistry. The teaching assignment may require teaching lecture-discussion courses during day, evening or on Saturday and/or in an on-line/distance education format. The assignments are as needed, during Spring, Summer, and/or Fall semesters. This position is represented by the West Valley-Mission Federation of Teachers (WVMFT / AFT Local 6554). Work location: West Valley College, Saratoga, CA

Salary and Benefits: Salary is based on a percentage of workload, up to a maximum of 67% of a full-time load. Salary is prorated based on an initial hiring salary range of $38,464 – $55,582 per semester; and is based on academic achievement, teaching and related experience.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Education – Possess any one of the following: Master’s degree in chemistry; OR Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or biochemistry AND master’s degree in biochemistry, chemical engineering, chemical physics, physics, molecular biology, or geochemistry; OR A valid California Community College Instructor’s Credential in chemistry; OR The equivalent of the above.
2. Understanding of, and sensitivity to the diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds, disability, and sexual orientation of community college students, faculty and staff.

Desired Qualifications:

• Possess strong interpersonal communication skills in order to coordinate course contents and methods with other instructors and lab technicians in our programs.
• Experience with innovative chemistry experiments, especially those involved in analysis of data.
• Ability to teach effectively and to communicate well with students from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, both in and out of the classroom.
• Knowledge of a variety of instructional approaches, techniques and strategies.
• Thorough knowledge of general inorganic and organic chemistry.
• Ability to conduct laboratory sessions with large numbers of students in a safe and effective manner.