Assistant Professor Biochemistry

Reporting to the department chair, the Assistant Professor position requires teaching, scholarship, and service. The position is an academic 10-month tenure-track appointment, and the salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

• Earned Ph.D. (or equivalent) in biochemistry, chemistry, or a field in science with research that emphasizes biomedical science, or a closely related field with at least 18 graduate semester hours in biomedical science, biochemistry or chemistry, by August 1, 2026.
• Academic background to teach courses in biochemistry (BCHM), chemistry (CHEM) and biomedical science (BMED).
• Commitment to teaching excellence in the undergraduate and graduate classroom.
• Ability to develop an externally-funded research program in the area of biomedical science that fully engages both graduate and undergraduate students.
• Research specialization in an area of biomedical science.
• Willingness to support our current graduate programs as well as our future growth of graduate programs.
• Ability to work with a variety of populations.
• Effective written and spoken communication skills
• Willingness to engage with institutional student success initiatives.
• Commitment to engaging with best practice initiatives in instruction and pedagogy, mentoring, and curriculum design and development.
• Demonstrated commitment to advancing a strong and growing research and scholarship agenda and producing research/creative activities appropriate to the discipline.