Tenure Track Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
Lafayette College: Faculty Positions: Chemistry

Location: Easton, PA
Open Date: Jul 17, 2024

Description
The Lafayette College Department of Chemistry is searching for a tenure-track faculty member to join the department beginning the 2025-2026 academic year. We seek a biochemist who will complement our current expertise with shared teaching duties in the biochemistry sequence. The individual will also contribute to courses in introductory chemistry and the Lafayette Common Course of Study. Applicants should identify in their application materials departmental courses that they are well-qualified to teach. Successful candidates are expected to develop an active research program involving undergraduate students that complements other areas of research emphasis in the department.

The teaching load is 2/2 in the first year, and 3/2 thereafter. Laboratory contact hours are counted on a one-half basis when calculating teaching hours, so two three-hour laboratory sections are considered equivalent to a lecture course. Although not typically in the first year, other responsibilities will include student academic advising and service on College committees.

New faculty are expected to initiate an active, productive and sustained research program, with competitive startup support provided to assist in establishing a research laboratory. Active involvement of our students in the faculty member's research program is expected. Faculty members are expected to involve undergraduates in research and to mentor them in independent scholarship. Members of the chemistry department have been successful in developing research programs that result in jointly-authored student-faculty papers published in refereed research journals and presented at national and regional conferences. Their research has been supported by grants from various funding agencies. The Department of Chemistry Tenure and Promotion Guidelines summarize the departmental position on how the various elements of the record of scholarship are valued by the Department of Chemistry. Additional information about the position and the required application materials can be found at http://chemistry.lafayette.edu/biochemistry-search-2024/.

Lafayette College is a highly selective, private undergraduate-only liberal arts college with 2,700 students located within 70 miles of New York City and Philadelphia. The College is deeply committed to creating a diverse community: one that is inclusive and responsive, and is supportive of each and all of its faculty, students, and staff. All members of the College community share in the responsibility for creating, maintaining, and developing a learning environment in which difference is valued, equity is sought, and inclusiveness is practiced. All Lafayette operations reflect the College's commitment to Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion (DEAI) initiatives, and Lafayette welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds.

Qualifications
The position will be at the assistant professor rank. Candidates must have a Ph.D. degree in biochemistry or closely related field. Postdoctoral and full-course teaching experience are preferred.

Application Instructions
Applicants should upload their materials at http://apply.interfolio.com/149897. Applicants should provide a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching expertise and philosophy (1-2 pages), a summary of a proposed research program (3-4 pages), and a preliminary breakdown of startup cost estimates, and they should arrange for three letters of recommendation to be submitted by the evaluators by October 4, 2024 to receive full consideration. In the cover letter candidates should address how their scholarship, teaching, mentoring, and/or service will support Lafayette College's commitment to diversity and inclusion, (https://about.lafayette.edu/diversity-statement/). Prospective applicants with inquiries about the position can contact Chip Nataro, Marshall R. Metzgar Professor, Head of Chemistry, and Chair of the Search Committee at nataroc@lafayette.edu or 610-330-5216.

For more information and to apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/149897

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