Visiting Assistant Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry

About the role

The Chemistry & Biochemistry Department at Fairfield University invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor beginning in September 2026, pending final budget approval. This is a nine-month non-tenure track position.

Responsibilities

• Instruct in our General Chemistry Lecture, General Chemistry Laboratory, and Organic Chemistry Laboratory curriculum for science majors, pre-medical students, engineering students, and other interested students.
• May also include teaching General Chemistry for Health Science for students in the Associate’s degree program at Fairfield’s Bellarmine campus.
• Teaching load is four courses (either lecture or lab) each semester, consisting of one-two lecture sections and two-three laboratory sections.

Requirements

• Completed M.S. or Ph.D. in Chemistry or Biochemistry or an allied field, or expected to receive degree by summer 2026.
• Strong commitment to excellence in undergraduate education.
• Experience teaching undergraduate lecture and laboratory, preferably in General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and General Chemistry for Health Science.
• Strong communication skills and a commitment to using technology to facilitate learning in the classroom and laboratory.

Additional Information

The Department consists of eleven full-time faculty representing a range of specialties and is housed in a spacious, well-equipped facility in the Bannow Science Center. The Department has high-quality NSF-funded instrumentation, including a 400 MHz NMR spectrometer and a MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer. Our Department offers ACS-accredited B.S. degrees in Chemistry and in Biochemistry. The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry has a vibrant culture of undergraduate student-faculty collaboration in research, including departmental events and guest lecturers, and a large student interest in the health sciences.

Salary and Benefits

The salary and benefits for the position are highly competitive.

Additional Supporting Materials

Cover letter of application
Curriculum vitae
Statement of teaching philosophy for teaching General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and General Chemistry for Health Science including any relevant experience working with diverse student populations or addressing accessibility issues in keeping with Fairfield’s mission and identity as a Jesuit Catholic institution
Unofficial graduate and undergraduate transcripts
Contact information for three references (see instructions for submitting letters below)
Additional supporting materials, as available: e.g. sample syllabi, teaching evaluations

Application Instructions

Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position has been filled. For full consideration, please click “Apply Now” and upload the following materials:

• cover letter of application
• curriculum vitae
• statement of teaching philosophy for teaching General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, and General Chemistry for Health Science including any relevant experience working with diverse student populations or addressing accessibility issues in keeping with Fairfield’s mission and identity as a Jesuit Catholic institution
• unofficial graduate and undergraduate transcripts
• contact information for three references (see instructions for submitting letters below)
• additional supporting materials, as available: e.g. sample syllabi, teaching evaluations

Please ask your three references to send letters of recommendation to the following email address: chemistrysearch@fairfield.edu. Applications will not be considered complete and will not be reviewed until three letters of recommendation have been received.

You will be unable to edit your application, so please have all documents available before applying.

Category: Academic - Faculty Non-Tenure Track

Performs such other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental/University needs indicate.

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