Chemistry Instructor - Tenure Track

Chemistry Instructor - Tenure Track
Cabrillo College
Salary: See Position Description
Job Type: Full-time (100%)
Job Number: 2024-01935
Closing: 2/4/2025 11:59 PM Pacific
Location: Aptos, CA
Department: Chemistry
Employment Opportunity
Join our organization's rich landscape as part of our ongoing commitment to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion via our CLUSTER HIRE process. We seek to bring together a group of exceptional individuals who will collectively contribute to the diverse intellectual and cultural experience on our campus. As of October 2024, Cabrillo College is ranked the best community college in California based upon https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article294292094.htmlhttps://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article294292094.html, and in the same study is ranked 37th overall in the United States. Join us as we shape the future together!
Faculty actively participate in curriculum development, program planning, and serve on participatory governance committees. Cabrillo provides excellent opportunities to learn, collaborate, create, and make a difference in the lives of its diverse student body and our community. Applicants must satisfy the DEIA criteria as listed in the supplemental questions in the job announcement. Read more about this process here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rC9pgLaPtikWGpzQGspQrPCeYqK96NMY/view.
Starting Salary Range: This full-time, tenure track instructor will enjoy a 175-Day work schedule ranging from $68,768 to $105,559 per year, salary determined by documented education and experience. Maximum initial salary step placement on the https://drive.google.com/file/d/16v_UotdW0SddHj4NNu_V7MbIWP3JwEDL/view is step 9. An annual doctoral stipend of $4,591 is granted to eligible faculty.
The position begins on Monday, August 18, 2025 pending Governing Board ratification. This position is expected to teach any course in the Chemistry department, with an emphasis in teaching assignments in Organic Chemistry. This position will work primarily on-site at our Aptos campus location. Classes may be in a traditional "in class" setting, online, or hybrid format scheduled over summer and/or winter months, and at various campus locations, including days, evenings, and/or weekends.
Excellent benefits, including quality health insurance at a *LOW COST for you and your family! Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, life, short and long term, and vision (optional) insurance provided at a share of cost on a pretax basis, CalSTRS Retirement, and an Employee Assistance Program. Benefits begin the first day of the second month of employment. *In many cases full-time employee net out-of-pocket for benefit premiums may be as low as $0 depending upon the plan selected. More information can be found on the Benefits https://www.cabrillo.edu/human-resources/benefits/ via the HR https://www.cabrillo.edu/human-resources/.
College Commitment to Equity and Diversity: The ideal candidate shares and participates in Cabrillo's commitment to the values of diversity and equity while serving its socioeconomically and ethnically diverse student community. For the 2024 Academic Year, 61% of Cabrillo students are members of minoritized populations, identifying themselves as LatinX (50%), Multi Ethnic (6%), Asian (3%), Black Non-Hispanic (1%), Filipino (exact discipline, and/or experience is "equivalent," applicants must submit an Equivalency Form to initiate a review by the Equivalency Committee to be considered for this position.
Please note the Equivalency Committee will consider only those applicants who formally request equivalency consideration by submitting a completed and signed Equivalency Form with their application and attach detailed evidence such as unofficial transcripts and/or other certifications that support the equivalency.
Still working on completing your degree? Applicants currently working on the required degree(s) for this position are encouraged to apply with the understanding that they must complete, sign, and attach the Equivalency Form with attached supporting documentation to their application. The degree must be completed and confirmed by July 1, 2025.
For additional information, please review our https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V3LDKA23MVUIRRhp2WlVGT9opxIKwxw9/view.
Required Professional Expertise:
• Currency and depth of knowledge in the applicable professional field, curriculum development, review, and assessment of student learning outcomes• Knowledge and understanding of programs such as Guided Pathways, that address commitment to equity-minded and culturally responsive teaching strategies enhancing student success• Work cooperatively and demonstrate sensitivity to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of students, administrators, faculty, and staff• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with proficient use of technology• Evidence of professional activities and service beyond primary teaching assignments
Required Discipline Specific Requirements/Licensure:
• Successful experience in, or academic preparation for, teaching Organic Chemistry• Experience in small scale organic synthesis techniques• Experience in spectroscopic and chromatographic techniques
Required Qualifications/Performance Expectations:
• Development and review of curriculum, including assessments of learning• Demonstrated ability to critically reflect on institutional and teaching practices that aim to increase cultural responsiveness• Knowledge and understanding of the accountability and critical dimensions of equity• Demonstrated ability addressing issues of equity in the classroom
Desired Qualifications/Performance Expectations:
• Successful online teaching experience.• Demonstrated pedagogical training in culturally responsive teaching strategies enhancing student success specific to Chemistry• Experience and skill in developing innovative experiments for the undergraduate teaching laboratory, and in using teaching methodologies based on recent educational research
Additional Information
APPLICATION PROCESS:
• Complete the application with a minimum of three (3) professional references and answer all supplemental questions (do not copy/paste from your application or attachments, or indicate "See X"); provide detailed information to aid in determining the minimum qualification requirements have been met• Attach a resume or CV detailing teaching and professional work experience• Attach one of the following:• Unofficial transcripts from all colleges attended displaying any degrees conferred (copies, photos, and downloads are acceptable). Foreign transcripts must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency and attached (at the applicant's expense) - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wyUc0sSnODNqM-aT0-gbsOLd2cPOGwrmWlGQ9Bn4968/edit?tab=t.0 for more information OR• Copy of lifetime California Community College Instructor credential in Chemistry, front and back (if applicable) OR• Equivalency Form - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JG_WfngILRUXto7vKZ3yvq9DibaA5C0g/view. Submit this form with supporting materials if you feel you have the equivalent education and/or experience but do not possess the minimum qualifications as listed above. Unofficial transcripts must accompany this form. Graduate students currently working on the required degree are encouraged to apply, with the understanding that the degree must be completed and confirmed by July 1, 2025.
Please note:All application materials must be received by 11:59 pm on the closing date indicated above.
Attention ApplicantsOnly completed applications with the above attached required documents will be reviewed. Application materials not listed above (including cover letters, letters of recommendation, statements, etc.) will not be reviewed by the committee if attached. Applicants need to remove personally identifiable information such as photos of themselves, social security number, birth year, age, and gender from application materials. Expenses related to the recruitment process (obtaining documents, travel, etc.) are the responsibility of the applicant. Cabrillo is unable to sponsor work visas.
Questions? Concerns?Please contact HR at mailto:cabrillohr@cabrillo.edu as Departments, Divisions, and Committee Members are unable to discuss active recruitments with potential candidates.
Selection ProcedureMeeting the posted requirements is not a guarantee of an interview. A written performance exercise and/or teaching demonstration/presentation may be a part of the interview. Finalists will be invited to return for a second interview. All notifications will be via email, AND by accessing your https://www.governmentjobs.com/. Initial interviews are tentatively slated for late February/early March 2025, but are subject to change.
Conditions of EmploymentSelected candidates given a conditional offer of employment are required to submit tuberculosis screening clearance results, official transcripts, proof of eligibility to work in the United States, and present their Social Security card upon hire for payroll purposes. Cabrillo is an https://www.e-verify.gov/employees employer.
EEO StatementCabrillo College is an equal opportunity employer actively seeking a diverse pool of qualified applicants. The policy of the College is to encourage applications from all persons. No person shall be denied employment because of ethnicity or race, color, sex, or gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, medical conditions, status, or protected veteran status.
AccommodationsPersons with disabilities who require reasonable accommodation to complete the employment process must notify Human Resources at mailto:cabrillohr@cabrillo.edu.
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Salary : $68,768 - $105,559