Job description
Department: Chemistry
Position Type: Faculty
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications
- Ph.D. in experimental chemistry or a closely related field by the start date
- Demonstrated commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching
Preferred Qualifications
- Significant experience teaching laboratory courses
- Experience developing or implementing inquiry-based or research-based laboratory curricula
- Demonstrated commitment to inclusive and equitable teaching and mentoring practices
- Experience with laboratory management, instrumentation, and safety protocols
Application Instructions:
All applications are submitted via Interfolio, at https://apply.interfolio.com/181620. Applications must include a cover letter, CV, two confidential letters of recommendations uploaded to Interfolio (or names of references for senior hires), a teaching portfolio consisting of a teaching statement, a list of classes taught with enrollments, syllabi, and a copy of student evaluations.
Questions about the position should be directed to Megan Guldenzoph ([email protected]). Review of applications will start immediately and continue until the position is filled.
All offers of employment are contingent upon the completion of a background check.
Description:
The Department of Chemistry at Tufts University invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure track faculty position beginning September 1, 2026, for an Assistant or Associate Teaching Professor (rank commensurate with experience). This position will play a central role in the design, instruction, and ongoing development of the department’s upper-level laboratory curriculum, with a particular emphasis on evolving the department’s laboratory curriculum toward research-aligned, inquiry-driven models, including the integration of Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) and/or graduate-level laboratory coursework across multiple subdisciplines.
The candidate will primarily teach hands-on laboratory courses and will rotate among laboratory or lecture courses in physical, analytical, inorganic, and organic chemistry as needed, with a goal of implementing and scaling innovative laboratory approaches across the curriculum. Additional responsibilities include undergraduate advising and service to the department, school, and/or university.
Specific duties include:
- Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of upper-level laboratory courses
- Design and develop new laboratory experiments, with an emphasis on inquiry-driven and experiential learning approaches
- Supervise and mentor teaching assistants, including training, weekly coordination for laboratory instruction, and ensuring teaching assistants have received appropriate safety training
- Oversee course assessment, grading, and student support in laboratory settings
- Collaborate with Chemistry faculty, laboratory staff, and Director of Undergradaute Studies to ensure curricular continuity across the laboratory program
- Partner with Chemistry departmental and University staff, including the Instrumentation Specialist, and relevant safety offices, to maintain safe and effective laboratory operations
- Serve as a major and/or pre-major advisor to undergraduate students
- Contribute to departmental and university service activities
Teaching faculty at Tufts are full members of the department, with opportunities for promotion and long-term career advancement. The successful candidate will join a collaborative instructional team committed to innovative, student-centered laboratory education. Additional details regarding workload and responsibilities are outlined in the departmental workload policy and full-time lecturers’ collective bargaining agreement. Per the Mass wage disclosure act and the Full-time Teaching Faculty Collective Bargaining Agreement, the minimum salary for an Assistant Teaching Professor in AY 2026-2027 is $79,848 and for an Associate Teaching Professor is $88,253.
How to apply
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