Part-time Chemistry Instructor

Part-time Chemistry Instructor

Riverside Community College District is seeking qualified applicants to establish a pool for part‑time and/or substitute instructors in chemistry. Applications will be kept on file for one year from the date of submission. When a position becomes available, the hiring department will review the applications on file and contact interested candidates for interviews.

• Department: General
• Position Type: Part‑Time Faculty/Counselor/Librarian
• College/Campus: District
• Physical location: District
• Employment Type: Part‑Time, Temporary, Substitute
• Position Length: As Needed
• Salary Range: Group 1, Step 1 to Group 3, Step 1 of the Faculty Hourly Salary Schedule (Starting range: $67.14 - $77.55)
• Salary Type: Hourly
• Funding: Not categorically (grant) funded

Provide lecture and/or laboratory instruction in chemistry.

• Education: 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. All degrees and units must be from accredited institutions.
• Experience: Teaching experience desirable.
• Diversity: Evidence of sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students (EC 87360a).

The assignment will include lecture and/or laboratory instruction in the discipline. All assignments are contingent upon district need and/or sufficient enrollment, and may include day, evening, and/or weekend classes.

• Master’s or Equivalent Transcript

• Resume or Curriculum Vitae
• Cover Letter
• Teaching Philosophy
• Letter of Recommendation (1-3)
• Associate Transcript
• Bachelor’s Transcript
• Master’s Transcript
• Doctorate Transcript
• Other Transcript

Applications are open until filled. Apply through the following link:

Riverside Community College will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After a conditional offer and background check, if a conviction is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances, provide mitigating or rehabilitive evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background check report.

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