PT Instructor, Chemistry

Salary: $2,075.12/CAH - $2,322.27/CAH https://www.clpccd.org/hr/files/docs/salary/FacultySalarySchedule07012024.pdf

Start Date: Spring 2025

Closing Date: Open Until Filled

Location: Las Positas College, 3000 Campus Hill Dr., Livermore, CA 94551

 

Job Summary

Las Positas College inspires, educates, and empowers a diverse community of students to transform their lives and their communities. LPC instructors close the equity gaps by fostering success among all students.

To further this work, the Las Positas College is looking for adjunct instructors for our Spring 2025 semester to provide college level instruction in second semester General Chemistry (chemistry 1B). The current open position has TTh lectures from 2:00 - 3:15, and MF labs from 2:00 - 4:50pm. The position includes lecture and laboratory preparations and teaching, classroom management, and student assessment/evaluation. Successful applicants will demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic backgrounds and abilities of community college students.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Providing instruction in accordance with established curriculum, course outlines and class schedules;

2. Creating and maintaining an environment which emphasizes learning, encourages free discussion of ideas and critical thinking;

3. Evaluating progress of students concerning educational matters and grades student work;

4. Meeting with students outside of class;

5. Maintaining appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics;

6. Maintaining current knowledge in the subject matter areas;

7. Fulfilling professional responsibilities of a part-time/temporary faculty member;

8. Maintaining accurate academic records;

9. Performing other related duties as assigned.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s in chemistry OR Bachelor’s in chemistry or biochemistry AND Master’s in biochemistry, chemical engineering, chemical physics, molecular biology or geochemistry OR the equivalent.

Evidence of understanding of and responsiveness to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, racial and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practices within the classroom.

Applicants applying under the “Equivalent” provision must provide details that explain at time of application how their academic preparation is the equivalent of the degree listed above.

Physical Demands and Working Environment:

Individuals with disabilities who are unable to carry out the physical activities of the position will receive reasonable accommodations to enable them to perform the essential functions of the positions.

 

Notification to Applicants:

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District reserves the right to close or not fill any advertised

position.

 

TO APPLY, please send the following application materials to the contact listed below:

1. Cover Letter

2. Resume

3. College Transcripts (Unofficial copies accepted for application purposes; however, official copies must be submitted if hired.) Any degrees earned outside of the United States must have a U.S. evaluation (course by course) of the transcripts and must be submitted with the application. (Please use https://www.naces.org/members to obtain evaluations.)

 

4. PT Faculty Application (Application procedures also included below.)

https://clpccd.org/hr/files/docs/hiringpkt/1.PTFacApp.pdf https://www.clpccd.org/hr/files/docs/hiringpkt/PTFacAppProcedures.pdf

 

Name: Chris Dudzik

Email: cdudzik@laspositascollege.edu

Department: Chemistry

 

Special Instructions to Applicants:

The Board of Trustees has updated Board Policy 7330 to incorporate information on COVID vaccination requirements, which are currently suspended. Accordingly, employee(s) must comply with the Board Policy found at: http://districtazure.clpccd.org/policies/files/docs/BP7330.pdf.

 

It is the policy of this District to provide equal opportunity in all areas of employment practices and to assure that there shall be no discrimination against any person on the basis of sex, ancestry, age, marital status, race, religious creed, mental disability, medical condition (including HIV and AIDS), color, national origin, physical disability, family or sexual preference status and other similar factors in compliance with Title IX, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, other federal and state non-discrimination regulations, and its own statements of philosophy of objectives. The District encourages the filing of applications by both sexes, ethnic minorities, and the disabled.

 

Joining Our College Community

We seek equity-minded applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits diversity brings to an educational community.

 

We look for applicants who:

1. Value and intentionally promote diversity and consciousness of difference

2. Demonstrate cultural humility and an ongoing desire to improve cultural competence

3. Are dedicated to addressing issues of social justice

4. Accept their shared role and responsibility in addressing opportunity and achievement gaps experienced by students

5. Have experience and success in closing student equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices, or are knowledgeable and enthusiastic about implementing practices that achieve these goals

6. Actively seek to identify, disrupt, and remove institutional and/or systemic barriers that adversely impact historically marginalized communities

7. Empower the underrepresented and underserved

8. Foster students’ potential to become global citizens and socially responsible leaders

9. Believe that all people have the right to an education and work environment free from fear, harassment, or discrimination