Position Title: Assistant Professor of Chemistry (tenure-track)

Reports to: Chair of the Chemistry Department

Supervises: N/A

Primary function: Faculty member in the Department of Chemistry will teach Organic Chemistry lecture and labs, Chemistry lecture and labs, and other courses as needed.

Required Qualifications: 

• PhD in Organic Chemistry or related field.
• Postdoctoral position or teaching experience is preferred, it is not required.
• Qualified candidates will be committed to teaching excellence, scholarly activity and service to students in an ACS-approved department.
• The Department expects faculty and staff to have the willingness to work within a team, to help with recruitment, and to develop new curricula.  

Preferred Attributes:

• Preference will be given to candidates that can contribute to multidisciplinary courses and research such as biochemistry.
• The successful applicant will be involved in undergraduate teaching in lower and upper-level chemistry courses, particularly organic chemistry, guiding senior research projects, and establishing an active research program involving undergraduates.
• The successful candidate will also teach in our Nurse Anesthetists Program (currently one graduate-level section per year.)  In addition to teaching duties, the successful applicant will serve as faculty advisor to work with our Allied Health Students and serve on the Pre-Health Committee.

Departmental Background:

• The Chemistry department has a long history of commitment to the use of active learning pedagogies. Other responsibilities include student advising, service on college committees. The standard teaching load at Saint Vincent is a 4-4 (24 credits per year) load (At Saint Vincent laboratories count as two-credits toward a faculty member’s teaching load.)  Course releases with a reduction during the probationary period are available.
• The organic chemistry lab has an FTIR and FT-NMR adjacent to the lab with a GC-MS (and a full suite of chromatographic and spectroscopic instrumentation) housed in a nearby lab. The Boyer School is housed in the Sis and Herman Dupre Science Pavilion, a LEED Gold certified building that promotes interdisciplinary collaboration, interactions between students and faculty, and undergraduate research.

Application Process:

To ensure full consideration, a complete application should be received by November 1st, 2024. Review of applications will begin on November 1st and continue until the position is filled. To apply, send a letter of application, curriculum vita, a statement of teaching philosophy that includes teaching to a diverse group of learners, a research plan, graduate transcript, and contact information for three professional references.