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Chemistry - Open Rank Organic Chemistry

Hope College • Holland, MI • 13h ago

Classification Title Faculty Full Time (.75-1.0 FTE)

Benefits Eligibility

Department: Chemistry

Job Description

Tenure-Track Chemistry Position

The Hope College Chemistry Department invites applications for a tenure-track position to begin in Fall 2027. We anticipate filling at the Assistant Professor level, but candidates at all ranks are encouraged to apply. Applicants must be able to teach lecture and laboratory courses in Organic Chemistry. A Ph.D. in chemistry or a closely related field is required; postdoctoral experience is strongly preferred. The development of a strong, externally-funded, experimental research program involving undergraduates is expected. Start-up funds will be provided. Applications from persons with diverse backgrounds and cultures, including women and persons of color, are especially welcomed. Please submit application materials to Dr. Jeffrey B. Johnson, Search Committee Chair, via www.hope.edu/employment/faculty. A review of all completed applications will begin September 21.

About the Department of Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry has long been one of the nation's premier undergraduate chemistry programs and is a national leader in undergraduate research. The department of 16 faculty graduates 40 majors per year with BA and BS degrees in chemistry, biochemistry & molecular biology, and neuroscience (accredited by the ACS and ASBMB). The hallmark of our program is undergraduate education through excellent classroom teaching with appropriate modern pedagogies integrated with authentic faculty scholarship that engages undergraduate student collaborators. Student-faculty collaborative research involves approximately 100 students per year, including 60 who perform research in the department each summer. From 2015-2025, members of the department have obtained external funding of $18.8M, and have published over 90 papers incorporating over 250 undergraduate student coauthors. Hope students regularly receive national accolades such as NSF-GRFP, Goldwater Scholar, and Fulbright fellowships. Based on NSF data, 293 Hope graduates have received PhDs in chemistry since 1958, placing Hope in the top 1% US liberal arts and undergraduate institutions. The Department has a broad range of modern instrumentation for research and teaching, as well as endowed funds for instrument maintenance and repair, faculty and student summer support, and a well-funded competitive internal grants program.

About the College and Community

Hope College is a strong co-educational, undergraduate, residential, Christian liberal arts college with over 3200 students. It is a member of the Great Lakes Colleges Association and is broadly accredited in programs ranging from Chemistry and Engineering to Theater and Dance. Hope's beautiful and well-maintained campus is adjacent to award-winning downtown Holland, Michigan, located near Lake Michigan. Holland's population of 35,000 has growing Hispanic/Latinx, African American, and Asian populations in a general metropolitan area of over 100,000. Holland is located 30 minutes from Grand Rapids, less than 90 minutes from South Bend and Lansing, and approximately 2.5 hours from Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Chicago. Since its founding in 1866, Hope College has been affiliated with the Reformed Church in America and is known for its ecumenical Christian atmosphere. Hope is recognized as a national leader in undergraduate research and scholarship and for providing professional preparation and li

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