Assistant Teaching Professor, Chemistry
Location: Chemistry & Biochemistry
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Job ID: 608308
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Workplace Culture
NAU aims to be the nation's preeminent engine of opportunity, vehicle of economic mobility, and driver of social impact by delivering equitable postsecondary value in Arizona and beyond.
https://nau.edu/president/strategic-plan/
About NAU
Northern Arizona University serves almost 30,000 students. We are a vibrant community, with 21,000 students in Flagstaff—the home of our largest campus—and the remainder online or at our 20+ statewide locations. Our institution has carefully integrated on-campus education with distance learning, forming seamless avenues for students to earn degrees.
NAU has all the benefits of a large institution with a personal touch. We carefully balance teaching, scholarship, and service for faculty members. Supporting our core value of student-centrism, NAU's faculty members promote learning and help students reach academic milestones.
Flagstaff is an outdoorsy mountain town with four seasons and a thriving cultural scene. Located at 7,000 feet, Flagstaff houses 70,000 people and sits at the base of the sacred San Francisco Peaks.
About the Department/College
The Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry has 19 faculty committed to excellence in teaching and research. The department currently has over 250 undergraduate majors and offers Bachelor and Master of Science degrees in chemistry including two American Chemical Society certified degrees.
About the Position
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry invites applications for the position of Chemistry Assistant Teaching Professor. This is a 9-month (academic year), non-tenure-track appointment, starting in August 2025. We seek an applicant with relevant expertise in teaching general and organic chemistry lectures and laboratory courses as well as chemical safety. This position is a non-tenure eligible, academic-year appointment beginning August 18, 2025. The position is renewable pending satisfactory job performance, availability of funding, and program needs.
This position has two major job functions in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. The first function is to prepare and teach 100 and 200 level large lecture chemistry courses, such as general chemistry and organic chemistry. These courses may be offered in person, virtually, or hybrid. Additionally, this position will lead the laboratory safety courses (CHM295 and CHM595) taught in the fall semester; these courses are extremely important to maintain safety standards for the instructional and research labs. The second job function is to manage 200-level (organic chemistry) and above instructional labs. The major duties of this function include organizing, preparing, and scheduling the labs in coordination with the lab instructors and faculty. Important for this position is to train and supervise teaching assistants in the content and safety issues associated with the specific lab. The Department offers over 50 organic chemistry lab sections per year (serving over 750 students) along with over 10 upper division lab sections per year. The instructional labs are almost entirely led by undergraduate teaching assistants; thus, oversight is very important to maintaining high standards of instruction and safe conditions.
Responsibilities Include:
• Provide instruction in General and/or Organic Chemistry lecture courses.
• Provide instruction in undergraduate and graduate safety courses which are offered every year in the fall semester.
• Oversee Organic Chemistry and upper division laboratory courses (such as analytical, physical, and inorganic chemistries) including training teaching assistants, coordinating with faculty, and ordering reagents/supplies for the laboratory courses.
• Collaborate with the staff and faculty on Organic Chemistry and upper division laboratory course scheduling and staffing
This position is an on-site position which requires the incumbent to complete their work primarily at an NAU site, campus, or facility with or without accommodation. Opportunities for remote work are rare.
Minimum Qualifications
• Ph.D. degree in chemistry or related field
Preferred Qualifications
• Demonstrated enthusiasm for teaching (as evidenced by cover letter)
• Ability to work effectively with large classes (120 to 200 students)
• Training in chemical safety
• Ability to work effectively with other faculty to coordinate teaching efforts
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
The successful candidate will have experience in teaching General and/or Organic Chemistry at the undergraduate level to large class sizes (120 to 200 students). They will be able to develop, update, and teach Organic Chemistry laboratory courses and manage Organic Chemistry and upper division undergraduate chemistry courses including training and supervising teaching assistants.
Compensation & Benefits
Anticipated salary is $60,000.
This is a Faculty (FAC) position. NAU offers an excellent benefit package including generous health, dental and vision insurance; participation in the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) or the Optional Retirement Program (ORP); sick leave accruals and 10 holidays per year; and tuition reduction for employees and qualified family members. More information on benefits at NAU is available at the NAU https://in.nau.edu/human-resources/benefits/. Faculty are hired on a contract basis, renewable according to terms of the https://nau.edu/university-policy-library/conditions-of-faculty-service/. Employees offered a position will be eligible for state health plans (including NAU's BCBS Plan). Employees will have 31 days from date of hire to enroll in benefits, and their benefits will then be effective the first day of the pay period following their completed enrollment. If a new employee chooses the Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) retirement option, participation in the ASRS Plan (and the long-term disability coverage that accompanies it) will begin on the first of the pay period following 183 days of employment. New employees who choose to participate in the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP; an alternative to the ASRS plan) will begin to participate on the first day of the pay period following election. The long-term disability plan that accompanies the ORP will begin on the first day of the pay period following election. More information about NAU benefits is available at the NAU https://in.nau.edu/human-resources/benefits/.
Pre-Employment Check
Northern Arizona University requires satisfactory results for the following: a criminal background investigation, an employment history verification and a degree verification (in some cases) prior to employment. You may also be required to complete a fingerprint background check. Additionally, as an employer in the state of Arizona, NAU is required to participate in the federal E-Verify program that assists employers with verifying new employees' right to work in the United States. Finally, each year Northern Arizona University releases an https://in.nau.edu/police-department/annual-security-and-fire-safety-reports/. The report is a result of a federal law known as the Clery Act. The report includes Clery reportable crime statistics for the three most recent completed calendar years and discloses procedures, practices and programs NAU uses to keep students and employees safe including how to report crimes or other emergencies occurring on campus. In addition, the https://in.nau.edu/police-department/annual-security-and-fire-safety-reports/ is combined with the Annual Security Report for the NAU Flagstaff Mountain Campus as this campus has on-campus student housing. This report discloses fire safety policies and procedures related to on-campus student housing and statistics for fires that occurred in those facilities. If you would like a free paper copy of the report, please contact the NAUPD Records Department at (928) 523-8884 or by visiting the department at 525 E. Pine Knoll Drive in Flagstaff.
Immigration Suppt/Sponsorship
NAU will not provide any U.S. immigration support or sponsorship for this position.
FLSA Status
This position is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and therefore will not earn overtime or compensatory time for additional time worked.
Submit Your Application
Vacancy will remain open until filled. Applications received before May 5, 2025 will receive full consideration.
To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply" button at the end of the job description (if viewing this position through the NAU HR website). Otherwise, to view the original post and to apply, proceed to http://nau.jobs, follow the 'Current Openings' link, locate vacancy 608308, and then "Apply" at the bottom of the page.
Application must include (saved as PDF and/or Word documents):
• a cover letter highlighting your particular qualifications for this position;
• a curriculum vitae; and
• names and contact information for three references.
Please do not include any other documents.
If you need assistance completing your application there are instructions available on the https://in.nau.edu/human-resources/employment-application-instructions/ or in person in the Human Resources Department located in Building 91 on the NAU Campus - on the corner of Beaver and DuPont Streets.
If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the hiring process, please contact the Disability Resources Office at 928-523-8773, http://DR@nau.edu, or PO Box 5633, Flagstaff AZ 86011.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Northern Arizona University is a committed Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. NAU is responsive to the needs of dual career couples.
https://in.nau.edu/Human-Resources/Posters-Required-by-Law/
NAU is an Employer of National Service. AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, and other National Service alumni are encouraged to apply.
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