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Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry
Job Description
Position Details
Position Information
| Announcement Number | FAC - VA - 23020 |
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| For questions regarding this position, please contact: | Rob Walker, Search Committee Chair at (406) 994-7928 or rawalker@montana.edu . |
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| Working Title | Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry |
| Brief Position Overview | The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Montana State University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in organic chemistry with a starting rank of Assistant Professor. The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry. Candidates are expected to develop an internationally recognized research program involving any area of organic chemistry. Excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and graduate level is expected, and postdoctoral experience is desirable. |
| Faculty Tenure Track | Yes |
| Faculty Rank | Assistant |
| Position Number | 4A7184 |
| Department | Chemistry |
| Division | College of Letters & Science |
| Appointment Type | Faculty |
| Contract Term | Academic Year |
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| Union Affiliation | Exempt from Collective Bargaining |
| FTE | 1.0 |
| Benefits Eligible | Eligible |
| Salary | Salary commensurate with experience, education, and qualifications |
| Contract Type | MUS |
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| Recruitment Type | Open |
Position Details
| General Statement | The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Montana State University (MSU) is a dynamic, research-active department with strong interdisciplinary collaborations. Research thrusts of the Department and University include structural biology, biophysics, bioinorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, nanomaterials, optical spectroscopy, and energy research. The Department is composed of 17 tenure track faculty, several research faculty and approximately 90 graduate students. The Department grants Ph.D. degrees in both Chemistry and Biochemistry and also has a strong tradition of undergraduate participation in research. Founded in 1893 as a Land Grant University, Montana State University is composed of seven academic colleges and a graduate school and boasts a friendly, supportive faculty and campus environment. Currently, the University hosts an enrollment of over 16,000 students, including approximately 1700 graduate students. MSU is recognized as one of 96 U.S. Research Universities representing the top tier of the Carnegie Foundation rankings. MSU, located in Bozeman, Montana, is a community of about 55,000 nestled in the Rocky Mountains in southwest Montana. In addition to providing access to an extraordinary ecosystem for teaching and research programs, Bozeman is renowned for year-round recreational and cultural opportunities including access to world-class ski areas, blue-ribbon trout fishing streams and the Gallatin National Forest. The local airport is served by eight national airlines with daily flights to a dozen cities. Named an All American City, Bozeman boasts high quality medical facilities, many fine restaurants, acclaimed public and private schools, a symphony orchestra and choir, an annual opera, and nationally known events such as the Sweet Pea Festival held in early August of each year. Powder Magazine identified Bozeman, with “three distinctly different” major ski resorts within an hour’s drive, as the number one place to live and ski in its November 2010 Magazine. Bizjournals.com ranked Bozeman #2 on the list of American Dreamtowns – small towns that offer the best quality of life without metropolitan hassles. The excellent K-12 educational system, growing reputation of Montana State University, and pristine natural environment of the area combine to make Bozeman one of America’s most desirable university towns. Bozeman is located in the beautiful Gallatin Valley, with three blue-ribbon trout rivers and is 90 miles north of Yellowstone National Park. Montana State University values diverse perspectives and is committed to continually supporting, promoting and building an inclusive and culturally diverse campus environment. The College of Letters & Science (CLS) at Montana State University encourages individuals interested in advancing the University’s Strategic Plan diversity, equity, and inclusion goals to apply. Links to the University Strategic Plan ; Office of Diversity and Inclusion ; Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Plan ; CLS Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion ; and CLS newsletter, Diversity Matters are all embedded here for reference. CLS is committed to developing a diverse faculty, staff, and student body and to modeling an inclusive campus community which values the expression of differences in ways that promote excellence in research, teaching, and service/outreach engagement, and institutional success. In keeping with this commitment, the College encourages applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. We recruit, employ, train, and promote regardless of race, gender, sex, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, color, national origin, disability, age, veterans status, and other underrepresented groups. MSU also recognizes the importance of work-life integration and strives to be responsive to the needs of dual career couples . |
