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Instructor, Chemistry

Overview: The Humanities and Sciences Division at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College invites applications for a full-time, tenure track teaching position in Chemistry. The successful candidate will teach college-level Chemistry courses to students in our applied, technical, and transfer degree programs. Review of applications will begin on 3/2/2026.

As part of our faculty team, Chemistry Instructors are expected to provide high-quality instruction, work with our colleagues, laboratory staff, and administrators to improve the student-learning experience, be involved in curriculum development and implementation, and be committed to the mission and values of the College.

General Responsibilities:

  • Teach lecture and laboratory components of a range of Chemistry courses, including General Chemistry (one-year sequence), Everyday Chemistry; Basic Chemistry; General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (both one- and two-semester courses), and Organic Chemistry (one-year sequence).
  • Develop curriculum, review, and maintain Chemistry Department course materials.
  • Support collaboration with other College Departments and Programs.
  • Support the mission of the College, Division, and Department.
  • Develop and update laboratory procedures and classroom demonstrations to be used by full- and part-time faculty in Chemistry.
  • Provide input in acquisitions of equipment and instrumentation for the Department.
  • Assist in ensuring a safe laboratory environment.
  • Engage in committee work and College-wide service.
  • Engage in professional development to stay current with effective teaching practices and procedures.
  • Teach day and/or evening classes at any Cincinnati State campus.
  • Fulfill other responsibilities of tenure-track faculty members.
  • Support College initiatives as a representative of the Chemistry Department.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Specific Duties:

  • Deliver effective instruction by establishing a classroom environment conducive to learning, student involvement, and student success.
  • Provide timely feedback to students.
  • Provide students with syllabi that outline student-learning outcomes, course expectations, assessments, and schedules.
  • Prepare course materials and lessons.
  • Develop practical learning activities that align with the learning outcomes defined in the Chemistry Department’s General Syllabi.
  • Use varied methods of instruction, including but not limited to lecture, group work, and demonstrations.
  • Serve as course-keeper for Chemistry courses and maintain and provide master syllabi to all instructors of those courses.
  • Submit student grades, administrative reports, and conduct other required record-keeping in a thorough and timely manner.
  • Maintain current knowledge and best practices within chemistry and chemical education.
  • Maintain office hours in accordance with the College policy.
  • Attend College, Departmental, and Divisional meetings.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Master’s degree in Chemistry or a Master’s degree in a related field, including a cohesive set of at least 18 semester hours of graduate course work in Chemistry from a regionally accredited institution.
  • One year of experience as the primary instructor of college-level courses at a regionally accredited institution.
  • Experience with or ability to learn and use the College’s Learning Management System (Brightspace).

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Three years’ experience as primary instructor of college-level Chemistry courses at a regionally accredited institution.
  • Experience teaching in a two-year technical or community college.
  • Experience in submitting Chemistry courses for statewide transfer approval, such as The Ohio Department of Higher Education’s Transfer Assurance Guarantee or Ohio Transfer 36.
  • Two years of teaching experience in Organic Chemistry I and II, lectures and labs.

Desired Competencies:

  • Proven success in addressing the needs of students from diverse cultures, ethnic backgrounds and students with disabilities.
  • Ability to work in a diverse work environment.
  • Ability to communicate effectively with students, both in-person and on-line, and to distribute relevant course material in a timely manner.
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate and engage in a diverse professional community.
  • Commitment to student academic success and the continued improvement of instruction.
  • Strong organizational skills.
  • Ability to develop, maintain, and coordinate multiple courses and to manage other faculty priorities.
  • Ability to use a computer and relevant academic software.

Details:

Reports To: Dean, Humanities & Sciences

Position Level: Instructor

Comp. Range: $67,271 (Master’s) $73,082 (Doctorate)

Job Category: Faculty

Contract Affiliation: AAUP 1

Status: Full time

Classification: Exempt

Benefits:

Cincinnati State provides employees with high quality and cost-effective benefits with a variety of options:

  • Medical Insurance (PPO- employer covers up to 92% of the premium, HDHP- employer covers 100% of the premium)
  • Dental Insurance (employer covers 100% of the premium)
  • Vision Insurance
  • NO WAITING PERIODS! Medical, Vision and Dental benefits are effective from day one of employment!
  • Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Account (employer contributions)
  • Short-Term Disability: Offering 60% of your salary with a max of $500 weekly
  • Life Insurance and AD&D Insurance (employer paid)
  • Supplemental Life Insurance, Critical Illness and Accident: Optional at employee expense
  • Pet Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Plan for employees, spouse and dependents
  • Tuition Waiver for employees, spouse and dependents
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Free parking
  • 11 annual paid holidays in addition to generous paid time off options including vacation, sick, personal leave, and winter season days.
  • Employees at Cincinnati State qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Retirement:

As a Cincinnati State employee, and an employee of an Ohio public institution, you will not contribute to the Federal Social Security system. Instead, our employees will contribute to a State Retirement Plan (SERS or STRS) or an Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP): 403B and/or Deferred Compensation Program 457 Plan.

Cincinnati State is an E-Verify employer:

  • If you’re hired, you must complete a Form I-9, which verifies your identity and your legal right to work in the U.S.
  • You’ll need to provide original, acceptable documents-no photocopies-to complete the I-9 process.
  • A list of acceptable documents can be seen here: USCIS I-9 website

STATEMENT OF COMMITMENT

  • The institution declares that it will educate students by means of free, open, and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth.
  • The institution declares that its duty is to equip students with the opportunity to develop the intellectual skills they need to reach their own, informed conclusions.
  • The institution declares its commitment to not requiring, favoring, disfavoring, or prohibiting speech or lawful assembly.
  • The institution declares it is committed to create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth, and tolerates the differences in opinion that naturally occur in a public higher education community.
  • The institution declares that its duty is to treat all faculty, staff, and students as individuals, to hold them to equal standards, and to provide them equality of opportunity, with regard to those individuals’ race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

How to apply

All candidates are asked to upload the following documents to the candidate profile:

  • Cover Letter (required).
  • Statement of teaching philosophy (required) describing pedagogical approach, strategies for student engagement, and use of technology or active learning – Upload to Other category.
  • Resume/CV (required).
  • Unofficial copies of transcripts (required) uploaded as a single, PDF.
  • At least three original teaching documents (required) (syllabi, assignments, etc.) uploaded as a single, PDF – Upload to Teaching Documents category.

All candidates invited to interview will be required to perform one teaching demonstration and one lab demonstration. A list of topics and relevant laboratory materials will be provided in advance of the interview.