Portland Community College is seeking a full-time chemistry faculty member to provide culturally responsive instruction in support of PCC’s Mission and Values. The successful candidate will be a dynamic instructor who can build an environment that inspires and communicates a love of chemistry and science to a diverse group of students. There will be opportunities to provide input and collaborative leadership in the areas of curriculum and program development, mentoring, virtual learning, college-wide initiatives, community outreach and educational research. The new instructor in this position will teach classes at the Sylvania campus, have access to state of the art teaching labs and be expected to use student-centered active learning techniques to engage students. If this sounds like a position that interests you, please consider applying for this outstanding chemistry faculty opportunity today!

Please Note:
As part of this application you will be required to respond to the application question below, and to upload your response as an attachment. You will also be required to upload a copy of your unofficial transcript.

• How do your personal and professional lived experiences prepare you for culturally responsive teaching? Please provide specific examples.

 

See the classification description for additional information: https://www.pcc.edu/instructor-qualifications/ch/

These qualifications, skills and abilities are critical for success in this position.
Throughout the screening process, you will be evaluated based on the demonstration of these qualifications.

Please address each bullet point of the Success Criteria in an organized and clear fashion in your cover letter. Your cover letter as well as the remainder of your application will be evaluated against the Success Criteria.

Demonstrates ability and enthusiasm to teach all chemistry lecture and lab classes offered at PCC in all modalities, including fully online. (See https://www.pcc.edu/ccog/?fa=course&subject=CH).

• Demonstrates ability and enthusiasm to work collaboratively and build community with department faculty and staff, as well as, across the college. Responsibilities may include coordinating course materials, assessing student learning, and providing onboarding and continued mentorship of faculty
• . Demonstrates readiness to implement, develop, and continuously improve a student-centered active-learning classroom and laboratory; understands both the philosophy of social constructivism and the implementation of techniques, such as guided inquiry, that enable individual and collaborative success
• . Demonstrates an ability to effectively communicate laboratory techniques and concepts with a focus on student understanding, safety, and responsible equipment use and care in collaboration with the instructional support team
• . Demonstrates experience and/or readiness in the development, implementation, and refining of culturally responsive curriculum and practices, to support equitable student success across a wide range of student experiences
• . Demonstrates a willingness to lead by example and to work collaboratively with others to promote a culture where prejudice, discrimination, and racism are disrupted
• . Demonstrates a commitment to culturally responsive teaching as well as a willingness to innovate and take risks in the classroom
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Minimum Qualifications

To be considered, your application must demonstrate these minimum qualifications. (Experience is calculated based on the start and end dates you provide multiplied by the number of hours per week worked).

Master’s degree (or higher) in the subject area OR a Master’s degree (or higher) in a related area plus 30 quarter hours of graduate credit in the subject area

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Subject Area Degrees includes but are not limited to:

Chemistr

• y Chemical Educatio
• n Biochemistr
• y Related Area Degrees include but are not limited to
• : Agricultural Chemistr
• y Biophysic
• s Chemical Biolog
• y Chemical Engineerin
• g Environmental Scienc
• e Materials Engineerin
• g Material Scienc
• e Petroleum Engineerin
• g Pharmacolog
• y Physical Science
• s Toxicolog
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These lists of subject and related areas may not be inclusive as there are other degree titles that may be appropriate. The Division Dean, in consultation with the Faculty Department Chair, will make a recommendation to the Dean of Instruction about the applicability of a particular degree that is outside the scope of this list.

Provisional Approval
An instructor without a Masters or Doctorate may be approved if they have 30 quarter hours of graduate credit in the subject area and are actively pursuing the degree and are anticipated to be awarded the degree within six months of hire, as determined by the instructor’s graduate advisor (a letter from the advisor will be required and kept on file.)

 

Initial Salary Placement will be between Step 1 ($64,562) and Step 3 ($68,491) based on related experience, per PCC's collective bargaining agreement.

$64562 to $103562 Annual Salary

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PCC offers a comprehensive benefit package designed to provide employees and their families, including domestic partners, with access to a broad range of benefit options. Includes Health, Dental, and Vision options, Group Life, Long-term Disability, Long-term Care, and Auto and Home Insurance programs.

 

PCC currently funds the Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS/OPSRP) pension and contributes an additional 6% into the employee's Individual Account Program under PERS/OPSRP. A portion of the 6% will be diverted to The Employee Pension Stability Account as mandated by Senate Bill 1049. PCC offers a tax deferred annuity program and a deferred compensation program where employees may save additional pre-tax dollars for retirement.

Additionally, PCC provides a tuition waiver for courses offered at PCC for yourself, domestic partner, and dependent children under 24 years of age; plus partial tuition reimbursement for yourself at other accredited institutions.

• Please note: Temporary Full-Time Faculty are not eligible for Personal Leave Days, Life Insurance, Long-term Disability, or AD&D Insurance.

Paid Leave:

1 day of sick leave for every 18 days worked (~10 per year

• ) 21 hours of additional personal leave per yea
• r 4 paid holidays (which occur during the term you are teaching
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View a complete list of PCC benefits.

Please note that Portland Community College is not currently able to provide visa (e.g. H1-B Visa) sponsorship for potential employees.

Instructors shall have earned required academic credentials at a regionally accredited US institution or a foreign institution having the equivalent of regional accreditation.

Instructors with credentials from other countries will have their transcripts evaluated by agencies that have good standing with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services to establish fulfillment of this standard. (for more information see http://www.pcc.edu/hr/employment/faculty-information.html)

For more information on PCC's General Instructor Qualifications Policy I301 visit:
http://catalog.pcc.edu/handbook/i301-instructorqualifications/ .

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