"Sessional Lecturer in Organic Chemistry I"

NYU Sydney is seeking a lecturer to teach the course 'Organic Chemistry I' to undergraduate students during the NYU semester of August-November 2026. Class is tentatively scheduled to meet twice a week with lectures and recitations tentatively scheduled on Tuesdays and Wednesdays 11am-1pm and laboratory classes on Thursdays 6-10pm, though final schedules will be discussed with the chosen candidate.

This course is offered as a two part, two semester sequence, mainly for science majors and students on the pre-medical school track. As such, the curriculum is highly structured and set by the home department in NY.

Responsibilities of the instructor include preparing and leading the weekly class sessions, recitations and laboratory classes as well as course coordination, writing assignments, and grading. Lecturers are paid at competitive casual academic rates aligned with local enterprise agreements. In addition to their teaching duties, they will be paid to attend periodic meetings and training, including an induction meeting during the orientation week prior to the start of the semester.

Classes take place at the University of Sydney's Camperdown/Darlington Campus.

Course Description

An introduction to the chemistry of organic compounds, the course is presented in the functional group framework incorporating reaction mechanisms. Topics include structure and bonding of organic materials, nomenclature, conformational analysis, stereochemistry, reactions of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons, and spectroscopy (IR, NMR, UV/visible, and mass spectroscopy).

Laboratory provides training in the basic techniques of the organic chemistry laboratory, including crystallization, distillation, extraction, and other separation techniques such as column chromatography and gas chromatography. Experiments involving the synthesis of organic compounds are introduced as well as those performing qualitative organic analysis.

A sample syllabus is available on the NYU London website.

About NYU and NYU Sydney

Founded in 1831, New York University is the largest private university in the United States. The University has degree-granting campuses in New York, Abu Dhabi, and Shanghai and operates 11 global academic centers and research programs in more than 25 countries. New York University sends more students to study abroad than any other U.S. college or university. Since opening in 2012, NYU Sydney has run an undergraduate study away program of exceptional quality with teaching strengths across the curriculum. Our lecturers, drawn from local universities, have a strong track record in teaching and research. To learn more about our program, please visit NYU Sydney.

Applicants must be based in Sydney, and should hold a doctorate in Chemistry, or a related field, and have demonstrated experience teaching university students at the undergraduate level.

Applications must include a CV and a letter of interest outlining their suitability to teach this particular class.

All applications must be made online through Interfolio ByCommittee at apply.interfolio.com/178966.

Please direct any questions to Yuri Ogura, Assistant Director for Academic Coordinating and Planning at NYU Sydney via email: yuri.ogura@nyu.edu