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Job Details

Position Title:

Lecturer of Chemistry (Non-Tenure Track) - Bangor Campus UPDATED

Department:

Natural Lab Science - ASCIE

Bargaining Unit:

AFUM

Salary Band/Wage Band:

A typical salary for this fixed-length, academic-year appointment is in the mid-to-high 40s and is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

**Location:**

Bangor ME

Statement of Job:

This position has been changed from a 2-year fixed-length position to an ongoing appointment.

The University of Maine at Augusta is seeking qualified applicants for a Lecturer of Chemistry based on our Bangor campus. We seek candidates whose teaching, scholarship, and mentorship support our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. This appointment will begin fall semester 2024.

This full-time academic year, twelve-credit hour teaching load, will include online and campus-based courses in support of our Allied Health programs (dental, veterinary technology, nursing), the Bachelor of Arts in Biology degree, and the core curriculum. Teaching assignments may include lecture and laboratory sections of chemistry for life sciences, fundamentals of chemistry, laboratory courses for non-majors, and courses in the chosen candidate's area of expertise. Courses will be taught using a variety of modalities including in-person, hybrid offerings, and asynchronous online instruction. The duties of this position may also include laboratory management and supporting the university's Early College program.

UMA faculty are expected to be excellent teachers, responsive to changing professional needs, committed to innovative delivery of instruction resulting in improved student learning, committed to effective use of technology including distance learning, involved in scholarly activities as appropriate to the appointment, and to provide service to the community, College, and University.

UMA serves a mix of traditional and non-traditional students and offers a wide array of liberal arts and professional programs leading to certificates, associate, baccalaureate, and master's degrees. Programs are delivered on campus and using a network of University centers and sites across the state and internationally. The University offers general education and degree-specific courses using in-person, hyflex, distance synchronous, and online instruction. The successful candidate will be active in university service through student advising, curriculum development, committee activity, and community outreach.

For additional information about UMA's programs and degrees, please visit UMA's Programs of Study web page.

Salary: A typical salary for this academic year (September through May) appointment is in the mid-to-high 40s and is commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Benefits: The University provides a highly competitive benefits package that includes: holidays, vacation, and sick time; health, dental, and vision insurance; life insurance; short and long-term disability insurance; a tuition waiver program for employees and their eligible dependents; a 403(b) retirement plan with a 10% university contribution, and more. View our Benefits Information Summary page to learn more.

About the University: UMA transforms the lives of students of every age and background across the State of Maine and beyond through access to high-quality distance and on-site education, excellence in student support, civic engagement, and professional and liberal arts programs.

UMA is the third-largest public university in Maine. In addition to its main campus in the state's capital, UMA also serves students at its campus in Bangor (UMA Bangor) and through UMA Centers around the state. With its multiple locations and long-term expertise in online and distance learning, UMA is generally considered the university of choice for Mainers of all ages who want to attend college without uprooting their lives.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications: The successful candidate will be broadly trained in chemistry, hold a Master's degree in chemistry or a closely related discipline, have prior college teaching experience, and be able to teach in-person, hybrid, and asynchronous chemistry courses for allied health students and non-majors.

Preferred Qualifications: ABD or Ph.D. in chemistry or a closely related discipline. Experience using new technologies in teaching, course or curriculum development, discipline-related work experience, laboratory management, being committed to excellence in undergraduate education, and teaching nontraditional students. Experience working with diverse student populations and an interest in contributing to UMA's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

Other Information:

Materials must be submitted via "Apply for Position" below. You will need to create an applicant profile and upload:

• a cover letter that fully describes your qualifications and experiences with specific reference to the required and preferred qualifications
• a resume/curriculum vitae
• contact information for three professional references
• a statement of contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

You will also need to complete the affirmative action survey, the self-identification of disability form, and the self-identification of veteran status form. Incomplete application materials cannot be considered. We are not able to consider applicants who require Visa Sponsorship support.

Review of applications will begin on March 1, 2024. Materials received after February 29, 2024, will be considered at the discretion of the university.

The successful applicant is subject to appropriate background screening.

In complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and pursuing its own goals of diversity, the University of Maine at Augusta does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, familial status, ancestry, age, disability physical or mental, genetic information, or veterans or military status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies: Director of Equal Opportunity, 5713 Chadbourne Hall, Room 412, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469-5713, 207-581-1226, TTY 711 (Maine Relay System).

Length:

Academic Year (Sept-May)

Required Documents:

Contact Information for Professional References, Cover Letter, Resume/CV, Statement of Contribution to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion