Tenure Track Assistant Professor in Chemistry and Biochemistry

Position

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at North Dakota State University invites applications for a 9-month tenure-track Assistant Professor position to start in August 2024. Applications are invited in the broadly defined area of Biochemistry, Bioanalytical Chemistry or related fields. Appointment at the assistant professor rank is anticipated. Exceptional candidates may be considered at the associate professor rank.

Upon satisfactory performance this position is renewable and eligible for promotion to Associate and Full Professor. The position is 40% research, 40% teaching and 20% service. Resources will be provided for startup to initiate an externally funded research program. Modern laboratory space will be provided. This position is eligible for full benefits and paid faculty developmental leave.

Preference will be given to candidates with synergies that align with strengths of the Department, College and University.

Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a description of research plans (4‑6 pages) and teaching interests online (), and arrange to have three letters of reference sent to:
Biochemistry Search, Dept. 2508, North Dakota State University, PO Box 6050, Fargo, ND 58108‑6050. For full consideration, applications must be received by 11/01/23:
Position is open until filled.

NDSU is an EO/AA Employer

NDSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes single or family health insurance coverage with premiums paid for by the university – with an effective date for new employees the first of the month following date of hire. Other benefits include: wellness benefits, basic life insurance, retirement plan, tuition waiver, annual leave, EAP, sick leave and holiday pay. Optional benefits include: supplemental life, dental, vision, long‑term care insurance, flexible spending account, and supplemental retirement plans.

North Dakota State University is distinctive as a student focused, land‑grant, research university. We educate leaders who solve national and global challenges by providing affordable access to an excellent education that combines teaching and research in a rich learning environment.

NDSU is in the highest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, R1, granted to the top research institutions in the country.

NDSU has offices across the state of North Dakota, and the main campus is in Fargo, on the Minnesota border. Along with Moorhead, Minnesota, Fargo forms one of the largest metropolitan centers between Minneapolis and Seattle. The community is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live.

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 23‑12‑10.

North Dakota State University is an Equal Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, gender expression/identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, participation in lawful off‑campus activity, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, public assistance status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, spousal relationship to current employee, or veteran status, as applicable.

NDSU strives to be a community of belonging, recognizing unique differences as strengths of our university. We seek to recruit and retain a diverse workforce that supports a community in which diverse populations and perspectives will know and learn from one another. NDSU values candidates who are committed to our core values of…