Job Description

Department Information
Within this setting, the Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Physics is housed in the College of Science and Mathematics. The Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Physics offers three Bachelor of Science degrees. The first is a major in Physics, offering five new concentrations in Astronomy, Nanoscience, Quantum Information, Medical Physics, and Industrial Physics. The other two are ACS-certified majors in Chemistry and Biochemistry (also accredited by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology). The department offers a Ph.D. in Materials Science as well as an M.S. in Applied Physical Science with concentrations in materials and coatings science and chemical and biochemical science. The department and its faculty participate in the Ph.D. programs in Biomedical Sciences and Environmental Science housed within the College of Science and Mathematics, where faculty mentor doctoral. students in these programs. The department is rapidly increasing its externally funded research activities, houses the Center for Advanced Materials Science, and participates in two core research laboratories: the College Core Research Laboratory and the Advanced Materials Core Research Laboratory. Our research space is located across multiple buildings, including dedicated teaching and research laboratories on the Statesboro campus and on the Armstrong campus in Savannah. The department comprises 51 faculty with 35 on the tenure track, 12 on non-tenure track, 4 visiting faculty, and 6 full-time staff.



Job Summary
Reporting to the department chair, the position requires teaching and service. The position is an academic (10 month) non-tenure track appointment and will also serve as the organic chemistry laboratory coordinator.

Required Qualifications
Earned Ph.D. in chemistry, or a closely related field, by August 1, 2027 with at least 18 graduate semester hours in chemistry or closely related field.

Academic background to teach courses in Chemistry (CHEM), particularly organic chemistry

Commitment to teaching excellence in undergraduate and graduate courses

Willingness to engage with institutional student success initiatives.

Commitment to engaging with best practice initiatives in instruction and pedagogy, mentoring, and curriculum design and development.

Preferred Qualifications
Ability to teach face-to-face and online courses.

Experience teaching at the university/ college level

Experience in organic laboratory instruction

Proposed Salary
Commensurate with experience.
This is an exempt position paid on a monthly basis.



Required Documents to Attach
A complete application (as a single pdf file) consists of a letter addressing the qualifications cited above, a curriculum vitae, photocopies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts, a statement of teaching philosophy (up to 2 pages) and the contact information of at least 3 professional references (name, address, telephone number, and email address) submitted via the Georgia Southern University Careers portal.

Only complete applications submitted electronically will be considered. Finalists will be required to submit to a background investigation.