University of South Carolina Upstate
FAC00246PO23
Spartanburg, SC
The Division of Natural Sciences and Engineering at the University of South Carolina Upstate invites applications for Assistant Professor of Physical Chemistry. This is a 9-month, tenure-track position with a start date of August 16, 2024. Areas of interest are Physical Chemistry, bioPhysical Chemistry, and/or computational chemistry. The successful candidate will teach a 4-4 load including undergraduate senior-level Physical Chemistry courses as well as lower-level chemistry courses for majors and non-majors, develop a scholarly research program involving undergraduate students, advise undergraduate students, and participate in service (internal as well as external).
The Division awards an ACS-certified Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, a non- ACS-certified Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, and a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry. The Division maintains an array of modern instrumentation including a Bruker 400 MHz NMR spectrometer, two Nicolet FTIR spectrometers with ATR accessories, a Shimadzu GCMS, a Shimadzu HPLC with PDA/fluorescence detection systems, a Jasco spectrofluorometer, a Perkin-Elmer Lambda 750 UV/Vis/ NIR spectrometer, a TA Q50 TGA, a TA Q20 DSC, a BioRad ChemiDoc Imager System, BioRad Termocycler, Keyence Inverted Fluorescence Microscope, an Agilent BioTek Synergy HTX Reader, a -80 freezer, plus a Metrohm ion chromatograph, a CEM microwave digester, and assorted UV/Vis spectrophotometers.
In the required research statement, provide specific research plans including a list of any major expenses.
Faculty position to teach on the Spartanburg and/or Greenville campus.
The University of South Carolina Upstate is a comprehensive public university and a senior institution of the University of South Carolina. U.S. News and World Report ranks USC Upstate among its Top Public Regional Colleges and No. 2 in South Carolina. Located between Charlotte and Atlanta along the I-85 corridor, one of the fastest growing business and high-tech regions in the country, the campus is within easy driving distance of the Appalachian mountains and the Atlantic Ocean beaches. The University has an enrollment of approximately 5,000 students and employs approximately 650 full and part-time faculty and staff, reflecting the diversity of Upstate South Carolina. In addition, students and faculty from over 25 nations reflect the university's international character. USC Upstate is proud of the diversity of its student body and we seek to attract an equally diverse applicant pool for faculty, staff, and administrators. We are an EOE/AA employer and are strongly committed to increasing faculty diversity.
USC Upstate is seeking teacher-scholars who (i) have a commitment to excellence in teaching and working with a diverse student population and (ii) show clear potential for scholarly research and publication. USC Upstate is committed to building a faculty with expertise in student and civic engagement and active learning pedagogies, (e.g. service-learning, mentoring undergraduate research, and the scholarship of teaching, learning and application) and with teaching hybrid courses. USC Upstate provides extensive support for junior faculty including competitive professional-development funding, opportunities for student-faculty research collaboration, and a range of workshops and mentoring programs to develop our strengths as teacher-scholars.
The College of Science and Technology is comprised of three academic units whose missions all relate to the promotion of STEM-related programming-the Department of Informatics and Engineering Systems, the Division of Mathematics and Computer Science, and the Division of Natural Sciences and Engineering. Each unit offers rigorous and engaging academic programming, opportunities for undergraduate research, engagement with community partners, and internship and service opportunities. The college embraces diversity and student-centered learning, and strives to provide opportunities for growth with the development of innovative cross-disciplinary activities. Our outstanding faculty provide quality instruction, work closely with students, conduct significant research, and are involved in community engagement. For more information, please visit our website at https://www.uscupstate.edu/cst.
In the required research statement, provide specific research plans including a list of any major expenses.
Dr. Christopher M. Bender, Assoc. Professor of Chemistry
Assistant Chair for Chemistry for the Division of Natural Sciences and Engineering
University of South Carolina Upstate
800 University Way, Spartanburg, SC 29303
Email: cmbender@uscupstate.edu
Phone: (864) 503-5755