Chemistry Instructor Tenure-Track

Position: Chemistry Instructor, (Full-Time, Tenure-Track)
Posting Details

Posting Summary

Position Title
Chemistry Instructor, (Full-Time, Tenure-Track)

Posting Type
Wide Distribution

Department
Chemistry

Campus
Ocean Campus

Location

Job Category
Faculty (Credit Program)

Salary (Applicant View)

Initial salary placement is based on verified and accepted educational/work experience in accordance with the current City College of San Francisco Faculty Salary Schedule. The annual salary range upon entry is from $75,466 to $115,214 for 175 days of service or pro-rated for one semester or fewer days of service. New full-time faculty hires will have two additional service days, in their first year of service only, for the purpose of attending mandatory new faculty orientation.

They will receive "independent flex credit" for such attendance, but no additional pay.

CONTRACT:

FIRST YEAR (PROBATIONARY)
TENURE-TRACK (ONE POSITIONS)
(BASED ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS)
EC §§ as amended by SB2298 (1990)

Appointment Type
Faculty - Tenure-Track

Full Time/Part Time
Full Time

Start Date
08/14/2026

End Date

Position Description

CCSF serves a remarkably diverse student population and welcomes individuals who are planning to transfer to university, training to enter the job market, or satisfying their curiosity by acquiring new knowledge and skills. The Chemistry Department is currently looking for faculty to fill a full-time, tenure-track position. We need faculty who can provide instruction in a wide range of chemistry-related topics.

We serve students who intend to major in such diverse fields as biochemistry/biotechnology, engineering, medicine & health sciences, biology, and physics.

Job Duties

Teach in-person lecture and laboratory sections of lower-division, university-parallel chemistry courses, which may include general chemistry, organic chemistry, and instrumental analysis.

Teach in-person lecture and laboratory sections of preparatory courses offered by the Chemistry Department, including chemistry for allied-health careers.

Teach daytime, in-person sections at the Ocean Campus, or possibly in the future, at our other Centers.

Provide instruction in accordance with the Chemistry Department's established course outlines and the College Catalog.

Perform duties associated with instructing students, assessing their progress in relation to identified student learning outcomes, and maintaining thorough course records.

Participate in departmental and college-wide functions, such as assessment of student learning outcomes, professional development activities, and committee work.

Support and engage in culturally responsive, inclusive, and anti-racist practices as they relate to student success, with an awareness of student equity gaps.

Participate in ongoing training on diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism to center pedagogy.

Perform other related duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Demonstrated knowledge, skills, and abilities to work with community college students with disabilities, various sexual orientations, and diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds.

2. Earned Master's Degree or higher in Chemistry from an accredited institution; OR THE EQUIVALENT;
OR
Earned Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry from an accredited institution AND earned Master's Degree or higher in Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Physics, Physics, Molecular Biology, or Geochemistry from an accredited institution; OR THE EQUIVALENT;
OR
Hold a fully-satisfied LIFE California Community College Instructor Credential in Chemistry (California credentials were no longer issued after July 1, 1990).

[The degree major(s) posted on an applicant's transcript(s) must be exactly as listed above under the degree requirements. Otherwise applicant must claim education equivalency for the formal educational requirement. Applicants who are currently enrolled in Ph.D. programs that do not award a master's degree also need to claim education equivalency. The "Faculty Equivalency Application Form" is available on the left side margin.

This form will be considered as part of the application materials and must be submitted on or before the filing deadline as indicated on this job posting.]

[If you have previously gone through the education equivalency for this same subject area from City College of San Francisco OR you have obtained the clarification of your "major" from the department chair/dean of the institution you attended in order to meet the minimum qualification for this job posting, you must submit a copy of the information. When attaching this document, please use the "Equivalency Application Form" link.]

Desirable Qualifications

At least two years of college-level teaching experience in Chemistry.

Strong academic record, including coursework that provides in-depth coverage of inorganic, organic, physical, and analytical chemistry; biochemistry; and lower-division coursework in physics and mathematics.

Demonstrated knowledge of the areas of chemistry listed above at a level sufficient to…