Job Description

Department Information
Within this setting, the Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Physics is housed in the College of Science and Mathematics. The Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Physics offers three Bachelor of Science degrees. The first is a major in Physics, offering five new concentrations in General Physics, Nanoscience, Quantum Information, Medical Physics, and Industrial Physics. The other two are ACS-certified with majors in Chemistry and Biochemistry (also accredited by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology). The department offers a Ph.D. in Materials Science as well as an M.S. in Applied Physical Science with concentrations in materials and coatings science and chemical and biochemical science. The department and its faculty participate in the Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences and Environmental Science program housed within the College of Science and Mathematics including faculty mentoring Ph.D. students in these programs. The Department is rapidly increasing its externally funded research activities. The department houses the Center for Advanced Materials Science and participates in two core research laboratories, the College Core Research Laboratory and the Advanced Materials Core Research Laboratory. Our research space is housed in different buildings, including dedicated teaching and research laboratories on the Statesboro campus and on the Armstrong campus in Savannah. The department comprises 51 faculty with 35 on the tenure track, 12 on non-tenure track, 4 visiting faculty, and 6 full-time staff.


Job Summary
Reporting to the department chair, the Lecturer position requires excellence in teaching with a classroom instructional load as assigned by the Department Chair and service to the department, college, and university at a level consistent with workload. The position is a non-tenure-track academic year (10 month) appointment. While the primary teaching role will be for introductory chemistry courses for majors and non-majors, there is the possibility of teaching other courses in the department as well based on need.

Required Qualifications
Earned Ph.D. (or equivalent) in Chemistry, Biochemistry or a closely related field, by August 1, 2027 with at least 18 graduate semester hours applicable to teaching Chemistry (CHEM) courses.

Willingness to engage with institutional student success initiatives.

Commitment to engaging with best practice initiatives in instruction and pedagogy, mentoring, and curriculum design and development.

Preferred Qualifications
Ability to teach face-to-face and online courses.

Experience teaching at the university / college level

Proposed Salary
Commensurate with experience.
This is an exempt position paid on a monthly basis.



Required Documents to Attach
A complete application (as a single pdf file) consists of a letter addressing the qualifications cited above, a curriculum vitae, photocopies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts, a statement of teaching philosophy (up to 2 pages), and the contact information of at least 3 professional references (name, address, telephone number, and email address) submitted via the Georgia Southern University Careers portal.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
ABILITIES
Consistently exhibit engaging customer service
Ability to support various constituencies served by the University
Proven proficiency with computers including Microsoft Office, Google, and/or applications as required for specific position

KNOWLEDGE
Adhere to University policies and procedures to meet Institutional goals and support University's mission for student success

SKILLS
Effective communication (verbal and written), organizational and human relations skills