Assistant Professor of Chemistry (Tenure Track)

The Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences at Concord University is accepting applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Chemistry. The position requires the ability to develop and teach the organic chemistry sequence with lab, introductory chemistry labs, and general chemistry. A Ph.D. in chemistry or a closely related field is required, although applicants who are ABD or with different qualifications may be considered for a visiting appointment. Appointment at higher rank may be possible for well-qualified candidates.

The Department values and actively supports innovative teaching and participation in undergraduate research and seeks candidates with similar ideals. The chemistry program supports majors in chemistry (including a biochemistry option and a geochemistry option), biology, health sciences, nursing, science education, and environmental geosciences. The Department maintains a diverse array of instrumentation for teaching and undergraduate research, including GC, GC-MS, ICP-OES, fluorimeter, micro-XRF, XRD, HPLC, SCF extractor, microplate reader, Raman, IR, UV-Vis, FT-IR, potentiostat/galvanostat, AFM, polarizing microscopes, thin section/materials prep laboratory, microwave reactor, plasma sputter and vacuum carbon coaters, vacuum spin coater, a benchtop NMR, and an electron microprobe (EPMA) as part of the Concord Materials and Rare Earth Elements Analysis Center. Department faculty lead or co-lead numerous externally funded projects and other collaborative initiatives in geosciences, physics, and chemistry.

Concord University is a public, liberal-arts institution with an enrollment of approximately 1800 students. The University is in a scenic, small-town setting in the mountains of southern West Virginia with access to year-round outdoor recreation activities.