Part-time Chemistry Instructor

Description

The Shasta-Tehama-Trinity Community College District is a collaborative and inclusive organization that strives for equity and equal opportunity and serves a diverse student population. Under administrative leadership, the part‑time college instructor is responsible for teaching classes and participating in continuous improvement of instruction and programs, student success and completion, and advancing the vision, mission, and values of Shasta College.

All Temporary Part‑time Instructors are compensated at a salaried flat rate ranging from $59.19 to $84.20 per clock hour taught each semester in accordance with the terms of the collective bargaining agreement.

Successful applicants will be broadly prepared and have depth of knowledge in the discipline. They must also demonstrate the following knowledge and abilities:

• Work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues in an environment that promotes innovation, teaching, learning, and service to a diverse student population.
• Work effectively with students with a wide range of skills, motivations, academic, and vocational goals.
• Design and deliver courses, including those offered in different modalities (in‑person, online, hybrid).
• Participate in recruitment and articulation activities with local schools, colleges, and universities.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Maintain subject‑matter currency.
• Assess student learning outcomes.
• Explore new technologies and teaching practices that benefit students and programs.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to and understanding of diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
• Commit to the California community college mission.

Classroom Responsibilities:

• Meet classes/laboratories as assigned within the academic calendar and/or during intersessions and summer sessions.
• Develop and implement instruction for each class and laboratory period, consistent with the official course outline and District guidelines.
• For online and hybrid courses, maintain online course components, including asynchronous or synchronous content delivery.
• Provide regular student‑student and student‑instructor contact.
• Develop and distribute a syllabus during the first week of class, communicating the course description, objectives, grading, testing, attendance, and other requirements.
• Provide regular, timely feedback to students and return all graded work promptly.
• Assign final grades for courses as required by District policy, administrative procedures, CA Education Code, and Title 5.
• Respect student rights as specified in District policy and applicable laws.
• Submit requisitions for textbooks and instructional materials in a timely manner and with consideration of cost to the student.
• Refer students to tutoring and related student services when appropriate.
• Supervise students in off‑campus activities when participation is expected as part of a course requirement.
• Provide academic assistance and related services to students during scheduled office hours.
• Participate in professional development to remain current in the assigned discipline.
• Submit required administrative paperwork, including student learning outcomes, in a timely and accurate manner.
• Perform discipline‑specific classroom responsibilities as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Participate in the evaluation process as described in the faculty collective bargaining agreement.
• Continue to develop professional skills and remain current in subject‑matter knowledge.
• Keep and submit official records required by District policy and administrative procedures.
• Abide by District policies concerning District property and safety.
• Report absences due to illness or for personal necessity to the supervising administrator.
• Recommend purchases of instructional supplies and equipment as needed.
• Fulfill all obligations as established in the current collective bargaining agreement.

Other Activities (encouraged but not required; some may earn flex pay or stipends):

• Schedule and maintain office hour days and times and ensure they are clearly communicated to students and division…