Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Chemistry

Requisition #: A-133718-3

Status: Full Time

Type: Faculty

School: Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

Department/Program: Department of Chemistry

Location City: Baltimore

Location State: MD

Location Zip Code: 21218

Closing Date: Open until filled

To apply: apply.interfolio.com/133718

General Description

As part of a strategic investment for a transformative expansion of the faculty of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Chemistry at Johns Hopkins University (chemistry.jhu.edu) is poised for significant growth in the coming years. To this end, we invite applications from outstanding candidates for a tenure-track position in areas of chemistry that overlap with a university-wide research cluster in sustainable transformations and energy. Candidates in areas of inorganic chemistry and other areas of preparative or synthetic chemistry that are focused on catalysis, earth-abundant metals, energy transformations and sustainability, are particularly encouraged to apply.

Successful candidates will join Chemistry and the Ralph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI), the university's home for the sustainable transformations and energy cluster (energyinstitute.jhu.edu/bdp-cluster-faculty-hiring/). ROSEI provides unique programming for its faculty as it spans the development and implementation of critical sustainable energy technologies to aid in the energy transition.

The anticipated starting date is July 1, 2024. Applicants at the Assistant Professor level are the focus of the search, but exceptional candidates at the Associate or Full Professor level will be considered. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching interests and philosophy, and a description of research plans through Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/133718. Consideration of applications will begin on November 1, 2023. Applicants should send requests for recommendation letters from their Interfolio account to at least three references. For questions about Interfolio, call (887) 997-8807 or email [email protected].

Johns Hopkins University is committed to active recruitment of a diverse faculty and student body. The University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer of women, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities and encourages applications from these and other protected group members. Consistent with the University's goals of achieving excellence in all areas, we will assess the comprehensive qualifications of each applicant.

Application Instructions

Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching interests and philosophy, and a description of research plans through Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/133718. 

The Johns Hopkins University is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the university does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or other legally protected characteristic. The university is committed to providing qualified individuals access to all academic and employment programs, benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance and merit without regard to personal factors that are irrelevant to the program involved.

Pre-Employment Information

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

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