Job location: Boca Raton

Employment Type: Full-time
Posted data: 2019-11-04
Req: REQ07748
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Position Summary:

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Florida Atlantic University seeks qualified applicants for a non-tenure-track, nine-month full-time Instructor position to begin in August 2020 to teach undergraduate classes in Organic Chemistry. Florida Atlantic University, a public university in Boca Raton, Florida is recognized as one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation with five satellite campuses in the Florida cities of Dania Beach, Davie, Fort Lauderdale, Jupiter and in Fort Pierce at the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution. With over 30,000 students the university is continuing to build nationally recognized research programs while maintaining excellence in teaching. The position is based on the main campus in Boca Raton, Florida, a vibrant community in South Florida located about a mile from the Atlantic Ocean.

The Organic Chemistry instructor will teach lecture and laboratory courses in organic chemistry and possibly other lower division chemistry courses and may also include supervision of teaching assistants. Additional summer teaching may be available pending department needs and budget approval; however, summer assignments are not guaranteed.

For questions or additional information about this position, please contact the Search Committee Chair, Dr. Andrew Terentis at terentis@fau.edu.

Minimum Qualifications:

Ph.D. from an accredited institution in Chemistry and college-level teaching experience, of at least one academic year, lecture, or laboratory, in chemistry or a closely related discipline are required.

Prior supervisory experience preferred.

Must demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching.

Salary:

$40,000 - $45,000

College or Department:

College of Science

Location:

Boca Raton

Work Days and Hours:

NA

Application Deadline:

2020-01-01-08:00

Special Instructions to Applicant:

This position is open until filled and may close without prior notice.

All applicants must apply electronically to the currently posted position on the Office of Human Resources' job website (https://fau.edu/jobs) by completing the required employment application for this recruitment and submitting the related documents.

The site permits the attachment of required/requested documentation. In addition to completing the online application, please upload the following: a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, information for three references and copies of official transcripts scanned into an electronic format.

PLEASE NOTE: A maximum of five (5) documents may be attached to your application. If more than five (5) documents are required for submission, please combine additional documents into one attachment to not exceed the maximum permitted.

Confidential letters of recommendation may be emailed to Dr. Predrag Cudic, Chair, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at pcudic@fau.edu.

Degrees from outside the United States must be validated by an organization belonging to the National Association of Credential Evaluation Service (NACES), with an indication of the documents the evaluation was prepared from (official transcripts, diplomas, dissertation abstracts). The evaluation should be scanned and electronically attached to one's application as with other US-based transcripts.

Prior to appointment, the candidate must submit official, sealed transcripts from all institutions where graduate coursework was attempted, whether or not a degree was obtained, as well as an original NACES evaluation, if applicable. Transcripts must be issued to Florida Atlantic University not to you as the student.

A background check will be required for the candidate selected for this position. This position is subject to funding.

Individuals requiring accommodation, please call 561-297-3057. 711