Visiting Assistant Professor - Chemistry

Two Visiting Assistant Professors

The College of New Jersey

To enrich education through diversity, The College of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The College has a strong commitment to achieving diversity among faculty and staff, and strongly encourages women and members of underrepresented groups to apply.

The Department of Chemistry at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) invites applications for two, 10-month, non-tenure-track Visiting Assistant Professor positions, starting August 2025. The successful candidates will have an advanced degree in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or a closely related field with qualifications and strong interest in teaching General Chemistry, Biochemistry, and/or Organic Chemistry. We invite applicants who are committed to high-quality teaching, deep student engagement, and have a strong commitment to teaching pedagogies in lecture and laboratory settings which promote academic excellence for all students regardless of high school preparation. We also encourage applications from candidates with a wide range of professional backgrounds and personal paths. Each candidate is encouraged to share with the committee their unique pathway in their application materials.

Teaching responsibilities may include Organic Chemistry, General Chemistry, Biochemistry, and/or our General Organic Biochemistry (GOB) course for nursing students. Other teaching opportunities may be available, depending on the applicant's specific training and expertise. Ideal candidates should have experience with high-impact teaching pedagogies that use active learning and student-centered approaches, and laboratory instruction that focuses on inquiry-based learning. The Department continues to enhance its laboratory curriculum in General and Organic Chemistry and to create a meaningful curriculum for nursing students through its GOB course curriculum. Please visit the Department's website for information on our faculty members and their research interests:

To enrich education through diversity, TCNJ is an Equal Opportunity Employer. TCNJ has a strong commitment to inclusive excellence and to achieving diversity among faculty and staff. We strongly encourage a host of diverse, intersectional populations and cultures to apply including, but not limited to, identities based on race, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, national origin, age, and veteran status. TCNJ's Division of Inclusive Excellence, diversity.tcnj.edu, houses several faculty and staff affinity groups including the Minority Executive Council, Women's Professional Network, Parenting Network, LGBTQ Pride, and Multicultural Greek Affinity Group. TCNJ supports a healthy work-life balance for our faculty and has been recognized by The Chronicle of Higher Education on its honor roll of "Great Colleges to Work For."

TCNJ is the proud recipient of an Inclusive Excellence grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) and multiple NSF grants to support our work to provide access and foster success for all students studying science and math. TCNJ has also been a recipient of a National Science Foundation (NSF) ADVANCE grant, which has worked to support the careers of women faculty members in STEM disciplines.

To Apply

Applicants should compile a single PDF file containing the items listed below. Apply online at the following link and upload your single PDF file to the resume section of the application:

Letter of application indicating the courses the applicant is qualified to teach,

Curriculum vitae,

Statement of teaching philosophy and experience with high-impact pedagogies in lecture and laboratory settings, including discussion of the candidate's commitment to academic excellence for all students regardless of background (2-3 pages),

Unofficial copies of all undergraduate and graduate transcripts, and a

List of three references with contact information who can speak to your teaching and organizational skills (If you are selected for a site visit, references will be contacted.)

Review of complete applications will begin on June 5, 2025 and will continue until the position is filled. A final offer of employment will be contingent upon the successful completion of a background investigation.

About the Department of Chemistry

The Chemistry Department has 13 full-time faculty members, 9 of whom are tenure-track, and approximately 120 majors. We occupy a recently expanded and renovated Chemistry Building, which is part of TCNJ's six-building STEM Complex, providing tremendous opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. The Chemistry Department offers state-of-the-art teaching and research facilities with extensive instrumentation (see: science.tcnj.edu/about/facilities-labs).

TCNJ's Department of Chemistry offers a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry degree with specializations in Biochemistry, Materials Chemistry, and Secondary Education. The Bachelor of Science in Chemistry degree can be American Chemical Society (ACS) certified. Over 80% of our majors participate in one or more semesters of research with a Chemistry faculty member. A large percentage of our undergraduates go on to earn Ph.D.'s in Chemistry and related fields. In the past five years, the department was awarded over $3 million in external grants and has produced more than 40 peer-reviewed papers or book chapters. TCNJ faculty and students are very active with the American Chemical Society and recently hosted the Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting (MARM) in 2022 with the Trenton Local Section. For more information about the department, visit chemistry.tcnj.edu.

About TCNJ

Founded in 1855, TCNJ is a selective public primarily undergraduate institution that has earned national recognition for its commitment to excellence. TCNJ emphasizes the residential experience for our nearly 7,400 full-time students, 30% of whom are self-described as members of groups traditionally underrepresented in academe and STEM. Students benefit from a 13-to-1 student-to-faculty ratio and an average class size of 21 students, which has contributed to TCNJ attaining a first-year to sophomore retention rate of 94%, a 4-year graduation rate of 76% (4th highest in the U.S. for public institutions), and a 6-year graduation rate of 86% (among the highest in the country). TCNJ has also received national recognition for the adoption and promotion of the teacher-scholar model for our faculty and deep engagement of our undergraduates in research, scholarship, and creative activity. TCNJ was awarded the inaugural "Campus-wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishment" from the Council on Undergraduate Research in 2015. In part because of TCNJ's intentional and comprehensive integration of research into our undergraduate curricula and institutional culture, an increasing number of TCNJ graduates have pursued and completed doctoral degrees over the past ten years. TCNJ also has a Phi Beta Kappa chapter-an honor shared by less than 10 percent of colleges and universities nationally. A strong liberal arts core forms the foundation for programs offered through TCNJ's seven schools-Arts and Communication; Business; Education; Engineering; Humanities and Social Sciences; Nursing and Health Sciences; and Science. TCNJ is located within an hour of New York City and Philadelphia. The College's campus is set on 289 tree-lined acres in suburban Ewing Township and is known for its natural beauty. For more information, visit www.tcnj.edu.