What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry position at Wilkes University?
Wilkes University invites applicants for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry beginning Fall 2025. The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching courses in the organic chemistry sequence as well as additional topics courses in their area of expertise.
Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to undergraduate education and must explicitly describe how they plan to establish a successful research program involving undergraduates. A Ph.D. in Chemistry or a closely related field is required. Effective teaching, mentoring, and advising are expected of all faculty members at Wilkes. Service to the University and the community as well as scholarly activities support the student-centered core.
Wilkes University is an independent, comprehensive university dedicated to academic excellence in the liberal arts, sciences, and selected professional programs. The University has approximately 2,000 students at the undergraduate level and over 1,500 full time equivalent students at the graduate and first professional levels.
To apply, visit https://wilkesuniversitycareers.applicantpro.com/jobs/. Please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, summary of course evaluations (if available), unofficial graduate transcripts, a research statement, and statement that covers teaching interests & philosophy. Additionally, please arrange to have three letters of reference sent directly from each author to: Ms. Gail Kozich (gail.kozich@wilkes.edu), Office Assistant for the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. The position will remain open until filled with preference given to candidates submitting all the required materials by 31 March 2025. Review of applications will begin on 1 April 2025. Questions about this position can be sent to megan.youmans@wilkes.edu.
Wilkes University is constantly seeking to become a more diverse community and to enhance its capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings. The University strongly encourages applications from persons with diverse backgrounds. Wilkes University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex/gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.
Employment at Wilkes is contingent upon the results of a thorough background screening. PA Act 153 requires that persons working in positions with regular and unsupervised contact with minors complete additional clearances, including FBI fingerprinting and PA criminal and child abuse clearances.
