9 Month Faculty of Chemistry (Fauquier Campus)

This is a full-time 9-month faculty position that requires teaching in any of the chemistry classes at Laurel Ridge Community College. The Chemistry department offers Introduction to Chemistry, General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, and other Chemistry classes. Typical loads for full time faculty are normally 15 credit hours per semester with 10 student engagement hours required each week. Faculty members are also required to collaborate with others (full and part-time instructors) to ensure teaching uniformity and continuity of material and expectations. Collateral duties include advising, recruiting, and service on college committees. Faculty members are required to work to help further the goals of the science department and institution. Teaching schedules may include day and evening, weekend, on and off-campus, in person, hybrid and web delivery. Faculty members will also be required to use state-of-the-art classroom technologies and lab equipment. Candidates must have lab experience in the chemistry field; laboratory, or research skills, including hands-on experience with lab equipment used in a chemistry lab as well as knowledge of lab safety rules, and ability to follow and enforce lab safety. Candidates must be able to use instructional technologies. While this position is primarily assigned to the Fauquier Campus, faculty may be required to teach at the Middletown Campus, as needed by the college. Faculty members are required to work to help further the goals of the college and programs and support policies and procedures dictated by the Virginia Community College System. The successful candidate will also be required to work on developing curriculum for new and existing programs. Laurel Ridge is seeking an engaged, creative instructor. Candidates must have the required academic background in chemistry and teaching experience is desired, preferably at the community college level.
Compensation and Benefits
The minimum salary for the position is $49,711 per year, however, actual starting salary will commensurate with education and/or experience. The position is a 9 month faculty role and as such is eligible for the benefits package offered by the Commonwealth of Virginia for state agencies and the Virginia Community College System. For more information, please visit www.dhrm.virginia.gov and www.vccs.edu
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May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

• Full-time work experience in the field, not including research work while in graduate school or undergraduate school.
• Teaching experience, preferably in higher education, and or at a community college.
• Demonstrated ability to teach using technology in the classroom and/or online course delivery.
• A background in organic chemistry and biochemistry is desirable.

The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link:  http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/

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