Instructor or Assistant Professor of the Practice General Chemistry
Instructor or Assistant Professor of the Practice General Chemistry
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Job Description:
Fairfield University is a comprehensive Jesuit Catholic institution that prepares students for leadership and service in a constantly changing world. Founded in 1942 in Fairfield Connecticut the University has grown from an initial class of 303 undergraduate male students admitted to the College of Arts and Sciences in 1947 into a coeducational university of more than 6000 undergraduate and graduate students. Along the way the University has awarded over 45000 degrees since 1951 developing and supporting a reputation for educational excellence both regionally and nationally.
Job Description:
The Chemistry & Biochemistry Department at Fairfield University invites applications for a Professor of the Practice position at the Instructor or Assistant Professor level beginning in Fall 2025. This is a nontenure track position including teaching and service with no research obligations.
The position is for instruction in our General Chemistry for the Health Sciencescurriculum: a onesemesterlecture course and a onesemester laboratory course that are required for nursing students and are taken by many prehealth students. The courses include topics in general chemistry organic chemistry and biochemistry. The teaching loadeach semester willbe three lecture sections and one laboratory section. The lecture and laboratorymaterials forthese coursesare coordinated to complement each other.The candidate willalso be expected to contribute to university serviceopportunities.
Requirements:
Applicants are expected to have completed a M.S. or Ph.D. in Chemistry or Biochemistry or an allied field orshouldexpect to receive their degree by summer 2025.Applicants must have a strong commitment to excellence in teaching undergraduatelecture and laboratoryand should haveundergraduate teaching experiencepreferably in General Chemistry for the Health Sciences or in a similar course. Candidates should havegood communication skills and experience using classroom/laboratory technology. Additionally successful applicants will demonstrate a commitment to pedagogical innovation.
Additional Information:
The Department consists of eleven fulltime faculty representing a range of specialties and is housed in a spacious wellequipped facility in the Bannow Science Center. The Department has high quality NSFfunded instrumentation including a 400 MHz NMR spectrometer and a MALDITOF mass spectrometer. Our Department offers ACSaccredited B.S. degrees in Chemistry and in Biochemistry. The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry has a vibrant culture of undergraduate studentfaculty collaboration in research including departmental events and guest lecturers and a large student interest in the health sciences. The salary and benefits for the position are highly competitive. A thriving STEM community for faculty and students is demonstrated by an annual symposium featuring undergraduate studentfaculty research presentation of scholarly work at professional conferences excellent graduate school acceptance rates and a highly successful prehealth professions program.
Fairfield University is a Catholic and Jesuit institution consistently ranked as a top comprehensive university in New England located in the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield CT one hour from New York City along Long Island Sound. Our five Colleges and Professional Schools enroll approximately 4968 undergraduate and 1321 graduate students.
Application Instructions:
Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled. For full consideration please click Apply Now and upload all of the following materials:
- a curriculum vitae
- a cover letter of application
- statement of teaching philosophy for teaching General Chemistry for the Health Sciences 2 pages max)
- examples of sample syllabi and teaching evaluations is recommended
- unofficial graduate and undergraduate transcripts
- contact information for three references
- statement of interests and experience with diversity equity and inclusion 2 pages max)
Please ask your three references to send letters of recommendation to the following email address:. Applications will not be considered complete and will not be reviewed until the letters of recommendation have been received.
Please direct questions to Dr. Amanda HarperLeatherman Search Committee Chair at
Category:
Academic Faculty NonTenure TrackPerforms such other duties responsibilities and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental/University needs indicate.
*Disclaimer
The above information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain and should not be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties responsibilities activities and/or qualifications required or expected of employees assigned to this job. Duties responsibilities and activities may change and new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
All offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.
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Employment Type
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