Assistant Professor - Chemistry
- Employer
- The Citadel
- Location
- Charleston
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- Faculty Jobs
- Science & Technology, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Physical Sciences
- Position Type
- Tenured & Tenure-Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Job no: 496150
Work type: Full Time Permanent - Faculty
Location: Charleston
Categories: Science and Mathematics
Payscale: Unclassified
The Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina, invites applicants for a tenure-track position in the Department of Chemistry at the rank of Assistant Professor, beginning fall 2022. Located in beautiful and historic Charleston, S.C., The Citadel is a fully accredited, public, comprehensive, co-educational college with a student body of about 2300 undergraduate students who make up the South Carolina Corps of Cadets and another 1000 students who attend The Citadel Graduate College, a civilian evening and online program that offers graduate and professional degrees as well as undergraduate programs. For the past ten years, U.S. News and World Report has ranked The Citadel as the top public college in the South among masters granting institutions.
One of seven departments in the Swain Family School of Science and Mathematics, the Department of Chemistry offers an ACS accredited Bachelor of Science degree with an option to obtain a Biochemistry concentration. Additionally, the department offers a Bachelor of Art degree with options to obtain Environmental Chemistry and Clinical Chemistry concentrations. The Citadel supports faculty research, professional development, and travel through internal funding. Salary and fringe benefits are competitive. The contract is a full-time, 9-month tenure-track position.
Job Responsibilities
The primary teaching responsibility of the successful candidate will be organic chemistry and organic chemistry labs with the possibility of teaching upper level courses in the candidate’s areas of expertise as well as general chemistry for STEM majors. A normal teaching load is twelve credit hours per week with small class sizes (The Citadel’s student-to-faculty ratio is 12:1). Other responsibilities include mentoring students through advising and undergraduate research, participating in curriculum revision, creating new courses, outreach and faculty governance. The candidate is expected to achieve and maintain scholarly productivity consistent with departmental and college-wide policy for tenure and promotion.
Minimum Qualifications
The successful candidate will have an earned doctorate by the time of appointment from an accredited institution in organic chemistry or a closely-related field of study.
Preferred Qualifications
Prior teaching experience and the ability to demonstrate excellence in undergraduate instruction; evidence of mentoring and engaging undergraduates in research; experience in either natural products chemistry, green chemistry polymer chemistry bio-organic chemistry and/or clinical chemistry.
Application
Applicants must submit their applications through The Citadel’s Human Resources website (insert link). Applicants should submit i) a cover letter addressing how they meet the required qualifications and the preferred qualifications if applicable; ii) an updated curriculum vitae; iii) a narrative that describes the candidate’s teaching philosophy, iv) a narrative that describes the candidate’s plans for scholarly activity v) an unofficial copy of academic transcripts; and a vi) list of at least three professional references. Candidates should ask their references to send a letter to rgranger@citadel.edu. The reference list should include a description of the relationship to the candidate. At least two of the references should be able to speak to the candidate’s teaching effectiveness and experience.
Questions about the position may be directed to Dr. Robert Granger, Head, Department of Chemistry at rgranger@citadel.edu. The position is open until filled but applicants should apply by March 18th for best consideration.
The Citadel is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from members of populations traditionally underrepresented in higher education. The Citadel is committed to providing a workplace that all employees are treated with respect, dignity, and equality and does not discriminate in its employment or educational programs or activities. Please visit http://www.citadel.edu/root/images/human_resources/ppnon_discr.pdf to review The Citadel’s Non-Discrimination & Harassment Policy.
Advertised: Feb 22 2022 Eastern Standard Time
Applications close:
Organization
The Citadel is a landmark in Charleston, South Carolina that is noted for its educational reputation and tradition of preparing and producing principled leaders. Founded in 1842, The Citadel has an undergraduate student body of 2,272 students who make up the South Carolina Corps of Cadets. 1,066 students attend The Citadel Graduate College, a civilian evening program that offers graduate and professional as well as undergraduate programs. The Citadel is best known nationally for its Corps of Cadets which attracts students from 43 states and eight countries. The men and women in the Corps live and study under a classical military system that makes leadership and character training an essential part of the educational experience. One third of the graduating classes accept military commissions. The Citadel is divided into five academic schools: Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Science and Mathematics. Because of its focus on teaching, a high graduation rate and strong alumni support, The Citadel ranks highly in the annual U.S. News & World Report ratings of southern colleges that offer at least a master's degree.
Living in The Citadel Community
Located in picturesque coastal Charleston, South Carolina, The Citadel offers a classic military education for young men and women who seek a college experience that is intense, meaningful and academically strong. Citadel graduates say the disciplined lifestyle and the friendships they forge here have had a profoundly positive effect on their lives and create bonds with generations of cadets before them and with generations to come. Small class sizes give students both the academic opportunities expected at a university and the personalized attention of a small liberal arts college. Bachelor of Arts degrees are available in chemistry, criminal justice, English, history, mathematics, modern languages, political science, and psychology. Bachelor of Science degrees are offered in biology, business administration (the most popular major), chemistry, civil and environmental engineering, computer science, education, electrical and computer engineering, mathematics, physical education, and physics. All cadets participate in the Army, Air Force or Naval/Marine Corps Reserve Officers' Training Corps programs. These programs do not require students to accept a commission or to be committed to active duty unless the cadet accepts an ROTC scholarship. A unique honors program gives advanced students at The Citadel the opportunity to work one-on-one with professors over a period of three years – a practice usually associated with graduate level studies. Generations of Citadel graduates have served their nation, their state and their community with distinction. Though the campus relocated in 1922 and the physical facilities have changed over time, The Citadel has stayed faithful to its original mission. It graduates men and women who value honor, integrity, loyalty and patriotism, and who accept the responsibilities that accompany principled leadership. The Citadel remains a stronghold of duty, self-discipline, and high ideals in a changing American society.
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