Adjunct - AY27 Chemistry Instructor

Los Angeles Community College District • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

The Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is accepting applications for part-time Chemistry Instructor positions for the 2027 Academic School Year. This pool announcement gathers qualified applicants for potential openings at any of LACCD’s nine colleges; actual assignments depend on enrollment, funding, and class availability. Applicants may identify the colleges where they are interested in working and may be considered for interviews by Chemistry Department members at one or more colleges.

Adjunct instructors should be prepared to teach any Chemistry classes offered and promote engaging, inclusive learning environments that support student learning. Instructors are expected to collaborate and communicate professionally with students, staff, faculty, administrators, and community members, and to demonstrate cultural responsiveness across diverse languages, nationalities, ethnicities, socioeconomic levels, ages, identities, abilities, and educational experiences. Faculty may be required to teach in a virtual learning environment using Canvas or other remote-learning methods.

The salary schedule begins at $89.72 per standard hour, plus an office-hour differential of $20.99 per hour for classroom assignments. Applicants with a doctoral degree are eligible for a doctoral differential. Applicants with demonstrated certification in Blackboard, Canvas, Course Compass, or other online modalities may receive preference. Employees must comply with the District’s COVID-19 vaccination policy or have an approved exemption.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Chemistry; OR a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry or Biochemistry and a master’s degree in Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Chemical Physics, Physics, Molecular Biology, or Geochemistry.
• Sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
• Submit a letter of interest, current resume, contact information for three professional references, and copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts.
• Degrees must be granted by an accredited college or university in the United States. Foreign transcripts must include an approved equivalency evaluation from a foreign evaluation service approved by the California Commission on Teaching Credentialing.
• Comply with the LACCD COVID-19 vaccination policy by providing vaccination status, completing a baseline test, or obtaining an approved exemption.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated certification in Blackboard, Canvas, Course Compass, or other online modalities; applicants with such certification may be given preference.
• Doctoral degree, which qualifies applicants for a doctoral differential.

Responsibilities

• Be prepared to teach any of the Chemistry classes offered.
• Promote engaging and inclusive educational environments that support student learning.
• Collaborate and communicate professionally with students, staff, faculty, and administrators.
• Interact in a culturally responsive manner with students, faculty, staff, and community members from diverse backgrounds.
• Conduct classes in a virtual learning environment using Canvas or other remote-learning methods when required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level