"Teaching Associate - Chemistry"

Posting Summary

Internal Title
Teaching Associate - Chemistry

Department
Chemistry

Position Type
TFAC - Temporary Faculty

The Department of Chemistry in the Gupta College of Science at Coastal Carolina University (https://www.coastal.edu/chem/) invites applications for a Teaching Associate position beginning Spring 2026. The Department of Chemistry is home to approximately 85 undergraduate majors and three degrees: Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Chemistry Education. As a department, we focus on our commitment to student success and are seeking a proficient teacher who is dedicated to the undergraduate experience. The successful candidate must be able to teach lower-level chemistry lectures and labs (Chem 111 and Chem 112). The position will address instructional needs in the Chemistry Department for Spring 2026. Applicants must, at a minimum, have earned a M.S. in Chemistry but preference will be given to someone with a Ph.D. in Chemistry or closely related fields.

The Gupta College of Science works to provide a premier and experience-driven STEM education to all of its students. The college’s approach weaves together a strong liberal arts core, engaged STEM pedagogy, and high-impact practices associated with experiential learning to provide the highest quality STEM education possible. As one of the largest colleges at the University, the Gupta College of Science offers an impressive array of 13 distinctive undergraduate degree programs, 15 focused concentrations, and 18 minors along with two master’s degree programs and one doctoral program. The college is committed to providing our students and faculty with cutting-edge scientific equipment, instrumentation, and marine vessels for both teaching and research purposes. In total, the college has nine different marine vessels, which includes a 54-ft. aluminum vessel with an A-frame. The Burroughs and Chapin Center for Marine and Wetland Studies within the Gupta College of Science also offers the potential for collaboration with faculty engaged in related coastal and marine research issues. The University manages the Waites Island Anne Tilghman Boyce Coastal Reserve, an undeveloped complex of ocean frontage, fresh and saltwater marshes, tidal creeks, and upland forests, that provides a living laboratory for both teaching and research opportunities.

We seek a highly motivated individual with a commitment to undergraduate and graduate education that embraces the teacher-scholar model and provides active learning experiences in classroom and field settings especially through research-related opportunities.

Candidates should complete the online application and submit a letter of application, a current CV, copies of all transcripts, contact information for 3 references, and a statement of teaching philosophy at: https://jobs.coastal.edu/postings/120443. A review of applications will begin on December 1, 2025 and continue until the position is filled.

Coastal Carolina University is a public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, South Carolina, just nine miles from the Atlantic coastal resort city of Myrtle Beach. Coastal Carolina University enrolls over 10,800 students from 49 states and 55 nations. The University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the baccalaureate and master’s degrees of national and/or regional significance in the arts and sciences, business, humanities, education, and health and human services, a specialist degree in instructional technology, and PhD degrees in marine science: coastal and marine systems science and education sciences.

The University provides equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship status, national origin, or because an employee or applicant for employment is an individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, an Armed Forces service medal veteran, a recently separated veteran, or an active-duty wartime or campaign badge veteran, or other “protected veteran,” as defined by law.

Coastal Carolina University is an EO/AA employer.

Required Qualifications
Applicants must, at a minimum, have earned a M.S. in Chemistry but preference will be given to someone with a Ph.D. in Chemistry or closely related fields.

Posting Number
TA00488P

Number of Vacancies
1

Desired Start Date
01/05/2026

Position End Date (if temporary)
05/15/2026

Job Open Date
11/17/2025

Open Until Filled
Yes