Full-Time: Assistant Professor, Chemistry

DeSales University invites applications for a tenure-track position
in Chemistry at the Assistant Professor level, beginning Fall
2027.

We seek a collaborative educator-scholar with expertise in
analytical chemistry and instrumentation who is committed to
excellence in undergraduate teaching, mentoring, science outreach,
and to the development of a sustained undergraduate research
program.

The successful candidate will contribute to a department focused on
student-centered learning, hands-on scientific training, and
undergraduate research.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate courses in general and analytical chemistry

as well as instrumental analysis, including laboratories

• Develop, maintain, and actively use shared instrumentation

resources in both teaching and research

• Establish a productive undergraduate research program,

mentoring and involving students in independent and course-based
research

• Contribute to curriculum development, program assessment,

student advisement and departmental initiatives

• Engage in service to the department, university, and broader

community

• Participate in faculty development opportunities and attend

conferences

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Chemistry or closely related field
• Demonstrated expertise in analytical chemistry and chemical

instrumentation

• Strong commitment to undergraduate teaching and mentoring
• Clear ability and commitment to developing and sustaining an

undergraduate research program

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience teaching at the undergraduate level
• Experience maintaining, troubleshooting, or managing

instrumentation

• Experience mentoring undergraduate students in research
• Demonstrated commitment to undergraduate STEM education and

outreach

Additional Information :

Start Date: August 2027 with option to begin January 2027

To apply, please submit electronically (PDF preferred) the
following material to Dr. Steve Sweeney, Department Chair of
Chemistry & Biochemistry at steven.sweeney@desales.edu
. In the subject line of the email, please only include your
Last Name- Chemistry Faculty Position :

• Letter of Application (outlining interest and

qualifications)

• Curriculum Vitae
• Statement of Teaching Philosophy
• Research Statement (describing how you would engage

undergraduate students in your scholarly efforts)

• Contact Information for three Professional References
• Photocopies of all Transcripts (official transcripts will be

required, if hired)

Priority review of applications will begin on November 1, 2026.
Applications received by this date will receive full consideration;
however, the position will remain open until filled. Applications
must be complete to be considered for review.

The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry is located in the
Priscilla Payne Hurd Science Center. Our facilities are
well-equipped with state-of-the-art instrumentation supported by
college-controlled endowments. Instrumentation includes a 60-MHz
teaching NMR spectrometer, thermal analysis (STA, bomb
calorimetry), UV-Vis and fluorescence spectrophotometers, multiple
UV-Vis and IR spectrometers, a magnetic susceptibility balance, as
well as other chromatographic (GC-TCD, GC-MS with FID and headspace
sampler, HPLC, FPLC), electrochemical, and biochemical
instrumentation. University endowment funds are available to
provide start-up support for new faculty and continued support for
research endeavors.

DeSales University is an EEO employer - M/F/Vets/Disabled;
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. This position is
not eligible for immigration sponsorship.