Chemistry Professor - Two Tenure-Track Positions

Chemistry Professor – Two Full‑Time Tenure‑Track Positions

Salary: $88,544.00 – $ Annually

Job Type: Full‑time Faculty – Tenure‑Track

Job Number: 7054-f-11/25

Closing: 1/25/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Location: Tulare and Hanford/Tulare/Visalia, CA

Department: Sciences

Sequoias Community College District serves a diverse community of learners and is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution. Sequoias Community College District provides a wide range of opportunities in transfer, general education, career and technical programs for our students. We seek candidates who exhibit an understanding and commitment to the community college mission, and who have a passion for student success.

Sequoias Community College District is seeking qualified and equity‑minded candidates to fill two full‑time, tenure‑track positions in the Chemistry Department beginning August 2026. One position is located on the Tulare Campus. The second position may be assigned to classes on multiple campuses, including Visalia, Hanford, and Tulare.

Assignments may include evening classes and teaching at any of the Sequoias Community College District campuses:
Visalia, Hanford and/or Tulare. Participation in governance of the District by way of committee assignments is encouraged.

College of the Sequoias offers lecture‑lab pay parity, as well as overload and large lecture compensation that may be additional.

COMMITMENT TO EQUITY:

Sequoias Community College District is committed to the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion and values candidates who have the ability to serve students from diverse academic, cultural, socioeconomic, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds, as well as those students who have been historically underrepresented in higher education. The District seeks to promote and maintain an environment built on mutual respect and free from discrimination by employing equity‑minded faculty who are collegial and dedicated to helping students achieve their educational goals.

Ideal candidates will be knowledgeable about and implement equitable learning and teaching methods appropriate for students from all backgrounds.

The successful candidate will teach Introductory Chemistry, Chemistry for Allied Health Students, and General Chemistry. Additional responsibilities include maintaining office hours, active engagement with campus culture, participating in departmental responsibilities, and creating and sustaining an equitable atmosphere respectful of diversity district wide.

The candidate must meet the following criteria:

• Master’s in chemistry OR
• Bachelor’s in chemistry or biochemistry AND
• Master’s in biochemistry, chemical engineering, chemical physics, physics, molecular biology, or geochemistry OR
• The equivalent.

JOB REQUIRED CORE SYSTEM COMPETENCY

The candidate must also demonstrate sensitivity to, and understanding of, the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students pursuant to Title 5 §53022.

Note:

If you do not meet the educational minimum qualifications but believe that you have sufficient educational experience in the discipline, equivalency is your path to proving that. For more information about claiming equivalency, please visit the COS HR Website and scroll down to the icon labeled Equivalency. Your equivalency paperwork must be submitted with your application by the recruitment deadline. Please submit as a “supplemental attachment” within the “Attachment” section of this application.

• Teaching or instructional experience (broadly interpreted). May include courses taught at any level, mentoring, teaching assistant or laboratory instruction, development of lectures, laboratory activities, syllabi, or other instructional materials, or coursework related to teaching.
• Experience assessing progress relative to goals and working with a team to implement improvements.
• Experience and/or interest in building a chemistry program tailored to the needs of the students in the community, which may include familiarity with the educational needs…