Overview

The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at Northern Arizona University invites applications for a position as a 9 month tenure-track Assistant Professor in Analytical Chemistry. This position is an academic-year appointment beginning in mid-August 2024. The Department is deeply committed to high-quality teaching and impactful research at the undergraduate and Master’s levels in an environment dedicated to NAU 2025 – Elevating Excellence. The faculty in Chemistry and Biochemistry at NAU are comprised of 50% women and 22% BIPOC individuals, and the successful candidate will continue to support our shared goal of equitably serving students from all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences. The candidate will contribute to the diversity and excellence of our academic community through their teaching, research, and service activities.

The Department has a reputation for involving students in research that leads to academic publications and presentations, and support of this mission is an expectation for the successful candidate for this position. Our mission is to educate students in the fundamental principles of chemistry and to equip them with critical experiential skills and expertise to enable their success in the workforce and the attainment of their personal and professional goals, and the department welcomes applications from those who share this vision.

Responsibilities

  • Provides excellent instruction in upper-division analytical chemistry lectures and labs including Analytical Chemistry (CHM 320 and CHM 320L) and Instrumental Analysis (CHM 425C and CHM 425CL), and graduate-level analytical chemistry courses.
  • Provides excellent instruction in a variety of foundational undergraduate courses within the Department’s curriculum that are aligned with the candidate’s sub-disciplinary strengths.
  • Develops a rigorous research program in analytical chemistry or a related sub-discipline (e.g., environmental, materials, bioanalytical, etc.) that leads to peer-reviewed publications and extramural funding.
  • Actively engages undergraduate and graduate (M.S.) students in a robust research program focused on professional training that will provide them with the tools for success within the research workforce in chemistry.
  • Contributes positively to a unique academic environment of faculty, staff, and students.
  • Provides service to the department, college, university, and profession.
  • Interdisciplinary research in environmental science, interdisciplinary health, materials science, or astrophysics can provide the candidate with an opportunity to mentor graduate (Ph.D.) students in intersectional applications of chemistry.

Qualification

Minimum Qualifications

  • An earned Ph.D. in Chemistry or closely related academic field conferred by the start date of mid-August 2024.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Research experience at the Ph.D. and post-doctoral level in analytical chemistry or a related field.
  • A record of publications in analytical chemistry or a related field.
  • Experience applying for extramural funding in analytical chemistry or a related field.
  • Teaching experience and evidence of effective teaching in chemistry.
  • Prior experience supervising and enabling the success of students at an institution like NAU.
  • Research activities in areas that complement our current university research initiatives including environmental chemistry, materials science, cancer-related diagnostics, and astrochemistry, and that are aligned with areas of distinctive excellence within the “Improving Health” initiative of NAU’s mission for its research enterprise (e.g. identifying and addressing health disparities, community health research, and pathogen science).
  • Research activities that employ current NAU instrumentation including flow cytometry/cell sorting, HPLC, MALDI-TOF-MS, ICP-MS, GC-MS, confocal microscopy, SEM/TEM, next-gen DNA sequencing, NMR spectroscopy, peptide synthesis, and high-performance computing.

Submit Your Application

To apply for this position, please click on the “Apply” button at the end of the job description (if viewing this position through the NAU HR website). Otherwise, to view the original post and to apply, proceed to nau.jobs, follow the ‘Current Openings’ link, locate vacancy 607610, and then “Apply” at the bottom of the page.

Application must include (saved as PDF and/or Word documents):

  • a cover letter highlighting your particular qualifications for this position;
  • a curriculum vitae; and
  • names and contact information for three references.

Northern Arizona University is a committed Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. NAU is responsive to the needs of dual career couples.

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