Full-Time Faculty: Assistant Professor, Chemistry
DeSales University invites applications for a tenure-track position in Chemistry at the Assistant Professor level, beginning Fall 2027.
We seek a collaborative educator-scholar with expertise in analytical chemistry and instrumentation who is committed to excellence in undergraduate teaching, mentoring, science outreach, and to the development of a sustained undergraduate research program.
The successful candidate will contribute to a department focused on student-centered learning, hands-on scientific training, and undergraduate research.
Responsibilities
- Teach undergraduate courses in general and analytical chemistry as well as instrumental analysis, including laboratories
- Develop, maintain, and actively use shared instrumentation resources in both teaching and research
- Establish a productive undergraduate research program, mentoring and involving students in independent and course-based research
- Contribute to curriculum development, program assessment, student advisement and departmental initiatives
- Engage in service to the department, university, and broader community
- Participate in faculty development opportunities and attend conferences
Requirements
- Ph. D. in Chemistry or closely related field
- Demonstrated expertise in analytical chemistry and chemical instrumentation
- Strong commitment to undergraduate teaching and mentoring
- Clear ability and commitment to developing and sustaining an undergraduate research program
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience teaching at the undergraduate level
- Experience maintaining, troubleshooting, or managing instrumentation
- Experience mentoring undergraduate students in research
- Demonstrated commitment to undergraduate STEM education and outreach
Additional Information:
Start Date: August 2027 with option to begin January 2027
To apply, please submit electronically (PDF preferred) the following material to Dr. Steve Sweeney,
Department Chair of Chemistry & Biochemistry at steven.sweeney@desales.edu. In the subject line of the email, please only include your Last Name- Chemistry Faculty Position:
- Letter of Application (outlining interest and qualifications)
- Curriculum Vitae
- Statement of Teaching Philosophy
- Research Statement (describing how you would engage undergraduate students in your scholarly efforts)
- Contact Information for three Professional References
- Photocopies of all Transcripts (official transcripts will be required, if hired)
Priority review of applications will begin on November 1, 2026. Applications received by this date will receive full consideration; however, the position will remain open until filled. Applications must be complete to be considered for review.
The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry is located in the Priscilla Payne Hurd Science Center. Our facilities are well-equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation supported by college-controlled endowments. Instrumentation includes a 60-MHz teaching NMR spectrometer, thermal analysis (STA, bomb calorimetry), UV-Vis and fluorescence spectrophotometers, multiple UV-Vis and IR spectrometers, a magnetic susceptibility balance, as well as other chromatographic (GC-TCD, GC-MS with FID and headspace sampler, HPLC, FPLC), electrochemical, and biochemical instrumentation. University endowment funds are available to provide start-up support for new faculty and continued support for research endeavors.
DeSales University is an EEO employer - M/F/Vets/Disabled; Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
DeSales University, in Center Valley, PA, is a private, coeducational, four-year liberal arts Salesian, Catholic university, under the leadership of the Oblates of Saint Francis de Sales. Founded in 1965, the 550-acre suburban campus is located 50 miles north of Philadelphia and about 90 miles southwest of New York
City. A total enrollment of nearly 3,500 includes undergraduate day and evening students, and graduate students. DeSales has approximately 135 full-time faculty members and offers more than 40 bachelor's degrees, twelve graduate programs, and over 20 certificate programs in a wide range of disciplines; many of these can be completed fully online.
In 2024, the University transitioned to a new academic structure featuring a four college/school model,
which includes the Waterbury Reilly School of Business; a College of Arts, Education, and Humanities with a School of Education and a School of Performing Arts; a College of Sciences; and a College of Healthcare Professions. For further information, please visit our website, www.desales.edu.