Assistant or Associate Professor-Inorganic ChemistryPosted: October 30, 2009
Assistant or Associate Professor-Inorganic Chemistry Chemistry ------------ * Job Title: Assistant or Associate Professor-Inorganic Chemistry * Department: Chemistry * Job Posted On: 09/30/2009 * Job Start Date: 08/30/2010 * Job Type: Full Time * Job Status: Permanent * Search Type: Global Search * Job Post ID: 8023 ------------ Description The Department of Chemistry at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) invites outstanding applicants for a tenure-track Assistant or Associate Professor position in Inorganic Chemistry starting August 2010. Teaching and research are mutually supportive activities at TCNJ. Candidates should be strongly committed to the teacher-scholar model in a primarily undergraduate, residential institution and to maintaining both high quality teaching and an active and productive research program involving highly motivated undergraduates. Faculty members also serve as academic advisors and have service responsibilities within the College. A research laboratory and competitive start-up funds will be provided. The Chemistry Department is housed in a modern science complex (opened Fall 2002) that offers state-of-the-art teaching laboratories, research space, and instrumentation. For a list of our equipment holdings and a description of our ACS-approved program, please visit: www.tcnj.edu/~chem/. Additionally, the Chemistry Department was recently awarded an NSF MRI grant to acquire a Bruker Apex 2 single crystal X-ray diffractometer and a Bruker D8 Focus powder X-ray diffractometer. We seek a broadly trained inorganic chemist who has the potential to establish a highly visible undergraduate research program and collaboratively contribute to interdisciplinary curricular and scholarly efforts within the School of Science and at the College. The successful candidate will teach a junior/senior-level, lab-based inorganic chemistry course and develop an upper-level course based on his/her area of expertise. Additional teaching responsibilities will include rotation through introductory/core chemistry courses. Research in any area of inorganic chemistry will be considered, including interdisciplinary fields such as bioinorganic, organometallic, catalysis, materials, and nanotechnology. Candidates should have a Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry, Chemistry, or a closely related field. Although post-doctoral experience is preferred, other backgrounds will be considered; ABDs will be considered only if the degree will be completed prior to start date. Founded in 1855, TCNJ is a highly selective institution that has earned national recognition for its commitment to excellence. Emphasizing a residential experience for its nearly 6,000 undergraduates, TCNJ is one of Barrons 75 Most Competitive American colleges, and U.S. News & World Reports No. 1 public institution of its kind in the northern region of the country. The College also offers focused graduate programs in Nursing, Education and English. TCNJ was awarded, in 2006, a Phi Beta Kappa chapter an honor shared by less than 10 percent of colleges and universities nationally. A strong liberal arts core forms the foundation for programs offered through TCNJs seven schools Arts and Communication; Business; Culture and Society; Education; Science; Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science; and Engineering. TCNJ faculty members are teacher-scholars who share a commitment to liberal learning. TCNJ is located within an hour, by train, of New York City and Philadelphia. The Colleges campus is set on 289 tree-lined acres in suburban Ewing Township and is known for its natural beauty. TCNJ has 39 major buildings, including the 4th-best college library in the nation, according to the Princeton Review. Contact Information Applicants should send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, a description of research interests and goals, a list of equipment needs, graduate and undergraduate transcripts, representative reprints of published research, and three current letters of recommendation to: Inorganic Search Committee; Department of Chemistry, The College of New Jersey, P.O. Box 7718, Ewing, NJ 08628. All materials must be received as hard copies in postal mail. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled; those received by October 30, 2009 will be assured full consideration. Return to Academic/Faculty Positions Please refer to job code 8023 when responding to this ad.
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| | Location: | Ewing, NJ | | County: | County | | ZIP Code: | | | Pay Rate: | Open | | Job Terms: | full time | | Company: | The College of New Jersey | | Phone: | email only please | | Fax: | email only please |
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