Lecturer Cohort Hire Department of Chemistry Biochemistry

Working Title: Lecturer Cohort Hire Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

State Role Title:N/A

Position Type:Instructional / Teaching Faculty

Position Status: FullTime

College/Division: College of Science and Mathematics

Department: 100014 Chemistry Department

Pay Rate:Commensurate with Experience

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Is this a JMU only positionNo

Is this a grantfunded positionNo

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated positionNo

Beginning Review Date:11/01/2024

About JMU:

Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.

Vision
To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.

Who We Are
Located in the heart of Virginias beautiful Shenandoah Valley the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington D.C. and Richmond VA. With a population of just over 53000 Harrisonburg is one of the most diverse communities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. JMU is a selective public institution with a growing national reputation for offering experiences that lead to an outstanding education and inclusive environment for students faculty and staff. The student body includes approximately 20000 undergraduate and 1900 graduate students with over 1000 fulltime instructional faculty.

JMU offers thriving programs in the liberal arts science and technology and professional disciplines at the undergraduate masters and doctoral levels. The university is committed to expanding diversity fostering equity and inclusion and supporting superlative teaching and scholarship. JMU has achieved national recognition for the high quality of its academic programs focus on maintaining strong student/faculty interaction and innovative faculty research.

General Information:

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at James Madison University invites applications for one RTA lecturer position to begin in Fall 2025. The position will join a cohort that includes recent hires with expertise in nuclear inorganic environmental and materials chemistry. This cohort hire will build on our history of undergraduate teaching and research training that leverages over $10 million of existing instrumentation including nuclear facilities.

Our department is an undergraduateonly program at an R2 institution. The department currently serves approximately 200 majors and about 3000 undergraduate students each year. We offer a wide variety of courses for chemistry majors other STEM majors general education and prehealth professionals. Majors are actively involved in SAACS AXE NOBCChE and undergraduate research.

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is actively committed to increasing the success of all students attracting faculty and students with a range of backgrounds and experiences and creating and sustaining a more inclusive work and learning environment. We are committed to excellence in undergraduate education research and mentoring undergraduates to help them reach their personal and professional goals. With 28 fulltime faculty members the department offers ACS certified degrees at the bachelors level and teaches courses in all major areas of chemistry. The department houses facilities for nuclear chemistry materials science high performance computing NMR and mass spectrometry. Collectively our facilities include over $10 million in stateoftheart instrumentation More information about the department can be found at and Responsibilities:

Teaching responsibilities include introductory and lower division
courses and laboratories. Lecturers have service and scholarship expectations in addition to their primary teaching load.

Qualifications:

An M.S. in Chemistry with at least 18 hours of graduate coursework or a Ph.D. in Chemistry or related field is required. Candidates will be evaluated based on their potential to foster and teach in an equitable and inclusive environment at a primarily undergraduate institution.

Additional Posting Information:

Our search follows an anonymized multistage review process.

For the initial review all candidates will complete an application and attach a cover letter. The cover letter should be 3 pages or less and must briefly address the candidates
interest in the position;
commitment to an equitable and inclusive environment including examples;
courses they prefer to teach;
vision for their role in contributing to the departments mission.

As much as possible personal information should be removed. Cover letters will be anonymized by the candidate liaison. In addition to the requested cover letter candidates will also submit a curriculum vitae and the names of three references with the application. CV and references will be consulted later in the review process. Selected candidates will be asked to submit a statement on teaching and inclusive excellence. Any questions about the search can be addressed to the candidate liaison at

JMUs Dual Career and Community Resources Program is available for candidates that will be relocating to the area. For more information please visit of Employment:

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

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EEO Statement:

James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age color disability gender identity or expression genetic information national origin parental status political affiliation race religion sex sexual orientation or veteran status.

We promote access inclusion and diversity for all students faculty staff constituents and programs believing that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.

Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Office for Equal Opportunity:.

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