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Job no: 562060
Work type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track
Location: Northern California: Humboldt
Categories: Bargaining Unit: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Appointment Type: Tenured/Tenure-Track, Time Basis: Full Time, Job Search Category/Discipline: Faculty - Health Sciences, Job Search Category/Discipline: Faculty - Natural Sciences
Vacancy Announcement
Faculty Tenure-Track Position Starting Fall 2027
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Cal Poly Humboldt is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) that strives to foster an equitable and inclusive community that supports our students of diverse backgrounds. Cal Poly Humboldt is committed to achieving the goals of equal opportunity and endeavors to employ faculty of the highest quality committed promoting excellence for all students.
DESCRIPTION:
Cal Poly Humboldt and the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry invite applicants for a full-time, academic year, tenure-track faculty position with an emphasis in Biochemistry. This position will also partner with the new Health and Medical Sciences program as a student advisor and advisor to the program.
DEPARTMENT:
The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry is an active undergraduate program certified by the American Chemical Society. Our Department serves 100+ majors in Chemistry & Biochemistry and the College of Natural Resources and Sciences. Biochemistry is a growing major within the department. The majority of our students participate in course-based and faculty-mentored research. We house modern instrumentation including: LC-MS, GC-MS, HPLC, 400MHz FT-NMR, UV-Vis Spectrophotometers, Luminescence Spectrofluorometer, Dynamic Light Scattering, Flash Chromatography, FT-IR, Atomic Absorption Spectrometer, Incubator shakers, Biosafety Cabinet, and High Speed and Ultracentrifuges. The College of Natural Resources and Sciences includes a core facility with rtPCR, fluorescence and UV-visible plate reader, SEM and TEM electron microscopes and a CIRM funded stem cell shared resource facility to house a cell culture suite, fluorescence activated cell sorter, confocal microscope and cryostat. For more information about our department and facilities, please visit: https://www.humboldt.edu/chemistry
PROFESSIONAL DUTIES:
Candidates should be committed to teaching excellence and to building a strong research record. Instructional assignments may include: General Chemistry I & II, Biochemistry I, II & III or Introductory Biochemistry. Additional teaching will include Brief Organic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry I and II, and electives in Medicinal Chemistry, Forensic Chemistry, or Biomaterials Biosensors and Bionanotechnology, depending on the expertise of the faculty member. Instructional assignments will be consistent with the programmatic needs of the department and students.
The primary professional responsibilities of instructional faculty members are: teaching, research, scholarship, creative activity, and service to the University, profession and to the community. These responsibilities include: advising students, participation in campus and system-wide communities, maintaining office hours, working collaboratively and productively with colleagues, and participation in traditional academic functions. Probationary faculty are typically provided ongoing mentorship to be a successful member of the faculty. During the first two years of the probationary period, teaching responsibilities will be reduced by approximately one course each semester. The reduced teaching load supports the establishment of research, scholarship and/or creative activities required for retention, tenure, and promotion.
Cal Poly Humboldt also continues to build unique and innovative learning opportunities for students, bridging multiple disciplines across the spectrum. This position will partner and support both our recent Biochemistry BS (2024) and the new Health and Medical Sciences program. Cal Poly Humboldt is a leader in "learning communities" that build relationships between students, faculty, staff, administrators, and the community. These communities incorporate environmental and social responsibility.
RANK, SALARY AND BENEFITS:
We seek to fill this position at the Assistant Professor rank; however, rank and salary are dependent on the appointee's qualifications and experience. The Assistant Professor Classification annual salary range for this position is $74,652 - $158,688; the anticipated starting annual salary is $80,000-$85,000.
Cal Poly Humboldt provides an excellent benefits package for faculty. Information about benefits plans can be found at: https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/careers/benefits/Documents/employee-benefits-summary.pdf
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
An earned Ph.D. or equivalent in Biochemistry or Chemistry with experience in biochemistry, biotechnology, medicinal chemistry, or a related field from an accredited college or university is required at the time of appointment. If ABD, degree requirements must be completed by date of appointment.
