Department: Chemistry & Biochemistry
Faculty Hire Number: #25-03
Rank: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
Effective Date of Appointment: 08/20/2025 (Subject to Budgetary Approval)
Salary: $80,000-$88,200 (Dependent upon qualifications)
CSUN’s Commitment to You:
CSUN is committed to achieving excellence through teaching, scholarship, learning, and inclusion. Our values include respect for all people, building partnerships with the community, and encouraging innovation, experimentation, and creativity. CSUN strives to cultivate a community in which a diverse population can learn and work in an atmosphere of civility and respect.
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry is seeking a tenure-track faculty member in Biochemistry at the rank of Assistant Professor. The successful candidate will teach biochemistry and related special topics at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as introductory and general chemistry at the undergraduate level. This individual’s research expertise will diversify the Biochemistry research areas currently represented in the Department.
In addition to teaching, the position requires weekly office hours, attending faculty meetings, participation in assessment of student learning, and service to the department, college, and university. The successful candidate will be held to the standards and requirements for recommending tenure and promotion.
Required Qualifications:
- Ph.D. or equivalent in Biochemistry or a closely related field from an accredited institution
- Clear potential for excellence in teaching undergraduate/graduate courses
- Evidence of, or clear potential for, mentoring diverse undergraduate/graduate students
- High-caliber research experience that will diversify the Biochemistry research areas
- Well thought-out plan of independent research activity feasible for success at CSUN, including strategies for generating and publishing data in top-tier journals, recruiting students, and obtaining extramural funding.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Clear potential for effective, culturally-responsive engagement with a diverse student body in teaching and mentorship
- Postdoctoral research or industrial research experience
- Record of recent primary research publications in mainstream, peer-reviewed journals
- Publication rate as first or corresponding author in mainstream, peer-reviewed journals that is commensurate with experience
- Contributions to grant proposal writing.
Application Deadline:
Screening of applications will begin 9/2/2024 . Priority will be given to applicants who meet the screening start date; however, the position will remain open until filled or the search is terminated.
How to Apply:
Candidates should apply by completing the CSUN online application. To apply and for more detailed information on the application and hiring process, please visit:
Applicants must submit: (1) a cover letter; (2) a current curriculum vitae listing all peer-reviewed primary research publications (maximum 3 pages); (3) a 3-page (maximum) detailed description of planned research; (4) a 2-page (maximum) statement of teaching philosophy; (5) a list of necessary equipment and facilities; and (6) the names of three referees.
At the time of appointment, the successful candidate must have authorization from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to work in the United States if not a U.S. citizen.
General Information:
CSUN is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, and disability. Reasonable accommodations will be provided for applicants with disabilities who self-disclose.
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