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Chemistry
Professor - Inorganic Chemistry, Tenure Track

A tenure-track position, at the assistant or associate professor rank depending on experience, is available at St. Lawrence University for a Ph.D. chemist with a specialization in inorganic chemistry.  The successful candidate will be expected to teach advanced inorganic chemistry, an inorganic lecture/laboratory course, and participate extensively in the teaching of general chemistry in a small-class format.  St. Lawrence University expects and is supportive of faculty mentored undergraduate research as a critical element of a liberal arts science education.  All chemistry majors participate in a senior research project.  The candidate will be expected to establish a productive research program to which undergraduates can actively contribute and to seek external funding to support it.  Applicants at the associate level with demonstrated excellence in establishing productive and funded undergraduate research programs are encouraged to apply.  The department houses an impressive array of instrumental and computational resources for the support of teaching and research.  Our Johnson Hall of Science is LEED certified Gold since 2008.  Details and additional information are available at our web site (http://www.stlawu.edu/academics/programs/chemistry).  St. Lawrence University has a nationally recognized First Year Program (http://www.stlawu.edu/fyp/) to which the successful candidate could also contribute.  We welcome applications from candidates who bring diverse cultural, ethnic and national perspectives to their scholarship and teaching.  Position begins August 2013.

Interested candidates should submit CV, graduate and undergraduate transcripts, a succinct statement of teaching philosophy, a 2-3 page research plan, and arrange for three letters of reference to be sent to Mrs. Peg Barkley, Administrative Secretary, Department of Chemistry, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617.  Electronic submissions may be sent to pegbarkley@stlawu.edu.  Review of completed applications will begin in early November and continue until the position is successfully filled.

Located in Canton, N.Y., St. Lawrence University is a coeducational, private, independent liberal arts institution of about 2,300 students. The educational opportunities at St. Lawrence inspire students and prepare them to be critical and creative thinkers, to find a compass for their lives and careers, and to pursue knowledge and understanding for the benefit of themselves, humanity and the planet. Through its focus on active engagement with ideas in and beyond the classroom, a St. Lawrence education leads students to make connections that transform lives and communities, from the local to the global.  For additional information about St. Lawrence, please visit SLU’s homepage at http://www.stlawu.edu.

SLU is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

Posted: October 3, 2012

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