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| Duties and Responsibilities | As a tenure-track faculty member in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, the successful candidate will conduct research activities and establish an independent, vigorous, externally funded, nationally competitive research program. Duties also include teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels in areas of chemistry that are of mutual interest to the Department and the candidate, advising and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, participating in appropriate departmental and university service functions and collaboration with other faculty and departments to enhance programs at Montana State University. We hope to attract applicants who can teach in a diverse University community and have demonstrated ability in helping students from diverse backgrounds succeed. |
| Required Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills | |
| Preferred Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills | |
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| Position Special Requirements/Additional Information | This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. |
| Physical Demands | To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. |
| The Program | The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is one of Montana State University’s premier research departments. We continually strive for excellence in all of MSU’s core values. We are a vibrant, cohesive community with faculty, staff, and students who are dedicated to teaching, research, and service. The department has identified three primary areas of research emphasis. These three themes are energy conversion, supramolecular/mesoscale materials, and research at the chemistry/biology interface. The Department is uniquely positioned to perform energy conversion research across a wide range of material substrates using highly sophisticated instrumentation and methods. We are also well placed to perform supramolecular/mesoscale research on a breadth of sample types including synthetic materials, protein networks, and viruses. Finally, we are able to provide new chemical insights into biology using a vast array of methods that have been developed or enhanced within the Department. State-of-the-art instrumentation and shared instrumentation facilities are essential infrastructure for all of the research themes. Our Department is a University Flagship, and our faculty members play leading roles in multi-disciplinary research programs that integrate efforts across the College of Letters and Science, across Montana State University, and with other academic institutions and industrial partners both locally and more widely. We leverage our research activities to provide outstanding opportunities for our students, post-doctoral associates, and staff scientists. After earning their degrees, our Ph.D. graduates have taken positions in universities, industry, and government labs. These graduates are highly sought after because of their comprehensive training and demonstrated records of accomplishment. As an integral part of our scientific ambitions, we are committed to excellence in the training the next generation of scientists. Our faculty, staff, and students share a common vision of maintaining a collegial environment in which the professional, intellectual, and personal growth of each individual is nurtured. We strive to stimulate all of our students to learn, to imagine, and to discover. We strive to equip them with every tool that they need to flourish in their own exciting and rewarding careers. The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry values diverse perspectives and is committed to continually supporting, promoting and building an inclusive and culturally diverse campus environment. Because increasing the diversity is one of our strategic priorities, women and underrepresented minorities are particularly encourage to apply. |
| The Department | The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Montana State University (MSU) is a vigorous, research-active department with strong interdisciplinary collaborations. The Department’s research building (built in 2008) houses shared instrumentation including a new macromolecular x-ray diffractometer, NMR and Mass spectrometry facilities, a newly installed cryo-EM, EPR, CD, femtosecond laser spectrometers, microscopes, FTIR spectrometers, steady state and time resolved emission laser spectrometers, molecular graphics, parallel computing with a 90-processor heterogeneous Linux cluster, SEM, TEM, scanning Auger, scanning probe techniques, and access to two synchrotron beam lines. MSU is connected to the very broadband network system (vBNS) that provides fast Internet access and facilitates remote computing at national supercomputer sites. |
| The College | The College of Letters and Science (L&S), the largest center for learning, teaching and research at Montana State University, offers students an excellent liberal arts and sciences education in nearly 50 majors, 25 minors and over 25 graduate degrees within the four areas of the humanities, natural sciences, mathematics and social sciences. Building on the great strength of our traditional disciplines, the college provides exciting opportunities for faculty and students at the cutting edge of interdisciplinary inquiry. L&S is dedicated to supporting student success, discovering and disseminating new knowledge, and providing an atmosphere in which discovery and learning are integrated and valued. L&S is at the confluence of intellectual tradition, discovery, and innovation. |
Posting Detail Information
| Number of Vacancies | 1 |
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| Desired Start Date | Upon completion of a successful search. |
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| Applications will be: | Screening of completed applications will begin on October 31, 2022 and will continue until the position is filled. |
| Special Instructions | Required applicant documents: |
| Diversity Statement | Montana State University values diverse perspectives and is committed to continually supporting, promoting and building an inclusive and culturally diverse campus environment. MSU recognizes the importance of work-life integration and strives to be responsive to the needs of dual career couples . |
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