Job Description
The Department of Chemistry at the University of Alabama at Birmingham UAB seeks candidates for a tenuretrack faculty position at the anticipated rank of Assistant Professor. Candidates with demonstrated research expertise in the area of radiochemistry are encouraged to apply. We seek applications who demonstrate a commitment to teaching excellence at both the undergraduate and graduate levels to a diverse student body and the expectation of establishing or continuing an outstanding externally funded research program. The College of Arts and Sciences CAS are committed to the success of our student body and maintaining our respectful culture. Members of the CAS community are expected to reflect excellence in our efforts to serve and engage the community. UAB is a comprehensive Tier 1 research university and medical center with more than 21000 students. UAB is ranked in the top 20 among public universities in the US in terms of federal research funding and is the major teachingresearch university in Alabama. UAB offers exceptional undergraduate graduate and professional programs that prepare students to be the preeminent scholars and societal leaders of the future. UAB ranks in the top ten nationally for student diversity. UAB is ranked as the top young university in the US and the no. 12 young university worldwide in The Times (UK) Higher Education rankings. Spanning more than 100 city blocks UAB is the state of Alabamas largest single employer with 28000 employees and has an annual statewide economic impact exceeding $12.1 billion. UAB has outstanding core facilities in the molecular sciences (including EM MS and Xray) engineering nanoscience imaging (both preclinical and clinical) informatics as well as translational and clinical research. The Department of Chemistry is home to the Central Alabama High Field NMR Facility. The UAB Cyclotron Facility is housed in the School of Medicine and produces radiopharmaceuticals and radioisotopes including 11C18F 64Cu 68Ga 89Zr and 203Pb for medical imaging and other studies. Research space and equipment is available for radiochemistry work. UAB houses a stateoftheart small animal imaging facility including PET /CT SPECT /CT MRI and optical imaging for translational research. The UAB Chemistry Department offers B.S. ACS Approved) M.S. and Ph.D. degrees and has major research interests in drug discovery structural biochemistry inorganic chemistry biophysical chemistry nanoscience radiochemistry and polymer/advanced materials. UAB is dedicating significant resources towards its science infrastructure in the next few years with the recently completed Phase I of a new Science and Engineering Complex (S&EC) which opened in Fall 2023. Phase I of the S&EC includes newly designed organic chemistry teaching laboratories. A future phase of the S&EC will include a new wing that will house the remainder of the Chemistry Department. The anticipated start date is Fall 2025 pending budgetary and administrative approval. Salary is commensurate with years of training and experience. Review of applications will begin on November 15 2024 and continue until the position is filled. Please refer all questions to committee chair Aaron Lucius at .
Required Qualifications
Candidates for this position must have a Ph.D. degree in Chemistry or a closely related discipline with postdoctoral or equivalent experience. Qualified applicants should upload the following application materials: 1 a cover letter indicating their interest 2 a detailed curriculum vita 3 a description of research plans 4 a statement on their teaching experience and philosophy and 5 arrange to have a minimum of three letters of reference sent in support of their application.