Open Rank - Assistant, Associate or Full Professor - Chemistry

About the role

The Department of Chemistry at Virginia Tech invites applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the assistant, associate, and full professor levels. We seek outstanding candidates in all areas of chemistry, broadly defined, who will establish innovative, externally funded research programs and contribute to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education.

Virginia Tech Chemistry is a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary department with strengths spanning the molecular sciences. We welcome applicants whose research complements or expands our areas of emphasis, including:

• Energy and Sustainability
• Drug Discovery and Chemical Biology
• Materials for Medicine and Human Health
• Theory, Modeling, and Computational Chemistry

As a comprehensive land-grant university, Virginia Tech is guided by its motto, Ut Prosim (“That I May Serve”). We seek faculty who are excited to pursue research, education, and engagement that advance the chemical sciences while making a meaningful impact on society. This spirit of service, combined with a deeply collaborative academic culture, defines our community and our approach to discovery.

Faculty benefit from strong institutional investments in research through world-class centers and institutes across Virginia Tech. In particular, the Department of Chemistry has a prominent leadership role in the Virginia Tech Center for Drug Discovery and the Macromolecules Innovation Institute, which serve as major hubs for interdisciplinary research in drug discovery, biotechnology, advanced materials, polymer science, and human health. These organizations, together with the Fralin Life Sciences Institute, the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, and the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science, provide access to state-of-the-art facilities, shared instrumentation, and collaborative networks that accelerate discovery from fundamental science to translational impact.

Virginia Tech is committed to translating fundamental discoveries into real-world impact. Faculty have access to a robust innovation ecosystem that supports the advancement of new technologies from the laboratory to society through LINK, LICENSE, LAUNCH, Virginia Tech’s integrated framework for innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship.

Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, Virginia Tech offers an exceptional quality of life, a welcoming university community, and access to the natural beauty and recreational opportunities of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the surrounding region.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain an innovative, externally funded research program
• Contribute to excellence in undergraduate and graduate education
• Teach and develop curriculum at both undergraduate and graduate levels, including foundational courses such as general chemistry, inorganic chemistry, and analytical chemistry, as well as courses aligned with expertise and departmental needs
• Provide mentorship to students and junior researchers

Requirements

• Ph.D. in Chemistry or a closely related field is required; the degree is required at the time of appointment

Pay

• Assistant Professor: $90,000 – $100,000
• Associate Professor: $115,000 – $130,000
• Full Professor: $145,000 – $200,000