Health Science Adjunct - Organic Chemistry

21h21 hours ago

South College

Remote · Full-time · $30,000 – $60,000

About this role

Teach Organic Chemistry in the Health Science program at South College. Course content encompasses fundamental concepts including classes of organic compounds, their structure, properties, nomenclature, and stereochemistry. Provide in-depth coverage of organic reactions, functional derivatives, mechanisms, and polymer chemistry.

Deliver lectures that align with laboratory courses designed to supplement lecture material. Integrate virtual or at-home assignments into labs for concurrent learning. Lectures and labs have separate codes but count as one course for teaching load.

Work in a higher education environment focused on chemistry education. Candidates engage students through practical and theoretical organic chemistry instruction. Preference given to those with online teaching experience for flexible delivery.

Opportunity to contribute to student understanding of key organic chemistry principles. Adjunct role allows focus on specialized subject matter expertise. Build on prior higher education teaching experience in similar courses.

Requirements

Acceptable master’s degree in the specific subject matter field (doctorate preferred)
Earned master’s or doctoral degree with satisfactory completion of 18 graduate semester hours in subject matter field
Experience teaching similar courses at a higher education institute
Familiarity with organic chemistry topics such as nomenclature, stereochemistry, reactions, and mechanisms
Ability to integrate virtual or at-home lab assignments
Preference for experience teaching online

Responsibilities

Teach fundamental concepts of organic chemistry including classes of organic compounds, structure, properties, nomenclature, and stereochemistry
Cover organic reactions, functional derivatives, reaction mechanisms, and organic polymer chemistry
Deliver Organic Chemistry I lectures
Conduct laboratory courses concurrently with lectures to supplement subject matter
Integrate virtual or at-home assignments into laboratory courses
Combine one Organic Chemistry I lecture and one lab as a single course for teaching load