ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY

The Chemistry Department of the U.S. Naval Academy invites applications for one or more tenure-track positions in experimental physical or biophysical chemistry at the assistant professor level to begin August 2013. The department consists of 41 full-time faculty members including 5 physical chemistry faculty, and occupies over 52,000 sf of recently renovated office, classroom, and laboratory space equipped with a wide array of modern instrumentation. The department graduates approximately 35 students per year with ACS-certified chemistry degrees. The successful applicant must be strongly committed to teaching at the undergraduate level and will be expected to teach general chemistry and physical chemistry courses on a rotating basis. In addition, the candidate of choice will be expected to develop and maintain a vigorous research program that includes supervision of undergraduate researchers. Candidates should send curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy, concise description of research/scholarly interests and arrange for three letters of recommendation (at least one of which addresses teaching) to be sent electronically by November 9, 2012 to: Chemistrysearch@usna.edu. The Naval Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.