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Posted: 25-Jun-24
Location: Towson, Maryland
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Visiting Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
The Jess and Mildred Fisher College of Science and Mathematics
FCSM-3743
Position:
The Jess and Mildred Fisher College of Science and Mathematics invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry beginning August 2024.
Qualifications:
PhD in chemistry or a closely related field is required. Candidates with teaching and research interests in all areas of chemistry will be considered. Preference will be given to candidates interested in teaching introductory level chemistry courses while also mentoring undergraduates in independent research projects. Salary shall be commensurate with experience.
Responsibilities:
The candidate will primarily teach undergraduate lecture and lab courses in introductory chemistry but may also teach upper-division courses in their area of expertise. The successful candidate will be assigned an instructional workload equivalent to eight (8) courses per academic year; workload credit for mentoring undergraduates in research is possible.
Department of Chemistry:
The Department of Chemistry is ACS accredited, with 26 full-time faculty members, including 18 tenured or tenure-track faculty engaged in research involving undergraduates and graduate students. The department enrolls over 200 undergraduates majoring in chemistry, forensic chemistry and chemistry secondary education, as well as 40 MS students in the Forensic Science Graduate Program. The department supports interdisciplinary programs in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics (MBBB) and environmental science. Additional collaborative opportunities may be available with science faculty in other departments, including Biological Sciences, Computer & Information Sciences, Mathematics, and Physics, Astronomy & Geosciences.
Towson University:
Towson University (TU) was founded in 1866, is recognized by U. S. News and World Reports as one of the top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, is Baltimore’s largest university, and is the largest public, comprehensive institution in the University of Maryland System. TU enrolls almost 19,000 undergraduates and over 3,000 graduate students across six academic colleges (business, education, fine arts, health professions, liberal arts, science & mathematics), has over 900 full-time faculty, and offers more than 65 bachelor’s, 42 master’s, and 4 doctoral programs. Our centrally located campus sits on 330 rolling green acres and is 10 miles north of Baltimore, 45 miles north of Washington D.C., and 95 miles south of Philadelphia.
Application Process:
Review of applications begins on July 12, 2024, and continues until the position is filled. To apply, please upload a single pdf file containing the following documents in the specified order:
1. A cover letter stating your interest in the position and your potential contributions to the undergraduate chemistry program at Towson University (2 page limit)
2. A current curriculum vitae highlighting relevant teaching and research experience (4 page limit)
3. A statement of teaching philosophy that specifically addresses your approach (or planned approach) to teaching introductory chemistry (2 page limit)
4. A concise description of proposed research projects suitable for undergraduate participation at Towson University (2 page limit)
5. A statement describing how you will contribute to the diverse learning community at Towson University (250-word limit)
6. Copies of all graduate and undergraduate transcripts (listed in reverse chronological order)
Click here to apply. Please note that the search number for which you are applying is FCSM-3743.
Applicants must also arrange for at least two (but no more than three) letters of reference to be e-mailed directly to cawolfe@towson.edu by July 12, 2024.
For more information, please contact the chair of the search committee, Dr. John Sivey, at jsivey@towson.edu.
A Criminal Background Investigation is required for the hired candidate and the results may impact employment.
The safety of our students, faculty, staff, and neighbors has been our top priority and the focus of every one of our decisions since the earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the
University System of Maryland (USM) has strongly encouraged full COVID vaccination and up-to-date booster shots (when eligible) for all faculty, staff, and students at all schools in the USM as both a reasonable and necessary means of protecting our health and safety.
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Towson University is an equal opportunity employer and has a strong institutional commitment to diversity, as detailed in “A More Inclusive TU: Advancing Equity and Diversity (2020 – 25).” TU is a national leader in inclusive excellence, the only institution in Maryland with zero achievement gap, and 68% growth in minority enrollment over the past 5 years. We encourage applications from a variety of (dis)abilities, cultural, ethnic, race, sex, gender identity/expressions, national origins, ages, veteran status, color, religious, socio-economic, sexual orientations and belief background.