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Working Title: Assistant/Associate Professor - Inorganic/Materials Chemistry
Department: Chemistry-1078
Requisition Number: F_260096
Posting Open Date: 10/15/2026
Application Review Date: 12/08/2026
Open Until Filled: Yes
Description of Work
The Department of Chemistry at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) invites applications for a tenure-track position in inorganic chemistry at the Assistant or Associate Professor level, with an anticipated start date of August 2027. We seek a candidate whose research and teaching interests focus on the design and synthesis of materials that exhibit novel electronic and magnetic properties with potential applications in quantum technologies, spintronics, and nanoelectronics. Examples of relevant materials include but are not limited to: semiconductor nanostructures for single-photon emission, van der Waals heterostructures, topological materials, molecular spin chains, and chemically tailored qubits. It is anticipated that the successful candidate’s research will create opportunities for collaboration with researchers in physics as well as materials science and engineering. Applicants must demonstrate the capacity to teach undergraduate and graduate chemistry courses.
UNL is a land grant institution with a strong commitment to research, teaching, outreach, and service. UNL is a Carnegie Foundation “Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity” university and is committed to further strengthening its research standing.
Minimum Required Qualifications
- A Ph.D. in chemistry or an allied discipline.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong record of scholarly activity as evidenced by a significant publication record.
- Potential for developing an externally funded research program in inorganic chemistry.
- Expertise in the teaching of chemistry content or pedagogy to undergraduate and/or graduate students.
Work Location (City, State): Lincoln, NE
Criminal History Background Check Required: No
How to Apply
Click “Apply for this Job” and complete the faculty information form. Attach the following documents:
- Cover letter.
- Curriculum vitae.
- Statement of research interests (up to six pages).
- Statement of teaching interests (up to one full page).
Please combine the statements into a single document and upload as “Other Document.”
Applicants must also arrange for three confidential letters of reference to be sent by email to chemsearch@unl.edu or to:
Search Committee
Attn: Arianna Alonso
Department of Chemistry
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588-0304
Inquiries regarding the position or the application process should be directed to chemsearch@unl.edu or:
Search Chair
Department of Chemistry
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
545 Hamilton Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0304
(Fax: 402-472-9402)
For questions or accommodations related to this position contact:
Brooke Crawley, badam2@unl.edu
Job Category (old): Faculty Tenure/Tenure Leading
Job Type: 9 Month
Position funded by grant or other form of temporary funding?: No
Planned Hire Date: August 2027
Organizational Location: Default Location
Organization
Working at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
For 150 Years, A Leader in Higher Education
Always a place of high ambition, University of Nebraska was one of the first institutions west of the Mississippi River to award doctoral degrees - the first was granted in 1896. The University of Nebraska established the world's first undergraduate psychology laboratory. The discipline of ecology was born here, and the campuses reflect that tradition, being recognized as botanical gardens and arboreta. An early institutional interest in literature and the arts provided the foundations for today's Prairie Schooner literary magazine, for the University of Nebraska Press, and for the Sheldon Museum of Art, which houses one of the world's most significant collections of 20th century American art.
Today, Nebraska is one of the nation's leading teaching institutions, and a research leader with a wide array of grant-funded projects aimed at broadening knowledge in the sciences and humanities. Nebraska is also a land-grant university and a member of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU). The university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
Benefits
The University of Nebraska offers an extensive benefits package that includes health, life, disability and long term care insurance; retirement accounts; tuition reimbursement for employees and their spouses and dependent children; and reimbursement accounts for health care and dependent day care. Leave policies are designed to help employees deal with personal or family events or crises.
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In the spirit of the phrase "Every Interaction Matters", UNL has an enacted commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence for our faculty, staff, and students. On our campus, diversity and inclusion are important priorities. Examples include: Husker Dialogues, which is an event that helps first-year students focus on diversity and inclusion and practice handling difficult conversations around difference; three Chancellor's Diversity Commissions that are charged with informing and advising the Chancellor and addressing issues of constituent campus communities; and the establishment of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion whose leader operates at the Vice Chancellor level. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, we strive for excellence in all that we do. True excellence requires that each individual be able to work and learn in an atmosphere of respect, dignity, and belonging. Our commitment to diversity and inclusion requires each of us to continuously ensure our interactions are respectful, protect free speech, and inspire academic freedom.
About Lincoln
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is located in an up-and-coming and safe city of 300,000 people that has many of the cultural and entertainment benefits of a much larger city, with the feel of a friendly Midwestern community. The Pinnacle Bank Arena, opened in 2013, routinely hosts major touring acts. A buzzing entertainment district, the Railyard, connects the arena area to the Historic Haymarket. Cuisines from all continents provide the entree to dynamic urban nightlife and a wide variety of ways to enjoy time with friends. Nebraska's City Campus is one with Lincoln's city center, as it has been since the university was founded. Lincoln has more parkland per capita than Austin, Texas; Portland, Oregon; and all but a handful of U.S. cities. The well-manicured Pioneers Park, the native woods of Wilderness Park and the open grassland of Nine-Mile Prairie are each within a 10-minute trip from campus. Connecting many of these parks is an extensive trails network.
