Assistant Professor of Chemistry, tenure-track

• 16-Aug-2024 to 16-Sep-2024
• - Natural Sciences Collegium
• St. Petersburg, FL, USA
• Full Time

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Organic Chemistry Professor. Assistant Professor of Chemistry, tenure-track position, to start August 2025. Ph.D. in Chemistry required. Teach seven courses (3-1-3) per year, with primary responsibility teaching two-semester organic chemistry sequence (lecture and lab) as well as an advanced course on synthesis and spectroscopy. Expertise and interest in using NMR spectroscopy is welcomed. Candidates will preferably have postdoctoral and teaching experience, be strongly committed to teaching and mentoring undergraduates, and will involve them in a program of research and publication.

The James Center for Molecular and Life Sciences, housing the biology and chemistry departments, features the latest in laboratory and computer technology. Available instrumentation includes AA, scanning and diode-array UV-vis, FTIR, Bruker 300 MHz NMR, HPLC-IC, GC-FID, GC-MS, Protein Chromatography System, Fluorescence Microplate Reader, and Electrochemical Equipment. For more information about Eckerd College Chemistry and Biochemistry, https://www.eckerd.edu/chemistry/.

Participation in the college's interdisciplinary, values-oriented general education program is required, including a regular rotation in a two-semester first-year course. Eckerd College, the only independent national liberal arts college in Florida, has a tradition of innovative education and teaching/mentoring excellence. Submit a letter of application, vita, copies of graduate and undergraduate transcripts, statement of teaching philosophy, teaching evaluations (if available), a description of research plans, and contact information for three references so that letters of recommendation can be requested, via http://eckerd.hirecentric.com/jobs/. Applications must be complete by October 18, 2024. Inquiries may be sent to Dr. Crystal Young-Erdos, youngecl@eckerd.edu. 

Employment will require a successful background check.

Eckerd College is committed to fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student body, and an inclusive campus community. Eckerd is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Eckerd College is especially interested in attracting candidates from historically underrepresented groups.