Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Biochemistry

Bowdoin College’s Program of Biochemistry and Department of Biology invite applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty appointment in biochemistry at the Assistant Professor level, beginning July 1, 2025. The subdisciplinary focus in biochemistry is open. We especially seek candidates whose research includes or focuses on computational biochemistry and/or bioinformatics, for example using in silico or large-data set approaches. A PhD in biochemistry, biology, or a related field is expected by date of appointment and postdoctoral experience is preferred. Advanced assistant professor appointments may be considered. This position is complemented by two other full-time positions in Biology and Biochemistry: a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Cell Biology and a lecturer position (broadly defined), advertised separately.

The teaching load is three courses per year, which will include courses at all levels of our curriculum. Intermediate-level courses include weekly lab sections that are supported by full-time professional laboratory instructors. The successful candidate must be committed to undergraduate education and demonstrate the potential to develop an active and productive research program involving undergraduate students. A range of shared instrumentation will be available for use in research and teaching, including a confocal microscope, a fluorescence microscope suite, gel imaging and quantitative PCR technologies, and Bowdoin’s professionally supported high-performance computing environment.

Bowdoin expects its faculty to have a promise of long-term successful research and/or creative work and a strong commitment to inclusive excellence in their teaching. At Bowdoin, inclusive excellence is an ongoing collective practice that honors our institutional commitment to provide an outstanding liberal arts education and serve the common good. We practice inclusive excellence when we build capacity to engage with and learn from differences, leverage resources to disrupt inequities, and foster belonging so that all members of our community can thrive. 

The Bowdoin community warmly welcomes people of all backgrounds. We encourage applications from candidates who will enrich and contribute to the College’s multifaceted diversity. We especially encourage people from historically excluded groups to apply. Accessibility during the application and interview stages, as well as once employed, is a priority of the College: https://www.bowdoin.edu/accessibility/index.html. We recognize that recruiting faculty may involve considerations of spouses and domestic partners. To that end, the College has developed a policy for considering short-term (non-renewable), part-time faculty appointments for academic spouses and partners and will facilitate outreach and networking for non-academic spouses and partners. Finally, visa sponsorships for faculty hires are available.

Bowdoin College offers opportunities for professional development, a fully-funded, year-long pre-tenure sabbatical leave (after three years of teaching and successful reappointment), and regular, generously funded, post-tenure sabbaticals. Support for teaching, grant-writing, digital initiatives, computing software, and community partnerships in courses is readily available to all faculty. The College also offers robust programming and resources for establishing and enhancing mentoring networks. 

Bowdoin College accepts only electronic submissions. Please visit https://careers.bowdoin.edu to submit: 1) a cover letter; 2) a curriculum vitae; 3) a description of your research plans; 4) a statement that describes your teaching philosophy and how your teaching, scholarship, and mentorship supports our commitment to equity and inclusion; and 5) the names and contact information for three references who have agreed to provide letters of recommendation. Letters will be automatically requested from the references of candidates invited for virtual interviews.

Review of applications will begin September 9, 2024 and continue until the position is filled.

Founded in 1794 on the Maine coast, Bowdoin is one of the oldest and most selective coeducational, residential liberal arts colleges in the country. Located in Brunswick, a 30-minute drive north of Portland, the College is in an area rich with natural beauty and year-round outdoor activities. Bowdoin’s reputation rests on the excellence of its faculty and students, intimate size, strong sense of community, and commitment to diversity. Bowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, genetic predisposition, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other legally protected statuses. For further information about the College and our department, please visit our website:  http://www.bowdoin.edu.