Assistant or Associate Professor of Chemistry

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Assistant or Associate Professor of Chemistry

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Position Title	Assistant or Associate Professor of Chemistry
Tenure Status	Tenure Track
Provide Rank	Assistant or Associate Professor
Position Number	092401, 090451
VISA Sponsorship?	VISA sponsorship is available for this position. All candidates must be eligible to work and live in the U.S.
Department	Chemistry & Fermentation Sciences - 250150
Working Location (City, State)	Boone, North Carolina

Position Summary Information

Minimum Qualifications	To be considered for the rank of Assistant Professor: Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in Chemistry or a related field at the time of application. Demonstrated ability in teaching. To be considered for Associate Professor Rank: Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in Chemistry or a related field at the time of application. Five (5) years of experience collegiate and/or university-level teaching.
Areas of Interest and Preferred Qualifications (No Minimum Level Required)	The Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences invites applications for three tenure-track nine-month faculty positions in chemistry with a start date of August 1, 2027. The department intends to hire at least one candidate at the rank of Assistant Professor and at least one candidate at the rank of Associate Professor. We prefer candidates with a research focus in the areas of biochemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, chemical education or a combination of these subdisciplines. Candidates must demonstrate a dedication to excellence in teaching, preparedness for establishing a successful research program with undergraduate students, and a strong commitment to service and community engagement. Candidates should highlight in their teaching statement how they can contribute to teaching in one or more of the following chemistry sub-disciplines: analytical chemistry, biochemistry, forensic chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and organic chemistry. Candidates should use their research statement to detail their plans for establishing a research program at Appalachian State that will lead to publishing peer-reviewed articles with undergraduate student authors and securing external grant funding. Relevant experience in service and community engagement should also be highlighted in the application materials.
License/Certification Required	None
Description of the Department or Unit	Appalachian State University is designated as R2 (High Research Activity) in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences offers multiple concentrations under a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, including American Chemical Society (ACS) Certified degree tracks in Chemistry and Biochemistry. The department also offers a Bachelor of Science degree in Fermentation Sciences. The department has 17 tenured and tenure-track faculty members, 20 teaching faculty members, and approximately 350 undergraduate majors. Students are actively engaged in research with department faculty during the academic year (over 100 students) and during summer months (around 40 students). Research students travel to disseminate their work at national, regional, and local professional meetings and in peer-reviewed publications. An up-to-date list of shared equipment and chemistry instrumentation can be found at https://dcfs.appstate.edu/facilities/chemistry-instrumentation. For more information on the Strategic Plan of the University, see https://www.appstate.edu/about/strategic-plan/.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities	Workload duties typically include teaching 3 courses in chemistry (lectures or labs) per semester, maintaining an active scholarship agenda, and participating in service to the Department/University. An active scholarship agenda includes mentoring undergraduate research students, securing external funding, and disseminating results at conferences and in peer-reviewed journals. Service to the Department/University includes holding office hours for students, advising majors in the department, serving on committees in the Department of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences and/or University committees.
Type of Position	Full Time Position
Appointment Type	1.0
Number Of Months Per Year	9
Physical Demands of Position	To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions

Posting Details Information

Proposed Date of Hire	08/01/2027
Suggested Salary Range	Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
ABD Consideration:	No ABD consideration (see desc. below)
ABD Description	ABD with reduction in rank and salary: ABD will be considered for this position. Evidence of successful defense of the dissertation must be received by July 31 for a fall hire or November 30 for a spring hire. If confirmation of defense is not provided by the deadline, the candidate will receive a new one-year fixed-term contract and be hired at the rank of Instructor. The candidate’s salary will also be reduced to a lower rate commensurate with other full-time instructors in the same department. However, if degree verification is provided before the end of the one-year fixed-term contract, the candidate will be returned to the rank of assistant professor with commensurate compensation beginning July 1 of the following academic year. No ABD consideration: Only candidates with an earned doctorate or terminal degree from an accredited institution will be considered for the position. Since ABD will not meet the minimum requirements, ABD will not be considered.
Special Instructions to Applicants	Applicants must upload: Cover Letter/Letter of Interest Curriculum Vitae – current Transcript-Undergraduate (Unofficial) Transcript-Graduate (Unofficial) List of References with Contact Information – names, email addresses, and telephone contact information for three references Statement of Teaching Philosophy – specifically address qualifications to teach chemistry courses Statement of Research Interests – outline a plan to establish a successful research program with undergraduates in the department -10. Additionally, three letters of recommendation must be sent directly to the search chair, Dr. Nicholas Shaw ([email protected]) Applications missing any documents (listed 1 – 7 above) will not be reviewed. Review of complete applications will begin October 15, 2026. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until positions are filled.Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact the search committee chair, Dr. Nicholas Shaw ([email protected]), with questions about search procedures or timelines.
UNC System Code (Section 610(2)) Special Faculty Hires	The continued employment of a special faculty member during the term appointment may be made expressly contingent on items such as the continued availability of funding from any source, on enrollment levels, or any other contingency established by the institution.
Posting Date	10/05/2026
Closing Date
Open Until Filled	Yes
Evaluation of Applications Begins	10/15/2026
Search Chair Name	Nicholas Shaw
Search Chair Email	[email protected]
Quick Link	https://appstate.peopleadmin.com/postings/56076
Posting Number	FA00613P

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Applicant Documents

Required Documents

1. Cover Letter / Letter of Interest
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Transcript-Undergraduate (Unofficial) - No Password Protected Documents
4. Transcript-Graduate (Unofficial) - No Password Protected Documents
5. List of References with Contact Information
6. Statement of Teaching Philosophy
7. Statement of Research Interests

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