Adjunct Instructor, Chemistry

Job Description

Wilkes University is seeking adjunct faculty to teach introductory or organic chemistry laboratory courses beginning in the fall of 2025. A master's degree or significant professional experience is required. The ideal candidate will have experience teaching laboratory courses at the university level. The lab instructor is responsible for conducting laboratory activities, maintaining a safe laboratory environment, and grading assignments. Laboratory coordinators will provide experimental procedures and grading rubrics.

Wilkes University is an independent, comprehensive university dedicated to academic excellence in the liberal arts, sciences, and selected professional programs. The University has approximately 2,350 students at the undergraduate level and over 1,350 full-time equivalent students at the graduate and first professional levels. Its institutional focus is on developing strong mentoring relationships with each of its students and contributing vitally to the economic development of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The University is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a revitalized city located on the lovely Susquehanna River and within two and one-half hours driving distance of New York City and Philadelphia.

To apply, visit Please submit a cover letter and a curriculum vitae. Additionally, please arrange to have three letters of reference sent directly from each author to: Ms. Gail Kozich (), Office Assistant for the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. Applications for part-time faculty positions are accepted on a continuous basis and reviewed by the department chair when openings become available. Future teaching assignments are on a term-by-term basis, which may include fall, spring and summer. Questions about this position can be sent to .

Wilkes University is constantly seeking to become a more diverse community and to enhance its capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings. The University strongly encourages applications from persons with diverse backgrounds. Wilkes University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex/gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.

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