Requisition Number:

F02565

Department:

Chemistry

Working Title:

Tenure Track Assistant Professor, Organic Chemistry (Beginning August 2023)

Classification:

Assistant Professor - 24910

Nature of position:

Tenure-Track

Job Summary/Basic Function:

The Department of Chemistry at Millersville University welcomes applications for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor position in Organic Chemistry beginning August 2023.

The Millersville Chemistry Program is ACS-approved and offers a range of undergraduate chemistry programs. Primary teaching responsibilities include lectures, recitations, and laboratories in organic chemistry and introductory chemistry. Courses to support other degree programs or the University’s General Education program may also be assigned. Classes should be conducted through multifaceted teaching strategies for face-to-face classroom delivery, web-enhanced, and/or web-based formats, as appropriate. Faculty have further responsibilities in student advisement and mentoring, curriculum development, course and program learning outcome assessment, and service that supports the work of the department, college, university, and/or discipline.

The successful candidate will be expected to establish an active undergraduate research program in organic chemistry. Scholarly projects from the classroom and/or research lab should support peer-reviewed outputs and include students, as relevant. The ability to teach chemistry at the undergraduate level is required and must be addressed in at least two letters of reference. Commitment to excellence in teaching and research at the undergraduate level with students from diverse backgrounds is essential. Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills and a successful in-person interview and teaching demonstration are required.

Salary and rank are commensurate with qualifications as well as aligned with the details contained in the Collective Bargaining Agreement (http://www.passhe.edu/inside/HR/LR/Pages/default.aspx) and the Millersville University Promotion Statement (http://www.millersville.edu/about/administration/policies/).

A complete application must include the following:

• A cover letter summarizing how the applicant’s education and experience match the required qualifications of the position.
• A current Curriculum Vitae.
• A one-page Teaching Philosophy that includes the applicant’s commitment to inclusive and equitable learning and to working with diverse populations of students.
• A summary (2-5 pages) of the candidate’s Scholarly Plan, outlining a 3-5-year agenda for research projects involving undergraduate students.
• Copies of registrar-issued Unofficial Transcripts for all degrees conferred and in progress (the successful candidate will be required to provide registrar-issued official transcripts from the issuing institution(s) directly to the Provost’s Office by the start date).
• Three current Letters of Reference, (applicant to submit names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of individuals who will be contacted to upload current letters of reference directly to a confidential website). At least two recommendations should directly attest to candidate’s teaching effectiveness.

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applicants are encouraged to submit their application materials far enough in advance of the closing date to allow time for their references to respond. If you choose to provide additional documentation, please upload these items as optional documents.

Please do not link your application to the position until you have uploaded all of the required documents and any optional documents you want to provide. You will not be able to change the materials submitted or upload any new additional materials, after the application process has been completed and you receive a confirmation number.

Located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Millersville University of Pennsylvania is one of the 14 public universities of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education. Our pillars of distinction include exceptionally strong student-faculty relationships, numerous programs of distinction, a beautiful campus and vibrant location, and successful job placement for our students. Our students’ success, both inside and outside of the classroom, is our highest priority, and we provide numerous opportunities to facilitate their academic, personal, and social growth and development. Almost 70 baccalaureate programs are available for our 6,600 students to find their path. Several of our programs are multidisciplinary in nature, combining science, technology, and art to create a more progressive degree. One thousand graduate students enroll in 21 master’s and three doctoral programs. Our faculty are highly respected in their fields and dedicated to the success of students in the classroom, research labs, and in campus life. Over 66,000 alumni live in all 50 states and in 72 countries around the world. We seek individuals who embrace and value our EPPIIC values of exploration, public mission, professionalism, inclusion, integrity, and compassion.
At Millersville University we are committed to fostering a learning and working environment that promotes the intersectionality of diversity to foster a climate of inclusion. Employing our EPPIIC values and the principles of Inclusive Excellence, we hold that an inclusive community is a core value that is an essential part of the foundation for our learning and working environment. Millersville University is an equal opportunity employer and, in compliance with federal and state laws and university policy, is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, color, national origin, race, religion, disability, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. Individuals from traditionally underrepresented populations are encouraged to apply.

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, or a closely related field, completed by the time of appointment and an undergraduate degree in chemistry.
• Research experience and graduate coursework in organic chemistry.
• Ability to teach undergraduate-level organic chemistry and introductory chemistry addressed in at least two letters of reference.
• Ability to establish an active undergraduate research program in organic chemistry.
• Commitment to excellence in teaching, mentoring, and research at the undergraduate level.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and work with students from diverse backgrounds.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Successful interview, on-campus teaching demonstration, and presentation of proposed research agenda.
• Successful completion of three background checks.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Teaching experience at the university level and supporting evidence of teaching ability:
  • Peer/supervisor review of teaching
  • Student evaluations
  • Teaching awards

• Post-doctoral research experience.

