Chemistry, Adjunct Faculty
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Work type
- Part Time
- Posted
- 2026-07-28
Job description
Essential Responsibilities
Demonstrate interest in contributing to the future of the Department and the life of the College. The Department seeks applicants who are actively engaged in teaching and committed to promoting student success both within and beyond the classroom.
Teach the following courses: Introductory Chemistry, General Chemistry I & II, Organic Chemistry I & II, and Introduction to Biochemistry.
Commitment to the College’s Mission: Demonstrate a sense of connection and responsibility for helping the College to achieve success through a commitment to its mission, vision, and values.
External and Internal Community Relations: Actively participate in the academic life of the College; including participation in graduation, recruitment events, general assemblies, student life activities and other cross functional teams.Create learning opportunities for students inside and outside of the classroom including opportunities to teach dual-enrollment high school students.
Collaboration: Communicate effectively, share vision, focus on people, initiate positive change, value differences and foster collaboration. Work with and inspire others to achieve college, department, and individual success. Proactively identify/address problems.
Respect for Diversity: Establish an inclusive environment in the classroom.Demonstrate an understanding of, and sensitivity to, the diverse academic,socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of the College’s faculty, staff and students.
Assessment: Full participation in the assessment of student learning and student learning outcomes at the course, program, and institution levels.
Student Success: Strive for excellence in teaching, applying best practices in field of discipline, and modeling behaviors that encourage student success and retention. Utilize innovative teaching strategies and technologies for online learning and other technology tools to meet the learning needs of a diverse student population. Maintain office hours to meet with students outside of the classroom and respond to questions or concerns.
Leadership and Development: Commitment to professional learning and growth,student mentoring, and service to the profession. Remain current in the use of technology, developments within the field of discipline, and developments relatedto teaching and student success.
Required Qualifications
Master’s degree in Chemistry required.
Demonstrated experience teaching within college or university setting required.
Preferred Qualifications
Ph.D in Chemistry preferred.
Demonstrated experience teaching diverse student populations preferred.
Bilingual or other language proficiency is preferred.