at Loyola University Of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Position Details
Position Details
Job Title
Chemistry, Instructor, Non-Tenure Track (One-Year Appointment)
Position Title
Chemistry, Instructor, Non-Tenure Track (One-Year Appointment)
Position Number
Job Category
University Faculty
Job Type
Full-Time
FLSA Status
Exempt
Campus
Rogers Park-Lake Shore Campus
Location Code
CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY (02113A)
Department Name
CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY
Is this split and/or fully grant funded?
No
Duties and Responsibilities
Loyola University Chicago (LUC), College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, invites applications for a Temporary, One-Year Instructor Appointment (non-renewable) for 2024-2025. The Department offers PhD, MS, and ACS-approved BS and BA degrees in Chemistry and Biochemistry. For more information about the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, please visit its website at https://www.luc.edu/chemistry.
This search is part of a university-wide, multiyear hiring initiative designed to hire outstanding researchers and teachers who are reflective of our diverse student body and committed to interdisciplinarity (i.e., working with colleagues across different subfields and disciplines). Of special interest are candidates who can further the University's efforts to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Teaching responsibilities shall include a 4-4 teaching load. The position involves teaching first and/or second-year laboratory chemistry sections. The ability to teach other courses in our curriculum would be an advantage. In addition, candidates will be required to supervise graduate student teaching assistants.
Qualifications
The candidate will have a PhD in chemical sciences or related areas. Candidates for the position must clearly demonstrate the potential for excellence in teaching and have a record of (or clear potential for) student mentorship. The candidate should be willing to support the mission of LUC and the goals of a Jesuit Catholic Education.
Physical Demands
None
Working Conditions
None
Minimum Education and/or Work Experience
The candidate will have a PhD in chemical sciences or related areas. Candidates for the position must clearly demonstrate the potential for excellence in teaching and have a record of (or clear potential for) student mentorship. The candidate should be willing to support the mission of LUC and the goals of a Jesuit Catholic Education.
Open Date
07/02/2024
Close Date
Special Instructions to Applicants
Candidates should submit to www.careers.luc.edu a current Curriculum Vitae, a teaching statement, and a letter of interest, which includes a description of their experiences in teaching and mentorship that have contributed or relate to issues of student inclusion and diversity. They also should provide the names and email addresses of three individuals prepared to speak to their professional qualifications for this position, especially in terms of undergraduate teaching and mentorship.
Candidates should forward additional materials related to teaching excellence to:
Dali Liu, Ph.D.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Loyola University Chicago
1068 W Sheridan Rd.
Chicago, Illinois 60660
Review of applications will begin July 5th, 2024, and continue until the position is filled.
Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty. The University seeks to increase the diversity of its professoriate, workforce and undergraduate and graduate student populations because broad diversity - including a wide range of individuals who contribute to a robust academic environment - is critical to achieving the University's mission of excellence in education, research, educational access and services in an increasingly diverse society. Therefore, in holistically accessing the many qualifications of each applicant, we would factor favorably an individual's record of conduct that includes experience with an array of diverse perspectives, as well as a wide variety of different educational, research or other work activities. Among other qualifications, we would also factor favorably experience overcoming or helping others overcome barriers to an academic career or degrees.
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Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer with a strong commitment to hiring for our mission and diversifying our faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion (except where religion is a bona fide occupational qualification for the job), national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or any other factor protected by law.
Loyola University Chicago is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
