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COMMUNITY COLLEGES OF SPOKANE Chemistry Instructor - Adjunct - Spokane Community College in SPOKANE, Washington
Chemistry Instructor - Adjunct - Spokane Community College
Community Colleges of Spokane
Location: Spokane CC Main Campus Spokane
Department: SCC Science
Open Continuous.
Starting salary for this position is: $40.83 - $86.87 per hour based on workload category.
This is an adjunct (part-time) position. Compensation will be pro-rated according to the amount of workload assigned. CCS reserves the right to cancel this recruitment without notice. Academic employees are represented by the Association of Higher Education (AHE), which is affiliated with NEA and WEA. Membership is optional.
About Us
Spokane Community College (SCC) is a beautiful campus located in the inland Pacific Northwest, on the ancestral home of the Spokane Tribe, near the Spokane River. Our campus is not far from the urban center of Spokane, a mid-sized city with a high quality of life and quick access to the outdoors.
SCC is one of two accredited community colleges that comprise the Community Colleges of Spokane (CCS). Serving about 15,000 students, SCC endeavors to be an educational leader and a responsive partner with the community and region, offering access to relevant programs of the highest quality. We offer state-of-the-art career technical programs (approximately 50% of total enrollment) as well as liberal arts/transfer programs (about 25%) and basic education for adults (about 25%), In addition to serving the urban and suburban population in greater Spokane, CCS provides educational services to rural communities throughout a 12,302 square mile region in Eastern Washington. This region includes all of Spokane, Stevens, Whitman, Ferry, and Pend Oreille Counties as well as portions of Lincoln County.
SCC's mission is to provide all students with an excellent education that transforms lives and expands their opportunities.
Applications will be forwarded to the hiring official as they are received and accepted until the need is filled.
About the Chemistry Instructor - Adjunct - Spokane Community College
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Teaching 100-level chemistry courses, including lecture and laboratory instruction. Typical courses may include Introduction to Chemistry for Health Science Majors or Introduction to Chemistry for non-science majors. Format is typically in-person or partially online. This is not a fully online position.
• Communicates expectations and establishes clear criteria through appropriate instructional means, to include but not limited to developing course syllabi, handouts, and material supporting the instructional process; evaluates student progress and provides clear, timely feedback.
• Supports students with availability and accessibility beyond scheduled meeting times. This may include office hours, e-mail, and other effective means of responsive and timely communication.
• Complies with district policy, procedures and directives, state and federal regulations, orders and statute and collective bargaining agreements.
• Complies with state and federal law applicable to professional duties and responsibilities; Follows established procedures in areas such as printing, turning in grades, bookstore orders, student financial aid requirements, safety and health issues and related administrative process.
• Contributes to the department's efforts to improve student success/retention in chemistry.
• Support and advance the CCS strategic plan, and perform other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• An earned Mas