The successful candidate must demonstrate the following:
Job no: 562060
Work type: Instructional Faculty – Tenured/Tenure-Track
Location: Northern California: Humboldt
Categories: Bargaining Unit: Unit 3 - CFA - California Faculty Association, Appointment Type: Tenured/Tenure-Track, Time Basis: Full Time, Job Search Category/Discipline: Faculty - Health Sciences, Job Search Category/Discipline: Faculty - Natural Sciences
Vacancy Announcement
Faculty Tenure-Track Position Starting Fall 2027
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Cal Poly Humboldt is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) that strives to foster an equitable and inclusive community that supports our students of diverse backgrounds. Cal Poly Humboldt is committed to achieving the goals of equal opportunity and endeavors to employ faculty of the highest quality committed promoting excellence for all students.
DESCRIPTION:
Cal Poly Humboldt and the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry invite applicants for a full-time, academic year, tenure-track faculty position with an emphasis in Biochemistry. This position will also partner with the new Health and Medical Sciences program as a student advisor and advisor to the program.
DEPARTMENT:
The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry is an active undergraduate program certified by the American Chemical Society. Our Department serves 100+ majors in Chemistry & Biochemistry and the College of Natural Resources and Sciences. Biochemistry is a growing major within the department. The majority of our students participate in course-based and faculty-mentored research. We house modern instrumentation including: LC-MS, GC-MS, HPLC, 400MHz FT-NMR, UV-Vis Spectrophotometers, Luminescence Spectrofluorometer, Dynamic Light Scattering, Flash Chromatography, FT-IR, Atomic Absorption Spectrometer, Incubator shakers, Biosafety Cabinet, and High Speed and Ultracentrifuges. The College of Natural Resources and Sciences includes a core facility with rtPCR, fluorescence and UV-visible plate reader, SEM and TEM electron microscopes and a CIRM funded stem cell shared resource facility to house a cell culture suite, fluorescence activated cell sorter, confocal microscope and cryostat. For more information about our department and facilities, please visit: https://www.humboldt.edu/chemistry
PROFESSIONAL DUTIES:
Candidates should be committed to teaching excellence and to building a strong research record. Instructional assignments may include: General Chemistry I & II, Biochemistry I, II & III or Introductory Biochemistry. Additional teaching will include Brief Organic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry I and II, and electives in Medicinal Chemistry, Forensic Chemistry, or Biomaterials Biosensors and Bionanotechnology, depending on the expertise of the faculty member. Instructional assignments will be consistent with the programmatic needs of the department and students.
The primary professional responsibilities of instructional faculty members are: teaching, research, scholarship, creative activity, and service to the University, profession and to the community. These responsibilities include: advising students, participation in campus and system-wide communities, maintaining office hours, working collaboratively and productively with colleagues, and participation in traditional academic functions. Probationary faculty are typically provided ongoing mentorship to be a successful member of the faculty. During the first two years of the probationary period, teaching responsibilities will be reduced by approximately one course each semester. The reduced teaching load supports the establishment of research, scholarship and/or creative activities required for retention, tenure, and promotion.
Cal Poly Humboldt also continues to build unique and innovative learning opportunities for students, bridging multiple disciplines across the spectrum. This position will partner and support both our recent Biochemistry BS (2024) and the new Health and Medical Sciences program. Cal Poly Humboldt is a leader in "learning communities" that build relationships between students, faculty, staff, administrators, and the community. These communities incorporate environmental and social responsibility.
RANK, SALARY AND BENEFITS:
We seek to fill this position at the Assistant Professor rank; however, rank and salary are dependent on the appointee's qualifications and experience. The Assistant Professor Classification annual salary range for this position is $74,652 - $158,688; the anticipated starting annual salary is $80,000-$85,000.
Cal Poly Humboldt provides an excellent benefits package for faculty. Information about benefits plans can be found at: https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/careers/benefits/Documents/employee-benefits-summary.pdf
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
An earned Ph.D. or equivalent in Biochemistry or Chemistry with experience in biochemistry, biotechnology, medicinal chemistry, or a related field from an accredited college or university is required at the time of appointment. If ABD, degree requirements must be completed by date of appointment.
The successful candidate must demonstrate the following:
- Record of training or experience in the field of Biochemistry;
- Excellence in, or clear potential for, university-level teaching and creating a student-centered learning environment;