Professor of Chemistry - Los Banos Campus

Salary: $55,018.00 - $75,137.00 Annually
Job Type: Faculty
Job Number: 20190613
Closing: 7/3/2019 5:00 PM Pacific
Location: Los Banos, CA
Department: Chemistry - Area 1


additional compensation for doctorate
This position will be assigned to the Los Banos Campus
Interviews tentatively scheduled for July 29, 2019
Merced College is a midsized community college located in California's Central Valley. Founded in 1962, the college serves more than 16,000 students with room to expand on its 267 acre main campus and 120 acre Los Banos site. Merced, incorporated in 1889, offers historical sites, affordable housing, access to the Bay Area and Sacramento, and is the Gateway to Yosemite National Park and the Sierra mountains as well as home to the University of California Merced campus. Our tree-shaded, growing community of just over 80,000 includes multiple biking and walking trails as well as access to several lakes - large and small - throughout the county.

The Los Banos Campus of Merced College is a full service college center, located inland of the San Francisco Bay Area and an hour and a half from the California coast. A modern facility with state of the art science labs, the campus' smaller footprint helps to create community and connection with students and colleagues. The Los Banos Campus is home to twenty full-time professors, including six in the Science Technology, Engineering and Mathematics area. Strong enrollments in transfer level mathematics and chemistry drive demand for expanded coursework in physics, physical science and astronomy to support STEM majors, teacher preparation and general education.

Merced College Vision
Merced College will provide transformative and empowering educational experiences to meet student and community needs.

Merced College Mission
Growing our community through education and workforce training:

• lifelong learning
• basic skills
• career technical education
• transfer
• degree/certificate programs

Ensuring student success through equitable access, continuous quality improvement, institutional effectiveness, and student achievement.

General Description: This is a full-time tenure-track instructional assignment in the Chemistry Department under the general direction of the dean of the Science, Math and Engineering Area. The professor will teach a full lecture and lab load of 15 units, which may include evening classes. Currently, the instructional load is Introductory Chemistry and General Chemistry. The final instructional load will be determined after the successful candidate is hired and the needs of the Department are finalized. The professor must be capable of teaching the following courses: Introductory Chemistry, Introductory Organic and Biochemistry, and General Chemistry.


Examples of Duties
Essential Functions:

• Provide instruction in accordance with established course outlines and expectations
• Inform students about course requirements, evaluation procedures and attendance policy
• Maintain required student attendance and scholastic records
• Prepare and grade class assignments and examinations
• Post and maintain regular office hours in accordance with prevailing policy
• Participate in the development and review of curriculum
• Participate in the development of teaching-learning methods and materials
• Participate in departmental, area, and campus professional activities/committees
• Participate in the college's learning outcomes assessment program, including course, program, and institutional assessments
• Perform tasks needed for student records, e.g. submit grades on time to admissions and records

Typical Qualifications
Required:

• 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
• The equivalent
• Must have sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

Preferred:

• Teaching experience at the college level
• Teaching experience and/or coursework in Introductory and General Chemistry
• Related experience will be considered
• Ability and willingness to teach all levels of chemistry offered at Merced College
• Current technology skills related to teaching the discipline; a willingness to pursue future technological developments; and a commitment to integrating technology into the curriculum
• Familiarity with the use of computers in the chemistry curriculum
• Ability to relate the practical and the theoretical aspects of the subject matter to the student

Supplemental Information
How to Apply:
Candidates will submit a complete application on the Merced College Career Pages at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mccd/promotionaljobs.

1. Letter of interest addressing your qualifications for the position
2. Resume
3. List three professional references
4. Legible unofficial college transcripts (undergraduate and graduate). Transcripts must include the degree major and date the institution granted the degree. Official copies are not required unless applicant is hired.
5. Foreign transcripts must include a U.S. evaluation and translation. http://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/cl635.pdf (Download PDF reader)
6. Diversity Statement: Provide a statement about yourself that specifically demonstrates sensitivity to the needs of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and the community at large. Your response is limited to one (1) page.
7. OPTIONAL: Equivalency Review Form, if applicable. (Required for applicants who do not possess the stated minimum educational qualifications and are seeking consideration on the basis of equivalency) http://www.mccd.edu/offices/hr/equivalency.html

Individuals with disabilities may request any needed accommodation to participate in the application process. Please submit your request with your application to the Human Resources Office.

Interview Information: Those applicants deemed most qualified for the position will be invited to appear for oral interviews before a screening committee which includes a 15-20 minute teaching demonstration on a selected topic. Finalist interviews with district administrators will follow the same or next day. A limited number of candidates will be invited to interviews. Expenses for travel and accommodations may be the responsibility of the candidates.

Employee Benefits: The District pays (with small contribution from employee) health, prescription, vision and dental insurance premiums for the employee and dependents. Life and income protection insurance premiums are provided for the employee only. Sick leave and retirement benefits are also provided.

Condition of Employment: The selected candidate must be fingerprinted and tested for tuberculosis at his/her own expense prior to the start of employment. In compliance with the Immigration Reform Act of 1986, all new employees are required to verify their identity and the right to work in the United States. An applicant must be able to perform essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations. All offers of employment are subject to approval by the Board of Trustees.




To apply, visit https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mccd/jobs/2477691/professor-of-chemistry-los-banos-campus





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