Faculty Search Ad

The Chemistry Department at The Pennsylvania State University seeks outstanding applicants for faculty positions in

• Organic Chemistry
• Molecular Energy Conversion Chemistry
• Analytical Chemistry
  

Both senior and junior candidates are encouraged to apply.  The research focus within the broad umbrella of these search areas is open, but candidates whose scientific interests complement those of existing faculty are preferred.  Successful applicants should be capable of achieving teaching excellence at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

The Chemistry Department at Penn State has many advantages to offer new faculty members, including a stable pool of highly motivated graduate students (45-50/yr for ~35 faculty), excellent support staff, comprehensive mass spectral and NMR capabilities, and a 177K sq-ft chemistry research building on the University Park campus.  Research in the biological sciences also benefits from many opportunities for tie-ins with the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences.  In addition, the Materials Research Institute, and the Penn State Institutes of Energy and the Environment  offer many prospects for interactions and collaboration.

Applications will be evaluated starting October 15, 2009 and the search will continue until the positions are filled.  Candidates should send a cover letter indicating which position is sought, a current CV, a brief statement of research interests, and arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent under separate cover.  Please address application materials to: Search Committee, Box C, Department of Chemistry, 104 Chemistry Building, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, or send as a single pdf file to facultysearch@chem.psu.edu.

Penn State is committed to affirmative action, equal opportunity, and the diversity of its workforce.