Job Details

Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Physical Chemistry

Position Number: 6449202
Location: Worcester, MA
Position Type: Science - Chemistry

Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Physical Chemistry

Description
The Department of Chemistry at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor specializing in Physical Chemistry to begin in August 2026. A successful candidate will be expected to teach Quantum Mechanics and Spectroscopy lecture and lab, Thermodynamics, General Chemistry lecture and lab, and an upper-level elective. As our department grows to meet increasing student interest and to contribute further to the College, our new colleague will be the third physical chemist in our department. Please see our department website for more information about these courses and other aspects of our community.

This position carries a 3-2 teaching load with a research leave prior to tenure review of either a full year at 80% salary or a semester at full salary, and generous sabbatical and fellowship leaves for tenured faculty. To enable a smooth transition to Holy Cross, new full-time tenure-track Assistant Professors receive start-up funding to support their research and professional development and have a one-course reduction in their first year of teaching (i.e., 2-2). This position offers full benefits and a starting salary in the range of $101,850 to $103,850. Faculty at the College cultivate a richly diverse academic community, pursue innovative teaching, and create high-impact scholarship. To learn more about faculty life at the College and in the Worcester area, candidates are encouraged to see the Resources for Prospective Faculty on our Faculty Openings page.

Qualifications
Candidates must demonstrate excellence in scholarship and undergraduate teaching as well as a commitment to inclusive pedagogies. Ph.D. in Chemistry is required by the beginning of the appointment.

Application Instructions
Please submit

a cover letter addressing the position requirements listed above as well as the ways you might contribute to and further the College's mission as a Jesuit, undergraduate liberal arts college and its core commitment to creating a community where every individual feels empowered to contribute their talents and perspectives.
a current curriculum vitae;
unofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts;
three confidential letters of recommendation;
a statement of your teaching addressing your approach to teaching a diverse student body, your previous teaching experience and methods, and the specific courses you are interested in teaching at Holy Cross;
a research plan addressing how undergraduates will be involved, specific start-up needs, and budget.

The College of the Holy Cross uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications electronically. Please submit all application materials to https://apply.interfolio.com/171693.

For full consideration, please apply by September 12th. Initial interviews of selected applicants via Zoom will take place in October, and campus visits for selected applicants will take place in November. Questions about this search may be directed to Professor Bianca Sculimbrene, bsculimb@holycross.edu.

To apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/171693

The College of the Holy Cross is a highly selective Catholic liberal arts college in the Jesuit tradition. It enrolls about 3,000 students and is located in a medium-sized city 45 miles west of Boston. The College seeks faculty members whose scholarship, teaching, advising, and on- and off-campus service demonstrate commitment to the educational benefits of a richly diverse community. Holy Cross aspires to meet the needs of dual-career couples, in part through its membership in Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts (http://www.heccma.org) and the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (https://new-england.hercjobs.org/)