Chemistry Instructor; Part-Time Faculty Pool Madera Community College

Chemistry Instructor (Part-Time Faculty Pool) Madera Community College

Continuous Recruitment
. This posting establishes an applicant pool for part‑time faculty positions. Applications will be reviewed by members of the hiring department when vacancies arise.

At Madera Community College we value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities and orientations. We prioritize applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits a diverse student population brings. The successful candidate will be an equity‑minded leader committed to student success achieved through collaboration with faculty, staff, administration, students and community partners.

• Understands the importance of holding ourselves accountable as educators for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices;
• Reframes inequities as a problem of practice and views the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility;
• Encourages positive race‑consciousness and embraces human difference;
• Supports institutional practices that develop and sustain culturally responsive teaching and learning environments;
• Strategically builds support for and participation in equity‑related initiatives across internal and external communities.

Madera Community College serves a diverse student body; the college is a Hispanic‑Serving Institution. The successful candidate will join a college dedicated to the students it serves.

• Teach a part‑time schedule of Chemistry courses as assigned;
• Use a variety of pedagogies and integrate a wide range of instructional delivery systems including innovative and creative uses of technology for face‑to‑face, online, and/or hybrid formats;
• Communicate effectively with students, faculty and staff;
• Use effective teaching methods appropriate to the subject matter, adhering to institutionally approved curriculum course outlines of record;
• Evaluate student progress through tests and examinations, written assignments, oral responses, etc. in keeping with course objectives;
• Provide course syllabi to students;
• Maintain classroom records in accordance with District Policy;
• Turn in all required student grading and evaluation reports in a timely manner;
• Teach assignments in a variety of instructional settings and times, including classes as needed;
• Otherwise fulfill all of the duties and responsibilities of instructors as required by Administrative Regulation 7122;
• Other duties as assigned.

• Evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity‑minded practice within the classroom;
• 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
• A valid California Community College Credential; or
• The equivalent education and/or experience (requires an equivalency).

Note:

If the degrees posted on your transcripts do not match exactly as stated above, you must petition for equivalency.

• Experience and skill incorporating elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all areas of responsibility;
• Recent experience working with African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx, Native American and other racially minoritized students in the classroom and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion shape participation and outcomes;
• Willingness to examine and remediate one’s instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students;
• Related work and professional experience;
• Experience working with students of various cultural, gender, age, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds, students with disabilities;
• Experience working with traditionally underrepresented student populations, such as students of color and foster youth, and the ability to…