Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Physical Chemistry

Description

The Department of Chemistry at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for two full-time tenure-track faculty appointments to begin in August 2025, one in Inorganic Chemistry and one in Physical Chemistry . A successful candidate for the Inorganic Chemistry position will be expected to teach Inorganic Chemistry lecture and lab, either General Chemistry lecture and lab or Organic Chemistry lecture and lab, and an upper-level elective. A successful candidate for the Physical Chemistry position will be expected to teach Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy lecture and lab, Thermodynamics, General Chemistry lecture and lab, and an upper-level elective. As our department grows to meet increasing student interest and to contribute further to the College, our new colleagues will be the second inorganic chemist and third physical chemist in our department. Please see our department website for more information about these courses and other aspects of our community.

These positions carry a 3-2 teaching load with a research leave prior to tenure review of either a full year at 80% salary or a semester at full salary, and generous sabbatical and fellowship leaves for tenured faculty. Full-time laboratory supervisors prepare all laboratory experiments and work with faculty members during each lab. To enable a smooth transition to Holy Cross, new full-time tenure-track Assistant Professors receive start-up funding to support their research and professional development and have a one-course reduction in their first year of teaching (i.e., 2-2). All full-time appointments offer competitive salaries and full benefits. Faculty at the College cultivate a richly diverse academic community, pursue innovative teaching, and create high-impact scholarship. To learn more about faculty life at the College & the Worcester area, candidates are encouraged to visit our Prospective Faculty page .

Qualifications

Candidates must demonstrate excellence in scholarship and a commitment to effective undergraduate teaching in the context of a liberal arts college. Ph.D. in Chemistry required.

Application Instructions

Please submit a cover letter describing your research and teaching interests, a current curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy (describing your approach to teaching a diverse student body, your previous teaching experience and methods, and the specific courses you are interested in teaching at Holy Cross), a research plan (including how undergraduates will be involved, specific start-up needs, and budget), unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts (official transcripts will be required at time of appointment), and three confidential letters of recommendation.

As a Jesuit, undergraduate liberal arts college, the College values dialogue among people from diverse perspectives as integral to the mission and essential to the excellence of our academic program. In your cover letter and statement on teaching, please highlight how your teaching, scholarship, mentorship, and/or service might support the College’s mission ​and its commitment to diversity and inclusion.

The College of the Holy Cross uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications electronically.

For the Inorganic Chemistry position please submit all application materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/152147 .

For the Physical Chemistry position please submit all application materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/152148 .

Application deadline is September 15th. We plan to hold semifinalist Zoom interviews in October and finalist campus visits in November. Questions about this search may be directed to Professor Bianca Sculimbrene ( bsculimb@holycross.edu ).

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

College of the Holy Cross is a highly selective Catholic liberal arts college in the Jesuit tradition. It enrolls about 3,100 students and is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, a medium-sized city 45 miles west of Boston. The College seeks faculty members whose scholarship, teaching, advising, and on- and off-campus service demonstrate an enduring commitment to academic excellence and who embrace the educational benefits of a richly diverse community. Holy Cross aspires to meet the needs of dual-career couples, in part through its membership in the Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts and the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium .

The College is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies with all Federal and Massachusetts laws concerning equal opportunity and affirmative action in the workplace.