Assistant Professor of Chemistry (St. Petersburg)

The Department of Chemistry at Mount Holyoke College invites applicants for a full-time tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor rank beginning July 2026. The successful candidate may come from any sub-disciplinary background and will routinely teach the lecture and laboratory sections of the foundational analytical chemistry course, in addition to advanced course(s) in their area of expertise. The teaching load at Mount Holyoke College is 2/2. A Ph.D. (completed or anticipated) is required.

Applicants should have a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching and research; a research program involving experimental measurements and analyses that can easily accommodate and encourage undergraduates is crucial.The successful applicant will have a broad background in chemistry and possess strong teaching, writing, and interpersonal skills. Our community is broadly diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion. Strong candidates will demonstrate their aptitude for this environment in their application materials by reflecting on their teaching, research, and mentoring experiences to date, and describing their plans for the future. Excellent facilities for research are available, including a dedicated research laboratory and access to a rich array of instrumentation. Further information about the Chemistry department can be found at: .

Applicants can access the full version of the ad and submit the following materials through : a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, a summary of research plans inclusive of undergraduates, a statement concerning mentoring a diverse student body. Three confidential letters of recommendation should be arranged upon request. Review of applications begins on September 29, 2025. Questions may be directed to the Search Chair, Professor Wei Chen.

Mount Holyoke is an undergraduate liberal arts college with 2,200 students and 220 faculty. Over half the faculty are women; one-fourth are persons of color. Mount Holyoke College is located about 90 miles west of Boston in the Connecticut River valley, and is a member of the Five College Consortium consisting of Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke, and Smith Colleges and the University of Massachusetts.

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