Assistant or Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry

Description

THE DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY at SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY seeks to recruit for a tenured/tenure-track faculty position in Organic Chemistry at the Assistant or Associate professor level with the appointment to begin in Fall 2025.

We seek candidates with research and teaching specialties that compliment those existing within the department, with a preferred emphasis on catalysis, new reaction development, and/or synthetic methodology. Located in San Diego with established and growing ties to local biotech and pharma, SDSU welcomes candidates that can foster research collaborations and prepare students for careers in these industries. SDSU has a diverse student body and is a designated Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). The Chemistry and Biochemistry department is highly research active and is an integral part of the university's strategic plan to become an R1, premier public research university in the near future.

The minimum salary for this position is based on the current CSU salary schedule for Assistant Professors  / Associate Professors / Professors and may be revised based on contract collective bargaining. The anticipated salary range is from $94k – 97k at the assistant professor level and from $114k – 120k at the associate professor level. Salary placement will be based on the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience, and salaries higher than the published maximums may be offered in limited circumstances. San Diego State University offers a rich benefits package that constitutes a major portion of total compensation. For benefits information, click here.

Qualifications

The successful candidate is expected to develop an innovative, extramurally funded, independent research program, to mentor undergraduate and graduate (M.S. and Ph.D.) students in research, and to be prepared to teach courses in upper division and graduate-level organic chemistry. A Ph.D. degree in chemistry or a related field is required and postdoctoral experience is strongly preferred. For appointment at the Associate Professor level, the candidate must have experience with leading an established, extramurally funded, independent research group. Review of applications will be conducted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled. All applicants whose materials we receive by October 16, 2024 are guaranteed full consideration.

We are seeking applicants with demonstrated experience in and/or commitment to teaching and working effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and members of underrepresented groups. Candidates must satisfy three or more of the eight Building on Inclusive Excellence (BIE) criteria. Candidates that meet BIE criteria: (a) are committed to engaging in service with underrepresented populations within the discipline, (b) have demonstrated knowledge of barriers for underrepresented students and faculty within the discipline, (c) have experience or have demonstrated commitment to teaching and mentoring underrepresented students, (d) have experience or have demonstrated commitment to integrating understanding of underrepresented populations and communities into research, (e) have experience in or have demonstrated commitment to extending knowledge of opportunities and challenges in achieving artistic/scholarly success to members of an underrepresented group, (f) have experience in or have demonstrated commitment to research that engages underrepresented communities, (g) have expertise or demonstrated commitment to developing expertise in cross-cultural communication and collaboration, and/or (h) have research interests that contribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher education. Please indicate in a separate diversity statement how you meet at least three of these criteria. Additional guidance on our BIE program for applicants is here.

SDSU is the oldest institution of higher education in the San Diego region, with a campus in San Diego serving 36,000 undergraduate and graduate students and additional locations in Southern California’s Imperial Valley and Tbilisi in the Republic of Georgia. SDSU is included in the Carnegie Foundation’s Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity category. Established in 1897, SDSU offers bachelor degrees in 97 areas, masters in 84 and doctorates in 23. See http://www.sdsu.edu for more information. SDSU is a large, diverse, urban university, an Asian-Native American-Pacific Islander -Serving Institution and a Hispanic-Serving Institution with a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusive excellence. Our campus community is diverse in many ways, including race, religion, color, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, pregnancy, medical condition, and covered veteran status. We stri