We seek candidates who work professionally and effectively with diverse individuals, possess effective interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills and have the ability to contribute positively to the academic success of the students and the mission of Montana State University.
Montana State University is committed to continually supporting, promoting and building an inclusive and culturally diverse campus environment.
Duties and Responsibilities As a tenure-track faculty member in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, the successful candidate will conduct research activities in Inorganic or Bioinorganic Chemistry and establish an independent, productive, externally funded, nationally competitive research program. Duties also include teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels in areas of chemistry that are of mutual interest to the Department and the candidate, advising and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, participating in appropriate departmental and university service functions and collaborating with other faculty and departments to enhance programs at Montana State University.
Required Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills Ph.D. in Inorganic or Bioinorganic Chemistry or a related area by start date. Potential to establish an internationally recognized and externally funded independent research program. Potential to effectively teach and mentor undergraduate and graduate students.
Preferred Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills Postdoctoral experience. Interest in and ability to establish multidisciplinary collaborative research. Commitment to excellence in graduate and undergraduate teaching and research. Demonstrated commitment to student, faculty, and staff diversity.
The Successful Candidate Will Be a dynamic, committed, and visionary scientist and educator who will advance MSU’s goals of outstanding research, teaching, and service. Have excellent communication skills. Have an appreciation of diverse constituencies and add intellectual diversity to the department. Be dedicated to supporting and enhancing Montana State University’s initiative for diversity, equity and inclusiveness.
Position Special Requirements/Additional Information This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts Montana State University’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
Physical Demands To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
The Program The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is one of Montana State University’s premier research departments. We continually strive for excellence in all of MSU’s core values. We are a vibrant, cohesive community with faculty, staff, and students who are dedicated to teaching, research, and service.
The department has identified three primary areas of research emphasis. These three themes are energy conversion, supramolecular/mesoscale materials, and research at the chemistry/biology interface. The Department is uniquely positioned to perform energy conversion research across a wide range of material substrates using highly sophisticated instrumentation and methods. We are also well placed to perform supramolecular/mesoscale research on a breadth of sample types including synthetic materials, protein networks, and viruses. Finally, we are able to provide new chemical insights into biology using a vast array of methods that have been developed or enhanced within the Department. State-of-the-art instrumentation and shared instrumentation facilities are essential infrastructure for all of the research themes.
Our Department is a University Flagship, and our faculty members play leading roles in multi-disciplinary research programs that integrate efforts across the College of Letters and Science, across Montana State University, and with other academic institutions and industrial partners both locally and more widely. We leverage our research activities to provide outstanding opportunities for our students, post-doctoral associates, and staff scientists. After earning their degrees, our Ph.D. graduates have taken positions in universities, industry, and government labs. These graduates are highly sought after because of their comprehensive training and demonstrated records of accomplishment.
As an integral part of our scientific ambitions, we are committed to excellence in the training the next generation of scientists. Our faculty, staff, and students share a common vision of maintaining a collegial environment in which the professional, intellectual, and personal growth of each individual is nurtured. We strive to stimulate all of our students to learn, to imagine, and to discover. We strive to equip them with every tool that they need to flourish in their own exciting and rewarding careers.
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry values diverse perspectives and is committed to continually supporting, promoting and building an inclusive and culturally diverse campus environment. Because increasing the diversity is one of strategic priorities, women and underrepresented minorities are particularly encourage to apply.
The Department The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Montana State University (MSU) is a vigorous, research-active department with strong interdisciplinary collaborations. Research thrusts of the Department and University include structural biology, biophysics, bioinorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, physical chemistry, nanomaterials, optical spectroscopy, and energy research. The Department is composed of 17 tenure track faculty, several research faculty and approximately 90 graduate students. The Department grants Ph.D. degrees in both Chemistry and Biochemistry and also has a strong tradition of undergraduate participation in research. The Department’s research building (built in 2008) houses shared instrumentation including a new macromolecular x-ray diffractometer, NMR and Mass spectrometry facilities, high field and pulsed EPR, CD, femtosecond laser spectrometers, microscopes, FTIR spectrometers, steady state and time resolved emission laser spectrometers, molecular graphics, and parallel computing with a 90-processor heterogeneous Linux cluster. We have also recently installed a cryo-electron microscope, the only instrument of its kind within the greater 5-state, Northern Plains and Northern Rockies region. Other instruments including SEM, TEM, confocal microscopy, scanning Auger, and scanning probe techniques, are available in shared user facilities at MSU. MSU is connected to the very broadband network system (vBNS) that provides fast Internet access and facilitates remote computing at national supercomputer sites. The department is committed to continually supporting, promoting and building an inclusive and culturally diverse campus environment.
The College The College of Letters and Science (L&S), the largest center for learning, teaching and research at Montana State University, offers students an excellent liberal arts and sciences education in nearly 50 majors, 25 minors and over 25 graduate degrees within the four areas of the humanities, natural sciences, mathematics and social sciences.
Building on the great strength of our traditional disciplines, the college provides exciting opportunities for faculty and students at the cutting edge of interdisciplinary inquiry. L&S is dedicated to supporting student success, discovering and disseminating new knowledge, and providing an atmosphere in which discovery and learning are integrated and valued. L&S is at the confluence of intellectual tradition, discovery, and innovation.
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Desired Start Date Upon completion of a succesful search.
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Applications will be: Screening of applications will begin on December 15, 2021; however, applications will continue to be accepted until an adequate applicant pool has been established.
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