Department
 

PSD Chemistry: Faculty Support

About the Department
 

When the University of Chicago was founded in 1891, one of the first departments established was the Department of Chemistry. Our current faculty has considerable strength in inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry, as well as in interdisciplinary research that delves into biology, physics, and materials science. As of 2015, approximately 175–200 graduate students and 60 postdoctoral research associates were in residence, along with a faculty team of 34. Research groups range in size from 5 to 25 people, allowing for close personal interaction between staff, students, postdocs, and faculty.

Job Summary
 

The Assistant Laboratory Director position will directly support our general organic and other laboratory offerings for our undergraduate teaching mission and strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Designs, constructs, and maintains labs each quarter, including preparing lab manuals, developing new labs, and revising existing labs.

• In collaboration with faculty instructors, develops and supports lecture demonstrations.

• Defines resources and operational objectives for the teaching laboratories and lecture demonstration facilities.

• Trains and manages graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants to support lab courses in the undergraduate programs, including scheduling lab sections and training.

• Trains graduate and undergraduate teaching assistants in lab safety protocols.

• Develops lab curriculum for general and organic chemistry.

• Oversees lab sections and prepares and compiles lab materials.

• Assists the general chemistry and organic chemistry lab directors in executing the lab components of the undergraduate courses.

• Teaches up to one course per year, either during the typical academic year or over the summer, on an as-needed basis.

• Assists with the pedagogical development within the Chemistry department.

• Provides administrative support for general and organic chemistry courses.

• Prepares and tests lecture demonstrations to ensure consistency with course content. Works with faculty or staff to determine the suitability of demonstrations for specific lectures. Informs faculty of new demonstration developments and materials.

• Acts as a resource for and instructs faculty on the proper usage of technical scientific apparatus. Uses best practices and laboratory knowledge to promote safety in handling hazardous equipment and materials.

• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications
 

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

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Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

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Certifications:

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Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Ph.D. in Chemistry or a related field.

Experience:

• Conduct laboratory classes.
• Oversee a laboratory class, including curriculum design and execution.
• General and Organic Chemistry laboratory techniques and safety.
• Teaching lecture components.
• Teaching experience.

Preferred Competencies

• Attention to detail.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Work independently and as part of a team.

Application Documents

• Resume (required)
• Cover Letter (preferred)
• References (preferred)
• Sample Laboratory Lesson Plan (required)

When applying, the document(s) MUST  be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Job Family
 

Academic Affairs

Role Impact
 

Individual Contributor

FLSA Status
 

Exempt

Pay Frequency
 

Monthly

Scheduled Weekly Hours
 

37.5

Benefits Eligible
 

Yes

Drug Test Required
 

No

Health Screen Required
 

No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required
 

No

Posting Statement
 

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