Instructor of Chemistry

Position Details

This full-time faculty position is on-campus and in-person.

The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry in the Louise Dilworth Davis College of Science & Engineering at Texas Christian University (TCU) in Fort Worth, TX invites applicants for an Instructor I position in Chemistry. Candidate must possess a PhD by August 2026 in Chemistry or a related field. The successful candidate will be expected to teach first-year General Chemistry courses and supervise teaching assistants through associated Teaching of Chemistry courses. Specific courses will vary depending on semester, but the instructor should be prepared to teach one large-enrollment course and one small-to-medium enrollment course or four small-to-medium-enrollment courses each semester. Potential courses include:

• General Chemistry II Lab (Spring semester; at least ten 24-student lab sections and one lecture section; supervision of undergrad and grad lab TAs and lab prep)
• General Chemistry I (one 90- or 180-student section; supervision of lecture TAs)
• General Chemistry for Engineers (Fall semester; one 90-student section; supervision of lecture TAs)
• Applied General Chemistry I (Fall semester; one 30-student class; supervision of lecture TAs)
• Applied General Chemistry 2 + Lab (Spring semester; one 30-student class, two concurrent lab sections; supervision of lecture and lab TAs)

The successful candidate will have opportunities to teach summer coursework paid at institution standard rates. Expected workload for the Instructor I position is 80% teaching and 20% service (departmental, college, and/or university). One component of departmental service would be co-sponsorship of the TCU ACS-affiliate Chemistry Club, which involves occasional early evening hours. Additional service opportunities include committee work, student advising, mentorship, and student recruitment, and other related duties. Expected starting salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Department Details

The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry is the oldest PhD-granting chemistry program in north Texas and is at the forefront of TCU’s increased research activity. The department’s ten tenured faculty and two instructors maintain a robust PhD program and an extensive program of undergraduate research, while serving over 1000 undergraduates annually in introductory and advanced coursework. Department research strengths include biochemistry and organic chemistry related to health and disease, energy and materials chemistry, and physical & computational chemistry. The department maintains a “teacher-scholar model” in which undergraduates are heavily involved in research and graduate students & postdocs develop skills as research mentors and team leaders.