Assistant Professor - Chemistry, Biochemistry & Physics - Forensics
Responsibilities
The Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics has 12 tenure-track faculty and roughly 110 undergraduate majors. The department boasts world class research and teaching facilities. Faculty offices and research labs are located in the Science building, which has just completed a major renovation in 2026 while our teaching labs are primarily located in the adjacent Interdisciplinary Science Center which opened in 2021 and is connected to the Science building by sky bridges. The Washington State Patrol Crime Lab is located on the EWU campus, and the department has a robust relationship with Crime Lab staff. The successful candidate is expected to maintain this relationship and participate in management of the Memorandum of Understanding with the Washington State Patrol. The department is well equipped with modern instrumentation (much of it newly purchased) and includes mass spectrometry, CD spectroscopy, gas chromatography, FPLC, HPLC, fluorescent plate readers, 400 MHz NMR, qPCR and capillary electrophoresis.
We are seeking broadly trained candidates who will be inspirational teachers, role models, and mentors who complement the strengths of our faculty to engage in instructionally intensive undergraduate programs. The successful candidate will demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching and to the development of a strong externally funded research program involving undergraduates. Candidates must show a high degree of interest in human and cultural diversity with a demonstrated ability to apply a culturally responsive and flexible approach to teaching and scholarship that is supportive to the diverse needs, including universal access, of our students, faculty, staff, and the public. Additionally, all faculty are expected to actively participate in curriculum development and assessment of student learning.
Teaching responsibilities include lower and upper-division courses in forensic science, lower-division chemistry courses, and electives in the faculty member's area of interest. Preference will be given to candidates with a background in forensics science or chemistry with a focus on forensic science and who demonstrate a robust potential for scholarly activity with undergraduates.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in forensics science, chemistry or a related field by start date. ABD applicants are welcome but must complete their Ph.D. by the time of appointment.
- Excellent communication skills to meet the needs of our diverse student body.
- Demonstrated ability to apply a culturally responsive and flexible approach that is supportive to the diverse needs, including universal access, of our students, faculty, staff, and the public.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in forensic science or chemistry with a focus on forensic science
- Demonstrated potential for teaching undergraduates
- Demonstrated potential for applied scholarly activities with undergraduates
- Demonstrated ability to publish scholarly literature
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to forensic science and chemistry curriculum Desire to pursue external funding
Compensation
The salary for this position is $79,552.00.
In addition to salary, the university offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, life and disability insurance and retirement. In addition, EWU offers fringe benefits such as tuition waiver for employees, discounted EWU sports tickets, full access to our campus workout facilities at a minimum fee, and free transportation through STA buses. For additional information regarding insurance benefits please see our Benefits page: Inside.ewu.edu/hr/benefits-briefing/benefits/.
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