Job Details
The Department of Chemistry at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, invites applications for a non-tenure-track Assistant Professor, General Faculty (teaching track) position to begin in the [contact details available in the full listing] academic year. The primary responsibilities will involve teaching undergraduate chemistry lectures and laboratory courses. Specifically, the applicant will teach introductory chemistry and/or introductory organic chemistry and at least one other area: analytical, synthetic, biological,…
and/or physical chemistry. Assignments will reflect the strengths of the successful candidate and the needs of the department.
Knowledge of how students learn and experience with effective teaching practices and assessment is expected. The successful candidate will teach three courses per semester or their equivalent. The anticipated start date is August 2027.
Compensation will be commensurate with experience and includes full-time salary with full-time benefits. The term of this appointment will be for three academic years with the possibility of renewal. University of Virginia is committed to career development and provides professional development travel funds and promotion opportunities for our teaching-track Academic General Faculty.
Qualifications
Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in Chemistry, Biochemistry, or a related field by the appointment start date. The department expects a commitment to teaching excellence. We prefer candidates with experience teaching lecture or laboratory courses in analytical chemistry, biochemistry, organic chemistry, or introductory chemistry.
Application Instructions
Apply online at Interfolio and upload the following materials:
- CV (please include awards, grants, and professional development activities)
- Cover Letter (1 page, please summarize the applicant’s qualifications, interests, experience, and suitability for the position; identify the courses and laboratories the applicant is best prepared to teach; and describe past experience and/or future plans to prepare students for careers in chemistry and pre-health)
- Names and contact information for three references
- Statement of Teaching Philosophy (2 pages, statements should be supported with primary literature and be grounded in evidence-based effective practice)
- Example course products: a course syllabus and a class assignment from previous courses taught
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Review of applications will begin on November 20, 2026 and will continue until the position is filled. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment.
For questions about the position, please contact, Linda Columbus, Search Chair at lc4zs@virginia.edu.
For information on the benefits available to members of the academic faculty at UVA, visit hr.virginia.edu/benefits.
The University of Virginia offers confidential Dual Career Services to partners of incoming faculty candidates. To learn more, please visit dualcareer.virginia.edu
Organization
In 1819, the University of Virginia established a new model for intellectual exchange and cross-disciplinary collaboration in higher education. Two hundred years later, as a major research institution, we continue to challenge conventions, lead with ingenuity and advance knowledge for the common good.
What began as an innovative idea has become one of the nation’s leading public research universities, with over 21,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UVA also has over 3,000 full-time faculty offering more than 400 degrees.
Each of the University’s eleven schools has its own distinctive mission, working together to garner consistently high rankings—including #2 Best Value Public College (Princeton Review, 2016), #3 Public University in the Nation (U.S. News & World Report, 2016), and #3 Best Value Among Public Colleges (Kiplinger’s, 2016).
As we invest in and strengthen our research capabilities, UVA seeks new faculty ready to uncover new insights, rewrite old rules and collaborate on intellectual discoveries.
RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS THAT CROSS DISCIPLINES
As an R1 institution, the University’s research centers, consortia and laboratories are on the leading edge of discovery and technology, offering collaborative spaces for students and faculty to solve global problems.
Our professors are recognized members of major national scholarly and professional organizations, including the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Our faculty’s engagement in interdisciplinary research is being facilitated by new research institutes specializing in everything from big data to brain functioning, and by cluster hires across schools.
NATIONALLY RANKED HEALTH SYSTEM
UVA is also home to a nationally renowned academic medical center and the UVA Health System, which serves a three-part mission to treat patients, conduct translational research and train medical practitioners in a wide variety of disciplines.
Established as the nation’s 10th medical school in 1825, the institution has since grown to include a 612-bed hospital and a Level I trauma center, nationally recognized cancer and heart centers, a Children’s Hospital, and primary and specialty clinics throughout Central Virginia.
The UVA Medical Center is consistently ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by the U.S. News & World Report magazine and has been named among the top 25 percent in seven specialties.
INSPIRING STUDENTS, INSPIRED TEACHING
The vast majority of UVA students come from the top 10% of their high school class, as well as from all 50 states, over 142 countries and a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite their diversity, all UVA students share a love of learning and a drive to achieve.
One of the reasons students choose Virginia is our unique residential culture. At UVA, the community of students, faculty and staff personifies the Jeffersonian idea that living and learning are connected. The Academical Village was constructed to support a unique residential experience, with faculty living in the Pavilions, students occupying Lawn rooms and the world-famous Rotunda at its heart. The University’s residential culture continues to support this experience today—strengthened by students, faculty and staff rich in backgrounds, ideas and perspectives. Our unique culture is also paying dividends in innovation: UVA’s faculty have generated more than 130 patents since 2010.
Perhaps most importantly, faculty come to UVA knowing that instruction is as important as research, and they pride themselves on their many teaching awards. Our best professors look for ways to encourage, mentor and develop tomorrow’s leaders inside and outside the classroom.
LIFE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE
Living in Charlottesville you’ll find sophisticated restaurants, world-renowned wineries and breweries, cosmopolitan arts and music, friendly urban and suburban neighborhoods and a Piedmont landscape that has lured adventurous souls for centuries. No wonder the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research named Charlottesville the “happiest city in America” in 2014.
In addition to UVA and its health system, several major employers have facilities in Charlottesville, including State Farm, Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Department of Defense, GE and others. Charlottesville is also becoming a center for innovative start-up businesses. The University also actively helps spouses and partners of faculty members build their networks and pursue employment opportunities with a wide variety of area employers.
The University of Virginia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