Job Description:

TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:Effectively teach students both in assigned courses and outside-the-classroom settings (e.g., student research, service learning, field activities, and placements), advise students, and carry out other assigned professional responsibilities in support of student learning and success. The academic-year workload for full-time faculty is 24 workload hours (typically, each lecture counts as 3 hours and each laboratory section counts as 3 hours) and faculty must hold a minimum of five office hours per week on no fewer than three different days. Primary teaching responsibility is major and/or non-major courses (lectures, recitations, and laboratories) in Chemistry as well as in their area of specialization. Establish an active research program that involves undergraduate students. Candidates must be willing to teach day, evening and/or weekend classes and conduct classes through multifaceted teaching strategies for face-to-face classroom delivery (taught at Millersville University or off-site locations such as at the Ware Center) and/or web-enhanced or web-based formats. All members of the faculty also have the responsibility to accept those reasonable duties assigned to them within their fields of competence. Faculty are expected, per Collective Bargaining Agreement Article 4, to engage in professional responsibilities such as curriculum development and update; learning outcomes assessment for courses and programs; and participating in department, college and university meetings and workshops. Actual assignments will depend upon department needs.
For details, please see:

• The CBA, Article 12.B.1, Effective teaching and fulfillment of professional responsibilities (p. 27);
• The Millersville University Promotion Statement and particularly Section V.C.1 Teaching Effectiveness and Fulfillment of Professional Responsibilities (pp. 9-11); and
• The Millersville University Tenure Statement, particularly the section titled Teaching Effectiveness and Fulfillment of Professional Responsibilities (pp. 3-4).

CONTINUING SCHOLARLY GROWTH:
Pursue scholarly growth on an ongoing basis within organic chemistry and chemical education.
For details, please see:

• The CBA, Article 12.B.2, Continuing scholarly growth (p. 28);
• The Millersville University Promotion Statement, particularly Section V.C.2 Continuing Scholarly Growth (pp. 11-13); and
• The Millersville University Tenure Statement, particularly the section titled Continuing Scholarly Growth (pp. 4-6).

SERVICE:
Provide service on an ongoing basis by contributing professionally to department and university governance, the professional community and/or the community at large, in a participatory, developmental, or advisory capacity. Candidates must be willing to participate in undergraduate-level curricular activities including assisting the program faculty in activities associated with maintaining program approval at the state and national levels.
For details, please see:

• The CBA, Article 12.B.3, Service: contribution to the University and/or community (p. 28)
• The Millersville University Promotion Statement, particularly Section V.C.3 Service: Contributions to the University and/or Community (pp. 13-15); and
• The Millersville University Tenure Statement, particularly the section titled Service, Contributions to the University and/or Community (pp. 6-7).

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:
May include but is not limited to: Supervise interns / co-ops / independent studies / individualized instructions / theses. Other reasonable duties assigned within the faculty member’s field of competence. Additionally, faculty are expected to actively engage in curricular development and evaluation as well as co-curricular, assessment, and accreditation activities.
PERFORMANCE REVIEW / EVALUATIONS:
Please see the CBA, Article 12, Performance Review and Evaluation of Faculty (pp. 27-39).
DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:
The Millersville University Chemistry program is ACS-approved. The department has 10 faculty and approximately 100 undergraduate majors enrolled in chemistry programs, including biochemistry, environmental, polymer, secondary education, and nanotechnology options. Undergraduate education at Millersville is student-focused and includes a required research experience for all chemistry majors. Each faculty member has an individual research space, and student participation in peer-reviewed research is encouraged. The Chemistry Department maintains a wide range of instrumentation used for instructional labs as well as research endeavors.

Essential Functions:

• Teach courses (lectures, recitations, and laboratories) in introductory and/or organic chemistry as well as non-majors courses.
• Prepare course syllabi, lesson plans, instructional materials, and assessment instruments.
• Establish an active research program in organic chemistry that involves undergraduate students.
• Foster student learning and professional development.
• Promote safety and chemical hygiene in the laboratories.
• Participate in maintaining departmental instrumentation.
• Contribute the maintaining department/program assessment and accreditation.
• Teach day and evening classes as scheduled using appropriate modes of educational delivery.
• Actual assignments and additional duties will depend upon department needs.

Posting Open Date:

09/06/2022

Posting Close Date:

10/22/2022

Quicklink for Posting/Requisition:

https://jobs.millersville.edu/postings/9920