Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Chemistry

September 3, 2024
Brooklyn Campus
Chemistry and Physical Sciences

With campuses in Brooklyn, Long Island, and Online, St. Joseph’s University is dedicated to providing an academically strong and affordable education at the graduate and undergraduate level. Independent and coeducational, the University aims to prepare each student to lead lives worthy of the University’s motto:

Esse non videri — “to be, not to seem.”

The Department of Chemistry and Physical Sciences invites applications for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Chemistry beginning in Spring 2025. Successful candidates must have a Ph.D. in chemistry, with a focus on bioinorganic and/or environmental inorganic chemistry and the ability to direct undergraduate research. Teaching responsibilities will include general chemistry for chemistry majors, nursing chemistry courses, and courses for non-science majors. In addition, we seek a candidate that can develop a one-semester inorganic chemistry course for chemistry majors/minors. We seek applicants who are enthusiastic about undergraduate education and are motivated researchers capable of leading a project and training undergraduates in designing and performing experiments, interpreting data, solving problems in the lab, preparing publications, and presenting results at conferences. Prior teaching experience is preferred.

Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching interests and philosophy, a description of research plans to engage undergraduate students, and a list of three individuals with contact information to serve as professional references to Dr. Jeonghee Kang, Chair, [email protected]. Contact information should include the reference’s name, email address and phone number(s). The position requires a Ph.D. for appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor. Salary range is $63,000-$65,000. The University does not sponsor H1-B visas.

Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Questions about the position can be directed to Dr. Jeonghee Kang, Chair, [email protected] or Dr. Andrea Stadler, Search Committee, [email protected].

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