Chemistry & Science, Full-time 10 Month Faculty

College of Southern Maryland • Prince Frederick, MD

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About The Position

JOIN US and MAKE AN IMPACT! Located 45 minutes from the Nation's Capital, nestled in a history rich community of southern Maryland, The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) is twice recognized by the Aspen Institute as one of America's top 150 community colleges. CSM is among America's top 100 producers of Minority Associate Degrees in over twenty categories, according to Diverse Issues in Higher Education. CSM offers excellent health insurance benefits (90% paid by the college); State Retirement Pension plan; wellness programs; Code Green Fridays; early closure Fridays in the summer; college closure for spring break and several major holidays. We are an innovative institution committed to student success and well known for our flexibility to meet student and regional community needs. CSM's faculty are highly-skilled and creative; they incorporate the latest teaching approaches and technology into their instructional delivery. Our faculty work closely with students inside and outside of the classroom and serve as advisors to student clubs and more. Our faculty teach face-to-face, online, hybrid, and hy-flex classes always focusing on student engagement and critical thinking. Faculty in the chemistry and science disciplines are highly engaged in promoting science education and careers and are actively involved in supporting the community environment. Faculty teaching the Scientific Reasoning courses will be an integral part of the success of CSM's Early College Program contributing to the program community of practice. CSM's chemistry faculty have participated in many local and national conferences focused on science education and chemistry curriculum. Science faculty also work extensively with community partners to support science and research focused internship opportunities. Faculty focus on student engagement and success through critical thinking, analytical and hands-on approaches. Faculty serve on discipline work-groups in order to have consistent, effective, and current teaching; therefore, the faculty member must be able to work well with others and implement decisions made by the group. Faculty work in the lab and must be aware of proper safety procedures and PPE. Faculty must be able to collaborate with the laboratory staff (technicians and coordinators) to ensure that adequate supplies are available and handled appropriately. Faculty are expected to be knowledgeable of learning management systems in addition to face-to-face and innovative technology-based instructional delivery approaches. As such, we are seeking an innovative educator to join our chemistry faculty. This faculty position focuses on teaching of lecture and labs for chemistry, and a general education scientific reasoning lecture. The College of Southern Maryland is an ardent supporter of professional development and offers a robust professional development program for and investment in its faculty.

Requirements

• Master's degree in chemistry or closely related field with 18 graduate credit hours in chemistry, required.
• One year of instructional experience at the post-secondary level, that includes teaching courses, conducting and managing learning experiences, evaluating student achievement, providing input into curriculum development, policy and procedure formulation, and evaluation of program effectiveness at the community college level, preferred.
• Two years of professional experience in chemistry or a closely related field, preferred.
• Ability to use word processing, basic internet applications, and basic database navigation.
• Ability to use an educational enterprise, learning management system such as Desire2Learn to support and facilitate instructional delivery.
• Ability to teach in face-to-face, virtual, hy-flex, and web-hybrid formats.

Responsibilities

• Teach 30 credits of courses per contract year in the chemistry and science disciplines with an emphasis on chemistry and scientific reasoning.
• Teach a range of courses that may include morning, day, evening, weekend or online, or in an accelerated format.
• Design assignments that incorporate students' program of study and connect to the chemistry discipline.
• Engage students in their learning through active and collaborative learning approaches.
• Meet with students outside of class to assist them with being successful college students.
• Incorporate culturally relevant pedagogies into the teaching and learning process.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate orally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to read and interpret information.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver instruction to diverse student populations, with varied levels of learning and preparation.
• Knowledge and use of student engagement strategies that support completion and student success goals.
• Demonstrated experience providing feedback students can use to improve their performance.
• Experience developing or using Open Education Resource (OER) materials as an instructional tool.
• Maintain an ongoing program of professional development and participate in professional organizations, workshops, seminars, conferences and activities.
• Mastery of appropriate computer operation skills.
• Operate a motor vehicle for travel to other campuses.

Benefits

• Excellent health insurance benefits (90% paid by the college)
• State Retirement Pension plan
• Wellness programs
• Code Green Fridays
• Early closure Fridays in the summer
• College closure for spring break and several major holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Master's degree