Tenure Track Assistant Professor – Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Tenure Track Assistant Professor – Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at James Madison University invites applications for a tenure track assistant professor appointment to begin in Fall 2027. Applicants with expertise in any subdiscipline of chemistry with research and teaching interests in computational/theoretical chemistry are encouraged to apply. This position builds on our history of undergraduate teaching and research training that leverages over $10 million of existing instrumentation, including comprehensive facilities for nuclear chemistry, materials science, high-performance computing, NMR, and mass spectrometry.

Teaching responsibilities include introductory and upper division courses and laboratories. Establishing an externally funded undergraduate research program is expected. Successful candidates will mentor undergraduates in research during the academic year and in the summer.

A Ph.D. in Chemistry or a related field is required and a postdoctoral appointment is preferred. Candidates will be evaluated based on their potential to teach and conduct research in a way that increases the success of all students at a primarily undergraduate institution. Preference will be given to highly qualified candidates that can contribute to the existing environmental data science or nuclear chemistry cohorts.