Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
- Hope College
- Holland, MI 49423
- Feb 21, 2022
Job Description
Description:
The Hope College Chemistry Department (www.hope.edu/academic/chemistry/) invites applications for two one-year term positions. Each teaching position is full-time (ca. 12 contact hours/wk) on a 9 month contract to begin August 2022. The positions are expected to be offered at the Visiting Assistant Professor or Visiting Instructor level depending on qualifications.
Each position will include teaching responsibilities in the two-semester Physical Chemistry or Organic Chemistry classroom and laboratory sequence as appropriate with qualifications. Secondary assignments may be possible in the candidate’s specialty or in non-majors or general chemistry courses.
About The Chemistry Department:
The department is a flagship program of the College and its CUR AURA award-winning Division of Natural & Applied Science. A wide range of modern instrumentation and state-of-the-art facilities are available for teaching and research in the Schaap Science Center which opened in 2003. The Chemistry Department graduates approximately forty majors annually among a variety of degree tracks. The department is approved by the American Chemical Society and offers both ACS and (jointly with the Biology Department) ASBMB certified degrees. We have recently been awarded a record 9th consecutive Beckman Scholars Program award from the Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation, and have been a nationally recognized leader in authentic student-faculty collaborative research, characterized by consistent external funding and peer-reviewed research publications, for nearly a century. Our graduates go on to great success in graduate and professional programs as well as directly into industry. Historically the number of Hope graduates earning a PhD in Chemistry is in the top 1% of all 614 US baccalaureate institutions, and our medical school acceptance rate is nearly 90%.
Qualifications:
Candidates should either have completed a Ph.D. in chemistry by July 2022 (Visiting Assistant Professor), or have a masters degree in chemistry with college chemistry teaching experience as the “instructor of record” (Visiting Instructor).
Application Instructions:
As part of the online application, candidates should upload:
1) A cover letter
2) A curriculum vitae
3) A statement of teaching philosophy that may include reflection of pedagogical approaches, and/or teaching goals. Please include a list of courses offered at Hope that you feel qualified to teach (https://hope.edu/catalog/current/chemistry/index.html), as well as what courses you would be most excited to teach. A description of how your teaching and/or mentoring could contribute to the Chemistry Department’s promotion of inclusion and diversity is welcomed. (Approximately 2 pages total)
4) Unofficial transcripts
5) A statement describing your fit to the mission of Hope College (https://hope.edu/about/mission.html). As it may not be addressed elsewhere in your application, please devote particular attention to the Christian aspect of the mission statement and your personal engagement with faith and/or a faith community. (Approximately 1 page)
In addition, applicants will enter the contact information for three references (including current email addresses). Those references will be contacted by Human Resources to submit a letter of recommendation. A review of all completed applications will begin March 1, 2022
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Hope College is a four-year liberal arts college where academic excellence and vibrant Christian faith join together in a supportive and welcoming community. Hope offers an academically rigorous, co-educational and residential education to more than 3,050 students from 37 states and territories and 30 countries. Affiliated with the Reformed Church in America since its founding in 1866, Hope College is known for its invitational ecumenical Christian atmosphere, friendly campus community, and well-balanced academic and co-curricular offerings. Hope's beautiful campus is located just steps from award-winning downtown Holland, Michigan, and fewer than seven miles from Lake Michigan.
At Hope College, accomplished faculty and staff mentor students to recognize the interconnectedness of the world and cultivate the skills, perspectives and habits that help them flourish inside and outside the classroom. Recognized as a national leader in undergraduate research and scholarship, Hope provides exceptional professional preparation and life-changing educational experiences that equip students for success after graduation. The college has consistently ranked among the nation's top liberal arts colleges and is featured in the book Colleges That Change Lives.
Hope College is financially sound, with an endowment of over $200 million and no deferred maintenance, and over $140 million invested in the construction of new facilities during the past 12 years. Since 2015, the college has completed four new buildings – the Kruizenga Art Museum (2015), the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts (2015), the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center (2017), and the van Andel Huys der Hope home for the college's Campus Ministries programs (2019).
In 2015, Hope College launched its 10-year strategic plan, Hope for the World: 2025, which consists of six goals, focused on: academics; Christian formation; global engagement; community; reputation and influence; and value. Developed by the campus community, the strategic plan supports the college's mission, "to educate students for lives of leadership and service in a global society through academic and co-curricular programs of recognized excellence in the liberal arts and in the context of the historic Christian faith."
Hope College is a community that aspires to be faithful, welcoming and transformational. Accordingly, the college is committed to being a place where all experience a sense of belonging. Students of all faiths -- and no faith -- are welcome at Hope, as are students of all racial and ethnic backgrounds. During the 2019-20 academic year, 18 percent of the student body identified as a race other than white. On Hope’s campus, there is broad understanding that, in order to best prepare students for lives of leadership and service in a global society, the college must have diversity among its faculty and staff. Twenty-four percent of Hope's tenure-track faculty are from underrepresented groups, coming from both the U.S. and abroad.
ABOUT HOLLAND
Holland, Michigan is located in the heart of West Michigan, on the shores of Lake Michigan and Lake Macatawa. The city is known for being a friendly college town, a beautiful vacation destination, and annual host of both the Tulip Time Festival and Tulipanes Latino Art and Film Festival. With a city population of 33,000, Holland resides within the greater Holland-Zeeland area populated by 100,000 -- 30 minutes from Grand Rapids, 2.5 hours from Ann Arbor and Chicago and 3 hours from Detroit. Holland features a picturesque downtown just steps from the Hope College campus -- home to restaurants, cafés, shops and a popular farmer's market -- as well as miles of sandy beaches, nationally ranked school districts and charming parks throughout the surrounding area. In recent years, Holland has earned recognition for being one of the "Best Beach Towns to Live In" (WalletHub, 2018), "Prettiest Towns" (Architectural Digest, 2018) and "Best Cities for Global Trade" (Global Trade Magazine, 2017) as well as the #1 "Best Small City to Start a Business" (WalletHub 2018). The City of Holland has also earned several top honors for the "America in Bloom" competition, including awards for "Environmental Efforts" and "Coolest Downtown." The Holland area is strengthened by its diversity, with people of color comprising 33% of the city's population. The Latino community is particularly vibrant, accounting for 24% of Holland residents. For more about neighborhoods, recreation, businesses and life in Holland, visit the city's "Live in Holland Michigan" website.
Hope College seeks to be a community that affirms the dignity of all persons as bearers of God's image. It is Hope College policy not to discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, family status, genetic information, height, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, or weight, except in the event of a bona fide occupational qualification. Hope College is an equal opportunity employer.