Lecturer – Chemistry

Lecturer – Chemistry – (21003231)

Description

GENERAL CHEMISTRY LECTURER

The College of New Jersey

To enrich education through diversity, TCNJ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. TCNJ has a strong commitment to inclusive excellence and to achieve diversity among faculty and staff. We strongly encourage a host of diverse, intersectional populations and cultures to apply including, but not limited to, identities based on race, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, and veteran status. TCNJ’s Division of Inclusive Excellence, diversity.tcnj.edu, houses several faculty and staff affinity groups including the Minority Executive Council, Women’s Professional Network, Parenting Network, LGBTQ+ Pride, and Multicultural Greek Affinity Group.

The Department of Chemistry at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) invites applications for a 10-month, non-tenure-track Lecturer starting August 2022. The position is offered for an initial two-year appointment, with potential for renewal for a second two-year appointment and subsequent three-year appointments based on performance.

TCNJ has a strong commitment to inclusive excellence in our community and to supporting a healthy work-life balance for our faculty. TCNJ has been recognized by The Chronicle of Higher Education on its honor roll of “Great Colleges to Work For.”

At TCNJ, General Chemistry is a two-semester sequence (Gen Chem I, Gen Chem II), and each is taught as a multi-instructor, multi-section course. Each course section typically includes 24 to 48 students in the “active learning classroom” and no more than 24 students in each “laboratory.” The Department of Chemistry seeks a candidate to teach in this curriculum and serve as lead coordinator of General Chemistry. The Lecturer facilitates communication among instructors and works to provide equitable standards of learning and assessment for students across all course sections. The Lecturer’s responsibilities include onboarding new instructors, providing ongoing support to the General Chemistry faculty, developing/implementing new student-centered pedagogy with the full-time faculty, and working with the laboratory manager, instrumentation specialist, and other campus partners in teaching and learning. The successful candidate will be able to teach General Chemistry I and II through an inclusive excellence lens and will have excellent organizational, leadership, and communication skills. The ability to teach other chemistry courses is desirable but not required.

TCNJ is the proud recipient of an Inclusive Excellence grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), which supports our work to provide access and foster success for all students studying science and math, especially those traditionally underserved by STEM and higher education. TCNJ has also been a recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) ADVANCE grant, which has worked to support the careers of women faculty members in STEM disciplines.

The successful candidate will have a doctorate or master’s degree in Chemistry or a closely related field. The candidate will also have demonstrated excellence in teaching, including prior experience teaching college-level General Chemistry, both lecture and laboratory. We invite applicants from all areas of Chemistry, who are committed to high-quality teaching, deep student engagement, and who have a strong commitment to teaching pedagogies which promote equity, inclusion, and diversity. We also encourage applications from candidates with a wide range of professional, including industry, and personal paths. Each candidate is invited to discuss their unique pathway in their application materials.

Employer Qualifications:
Final offer of employment is contingent upon the successful completion of background check and reference checks

Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required for all non-classified positions

To Apply

Applicants should compile a single PDF file containing the items listed below. Apply online at the following link: https://tcnj.taleo.net/careersection/00_ex_faculty/jobdetail.ftl?job=21003231&lang=en and upload your single PDF to the resume section of the application:

Letter of application,

Curriculum vitae,

Statement of teaching philosophy (1-2 pages),

Statement of commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (1-2 pages),

Unofficial copies of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and a

List of three references with contact information who can speak to your teaching and organizational skills (If you are selected for a site visit confidential letters of recommendation will be required from your references.)

Review of complete applications will begin on December 21, 2021 and will continue until the position is filled. A final offer of employment will be contingent upon the successful completion of a background investigation.

About the Department of Chemistry

The Chemistry Department has 17 full-time faculty members, 13 of whom are tenure-track, and approximately 120 majors. We occupy a newly expanded and renovated Chemistry Building, which is part of TCNJ’s six-building STEM Complex, providing tremendous opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. The Chemistry Department offers state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities with extensive instrumentation (see: science.tcnj.edu/about/facilities-labs).

TCNJ’s Department of Chemistry offers the Bachelor of Science in Chemistry as its only degree with specializations in Biochemistry, Materials Chemistry, and Secondary Education. It ranks in the top 10% nationally in the number of American Chemical Society (ACS) certified degrees earned. Over 80% of our majors participate in one or more semesters of research with a Chemistry faculty member. Among all public colleges and universities, TCNJ ranks first in the nation for the percentage of its undergraduates who go on to earn Ph.D.’s in Chemistry. In the past five years, the department was awarded over $3 million in external grants and has produced more than 40 peer-reviewed papers or book chapters. TCNJ and the Trenton ACS local section will host the ACS Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting (MARM) in 2022. For more information about the department, visit chemistry.tcnj.edu.

About TCNJ

Founded in 1855, TCNJ is a selective public primarily undergraduate institution that has earned national recognition for its commitment to excellence. TCNJ emphasizes the residential experience for our nearly 7,400 full-time students, 30% of whom are self-described as members of groups traditionally underrepresented in academe and STEM. Students benefit from a 13-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio and an average class size of 21 students, which has contributed to TCNJ attaining a first-year to sophomore retention rate of 94%, a 4-year graduation rate of 76% (4th highest in the U.S. for public institutions), and a 6-year graduation rate of 86% (among the highest in the country). TCNJ has also received national recognition for the adoption and promotion of the teacher-scholar model for our faculty and deep engagement of our undergraduates in research, scholarship, and creative activity. TCNJ was awarded the inaugural “Campus-wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishment” from the Council on Undergraduate Research in 2015. In part because of TCNJ’s intentional and comprehensive integration of research into our undergraduate curricula and institutional culture, an increasing number of TCNJ graduates have pursued and completed doctoral degrees over the past ten years. TCNJ also has a Phi Beta Kappa chapter—an honor shared by less than 10 percent of colleges and universities nationally. A strong liberal arts core forms the foundation for programs offered through TCNJ’s seven schools—Arts and Communication; Business; Education; Engineering; Humanities and Social Sciences; Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science; and Science. TCNJ is located within an hour of New York City and Philadelphia. The College’s campus is set on 289 tree-lined acres in suburban Ewing Township and is known for its natural beauty. For more information, visit www.tcnj.edu.

Primary Location: Chemistry Building – Chemistry

Work Locations: Chemistry Building – Chemistry 2000 Pennington Rd Ewing Township 08628

Job: Faculty

Job Posting: Oct 22, 2021, 1:02:16 PM