Professor - Chemistry jobs in Tennessee

Description

Fisk University (www.fisk.edu) invites applications for an assistant professor in chemistry, tenure track, with demonstrated potential for excellence in student-centered undergraduate teaching (general chemistry or organic chemistry, and upper division courses), and for developing a research program (open area) capable of attracting external funding and publishing peer-reviewed papers with undergraduate co-authors. The faculty member also will serve as a mentor in the Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s to PhD Bridge Program and, depending on their research interest, the Fisk-UIUC Master's to PhD Bridge in Quantitative Biology. A Ph.D. in Chemistry or closely related discipline is required, and postdoctoral training is optimal.  Applications are being considered immediately; the position is available as early as June 2022. Fisk University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Fisk University:  Fisk University is a private historically black university in Nashville, Tennessee. The university was founded in 1866 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In 1930, Fisk was the first historically Black institution to gain accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). 

Starting Date:  As early as June 2022;  Fall semester begins in August 2022 

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: 

PhD in Chemistry or a closely related discipline. 

Application materials should include the applicant’s Cover Letter, Curriculum Vitae, Teaching Philosophy, and Research Plan (submitted as a single pdf file). Candidates of interest will be contacted to have three letters of recommendation sent to the Chair of the Search Committee. 

DEADLINE: Application Materials will be received until the position is filled. Initial screening of applicants will begin immediately.