Description

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. 

The position is for instruction 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. In addition, the position may also include teaching General Chemistry for Health Science for students in the Associate’s degree program at Fairfield’s Bellarmine campus. The teaching load is four courses (either lecture or lab) each semester. The teaching will consist of one-two lecture sections and two-three laboratory sections.

Requirements

Requirements:

Applicants are expected to have completed a M.S. or Ph.D. in Chemistry or Biochemistry or an allied field, or should expect to receive their degree by summer 2026. Applicants must have a strong commitment to excellence in undergraduate education; highly competitive applicants will have experience teaching undergraduate lecture and laboratory, preferably in General Chemistry, Organic Chemistry and General Chemistry for Health Science. Candidates should have 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. The salary and benefits for the position are highly competitive. A thriving STEM community for faculty and students is demonstrated by an annual symposium featuring undergraduate student-faculty research, presentation of scholarly work at professional conferences, excellent graduate school acceptance rates, and a highly successful pre-health professions program.

Fairfield University is a Catholic and Jesuit institution, consistently ranked as a top comprehensive university in New England, located in the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, CT, one hour from New York City along Long Island Sound. Our College and four Professional Schools enroll approximately 5,671 undergraduate (including 117 on the Bellarmine campus) and 1,490 graduate students.

Application Instructions:

Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position has been filled.

For full consideration, please Apply Here 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.

Please direct questions to Dr. Amanda Harper-Leatherman, Department Chair and Search Committee Chair, at aharper@fairfield.edu.

Category:

Academic - Faculty Non-Tenure TrackPerforms such other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental/University needs indicate. 

*Disclaimer

The above information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain and should not be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, activities, and/or qualifications required or expected of employees assigned to this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change and new ones may be assigned at any time, with or without notice.

All offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.

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