"Tenure Track Assistant Professor-Chemistry and Biochemistry"

Tenure Track Assistant Professor-Chemistry and Biochemistry

Job No: 497060
Full Time/Part Time: Full-time
Location: South Orange
Categories: Faculty

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Seton Hall University invites applications for a full-time tenure track assistant professor position beginning in Fall 2026. We are seeking an outstanding teacher-scholar with expertise in one or more of the areas of analytical, organic or biochemistry and/or at their interfaces, e.g. bio-analytical, bio-organic. The successful candidate should be prepared to build a highly visible, externally funded research program in the area of interest, mentor graduate and undergraduate research students and teach introductory and advanced undergraduate and graduate courses, be involved in service at the department, college, and university levels.

The 17 full-time faculty in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry have interests spanning the entire field and we value high-quality teaching, scholarship and service. We offer graduate (Ph.D., M.S.), accelerated B.S.-M.S., and several undergraduate chemistry and biochemistry programs, including an ACS-certified B.S. in chemistry.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The successful candidate should be prepared to build a vigorous, competitive, highly visible, externally funded research program in the area of interest, mentor graduate and undergraduate research students and teach introductory and advanced undergraduate and graduate courses, be involved in service at the department, college, and university levels.

Required Qualifications:

Applicants should hold a PhD in chemistry, biochemistry or a closely related discipline, have postdoctoral experience, and a demonstrated record of excellence in research and teaching.

Please submit a cover letter, CV, statement outlining current and future research and startup needs, statement of teaching philosophy, and the names and contract information for the minimum three professional references at jobs.shu.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Questions about the position should be directed to the search committee chair, Dr. Nicholas H. Snow, nicholas.snow@shu.edu.

Salary Range: $68478-$76087

Exempt/Nonexempt: Exempt

Physical Demands: General Office Environment

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Please submit a cover letter, CV, statement outlining current and future research and startup needs, statement of teaching philosophy, and the names and contract information for the minimum three professional references at jobs.shu.edu.