Chemistry Professor

Salary : $85,715.00 - $113,009.00 Annually

Location : Tulare, CA

Job Type : Full-Time Faculty

Job Number : 6894-f-11 / 24

Department : Sciences

Opening Date : 01 / 16 / 2025

Closing Date : 2 / 27 / 2025 11 : 59 PM Pacific

General Description

Sequoias Community College District serves a diverse community of learners and is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution. Sequoias Community College District provides a wide range of opportunities in transfer, general education, career, and technical programs for our students. We seek candidates who exhibit an understanding and commitment to the community college mission, who are dedicated to excellence in teaching and learning, and who have a passion for student success.

Sequoias Community College District is seeking candidates who are qualified and equity-minded to fill a full-time, tenure-track position in the Chemistry Department beginning August 2025.

COMMITMENT TO EQUITY

Sequoias Community College District is committed to the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion and values candidates who have the ability to serve students from diverse academic, cultural, socioeconomic, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds, as well as those students who have been historically underrepresented in higher education. Sequoias Community College District seeks to promote and maintain an environment which is built on mutual respect and free from discrimination by employing faculty members who are equity-minded, collegial, and guided by their dedication to helping students achieve their educational goals. Ideal candidates will share the Sequoias Community College Districts' commitment to be knowledgeable about and implement equitable learning and teaching methods appropriate to serve students from all backgrounds, demographics and experiences.

Job Duties

The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching Introductory Chemistry, Chemistry for Allied Health Students, and General Chemistry. The initial assignment is on the Tulare campus.

Assignments may include evening classes and teaching at any of the Sequoias Community College : Visalia, Hanford and / or Tulare. Participation in the governance of the Sequoias Community College District by way of committee assignments is encouraged.

Other responsibilities include maintenance of office hours, participation in departmental responsibilities, and the willingness to create and participate in and sustain an atmosphere of equity, which is respectful of diversity District wide.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

The candidate must meet the following criteria :

• 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
• The equivalent

JOB REQUIRED CORE SYSTEM COMPETENCY

The candidate must also demonstrate sensitivity to, and understanding of, the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students pursuant to Title 5 §53022.

Note : If you do not meet the educational minimum qualifications but believe that you have sufficient educational or vocational experience in the discipline, equivalency is your path to proving that. For more information about claiming equivalency, please visit the and scroll down to the tab labeled "Equivalency." Your equivalency paperwork must be submitted with your application, by the recruitment deadline. Please submit as a "supplemental attachment" within the "Attachment" section of this application.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS :

The Science Division / Chemistry Department is looking for evidence of the following :

Application Procedure

To be considered, applicants must submit ALL of the following required material before or by the filing deadline :

For questions regarding this position, please contact Nancy Yanes at nancyy@cos.edu or 559-737-4886.

The Sequoias Community College District is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to prohibiting unlawful discrimination, harassment, including sexual harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, color, creed, national origin, religion, sex or gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, physical and / or mental disability, age, medical condition, genetic condition, pregnancy, reproductive health decision making, marital status, military or veteran status, or ancestry.

College of the Sequoias does not sponsor H-1B Visas

Full-time faculty members enjoy a number of benefits while working at the College of the Sequoias. These benefits include :

Equity Narrative : Please define what equity-mindedness means to you and provide a narrative that describes how your personal experiences in and / or outside the classroom enable you to put equity into practice to serve the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ability, gender identities, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and the community at large.

I acknowledge that I have read the job flyer and submitted all required documents listed under "Application Procedures" If you are missing any of the following documents, your application will be considered incomplete and will not be forward to the hiring committee.

Required Question

Salary : $85,715 - $113,009