Professor, Chemistry

**About Loyalist**

Loyalist College is located on the territory of the Huron-Wendat, the Anishinaabeg, and the Haudenosaunee people. We acknowledge our shared obligation to respect, honour, and sustain these lands and the natural resources contained within.

Loyalist College is Ontario’s Destination College - empowering students, faculty, staff, and partners through experiential, industry focused, cluster-based education, training, and applied research programs. Located on more than 200 acres in the beautiful Bay of Quinte region, the College is perfectly positioned between Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal. Loyalist College is a close-knit community where students and their success come first. Loyalist provides personalized attention in small classes, rewarding field placements, and superior student services. Its Belleville, Bancroft, and Toronto campuses and Port Hope satellite location support programs and services for more than 6,000 full-time and 8,000 part-time students each year.

**Position Summary**

Reporting to the Associate Dean, with a flexible schedule and in-person classes, the part-time Professor will facilitate the delivery of courses within the above programming incorporating a variety of teaching, learning and assessment strategies, which are designed to successfully meet the needs of learners.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- Teaches assigned course(s) using best practices and adult education principles.
- Builds on and develops syllabus and course material, based on existing course outlines and teaching materials, which becomes part of the course teaching material used by future faculty.
- Ensures that course materials are current, relevant and reflective of best practices within the relevant professional/program disciplines.
- Creates an effective environment for learning which accommodates students’ diverse cultural and educational backgrounds, experiences and individual learning styles.
- Develops and implement course learning outcomes and alternative delivery strategies, ensuring that they support and reflect program goals
- Assures that students are aware of all relevant learning outcomes, learning strategies and assessment techniques
- Assesses student achievement of learning outcomes and supports student progress through individual tutoring, academic counselling, and timely feedback
- Develops multi-media materials and alternative delivery strategies, and incorporate appropriate educational technologies into the learning process
- Liaises effectively with internal and external partners to create and maintain a collaborative and relevant learning environment

**Qualifications**
- College diploma in Chemical Engineering Technician or Technology with work experience in labs. Undergraduate or Graduate Degree in Chemistry or a related field of Biotechnology or Environmental Engineering.
- 5 years experience in related field
- Experience teaching at the secondary or post-secondary level or corporate training
- A proven commitment to achieving and developing excellence in others
- Relative training and a commitment to lifelong learning in the field
- A proven ability to work within a collaborative environment, demonstrating flexibility
- Exceptional communication and organizational skills
- Advanced computer literacy and a demonstrated willingness to acquire and use learning tools (such as Loyalist’s “Canvas” System) commensurate with departmental requirements
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal and problem-solving, conflict and stress management skills
- Experience facilitating learning at the post-secondary/adult level demonstrating a commitment to excellence in teaching and learning is a strong asset
- evaluation (at their own cost) confirming Canadian equivalency of their credentials._
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- We thank all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted._

**Sessional Academic Staff**:

- Meant to be temporary replacements for full-time teachers, appointed on a sessional basis for up to 12 full months of continuous or non-continuous accumulated employment in a 24-calendar month period. Once the limit is reached, they must return to part-time status only.
- Sessional employees are not covered by any provisions of the Collective Agreement

**Work Life Balance Matters at Loyalist College**
- Employee Family Assistance Plan - provides timely short-term counselling and consultation assistance to employees and their immediate family
- A discount on membership to the fitness centre
- An Inclusive and Accessible Workplace