Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry - Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry #27-02

Tenure-Track Faculty Position Announcement

Department: Chemistry and Biochemistry

Faculty Hire Number: #27-02

Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor

Effective Date of Appointment: August 19, 2027 (Subject to Budgetary Approval)

Anticipated Hiring Range: $83,349 - $92,610 (Dependent upon qualifications)

CSUN’s Commitment to You:

CSUN is committed to achieving excellence through teaching, scholarship, learning and inclusion. Our values include a respect for all people, building partnerships with the community and the encouragement of innovation, experimentation, and creativity. CSUN strives to cultivate a community in which a diverse population can learn and work in an atmosphere of civility and respect. CSUN is especially interested in candidates who make contributions to equity and inclusion in the pursuit of excellence for all members of the university community.

As a Hispanic-serving Institution (HSI), inclusiveness and diversity are integral to CSUN’s commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and engagement. As of Fall 2025, CSUN enrolls 36,960 students, where 57.5% are Latinx, 18.4% are White, 8.5% are Asian-American, 5.5% are Black/African American, 0.1% are Native American, and 0.1% are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. 

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About the College:

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About the Department:

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Position:

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) is seeking up to two tenure-track faculty members in Organic Chemistry at the rank of Assistant Professor only.

The successful candidate will teach introductory and general chemistry at the undergraduate level, and organic chemistry and special topics at the undergraduate and graduate levels. These individuals will have research interests in organic chemistry.

In addition to teaching, the position requires weekly office hours, attending faculty meetings, participation in assessment of student learning, and service to the department, college, and university. The successful candidate(s) may be required to teach on weekdays, evenings, weekends, and/or online and will be held to the standards and requirements of the college and department in which he/she/they is/are housed for recommending tenure and promotion. Given CSUN’s commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and engagement in a diverse environment, the successful candidate will help the Department achieve equitable academic outcomes for all students through teaching, student mentorship, scholarship, and service.

Required Qualifications:  

• Ph.D. in chemistry from an accredited institution, with thesis research in organic chemistry
• Clear potential for excellence in teaching undergraduate/graduate courses in person
• Evidence of, or clear potential for, mentoring diverse undergraduate/graduate students
• Productive research experience in forefront organic chemistry
• Well thought-out, robust plan of independent research activity, feasible for success at CSUN, that includes strategies for generating and publishing data in top-tier journals, recruiting students, and obtaining extramural funding

Preferred Qualifications:

• Postdoctoral research or industrial research experience
• Record of recent primary research publications in mainstream, peer-reviewed journals
• Publication rate as first or corresponding author in mainstream, peer-reviewed journals that is commensurate with experience
• Contributions to grant proposal writing
• Evidence of effective engagement, or potential to engage, with a diverse student body.
• Experience using, or potential to use, culturally responsive pedagogy that leads to equitable outcomes for all students
• Experience or potential for creating a student-centered learning environment
• Research/Lab experience that includes working with students from diverse backgrounds 
• Experience adopting inclusive approaches to mentoring

Application Deadline:

Screening of applications will begin September 15, 2026. Priority will be given to applicants who meet the screen