ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Position - A tenure-track professorship with specialization in Physical Chemistry and Physics.
The College - Eureka is a small residential liberal arts college located equidistant between the cities of Peoria and Bloomington/Normal. The campus is situated on 112 wooded acres with 24 academic and residential buildings in the city of Eureka, Illinois. Focused on “excellence in learning, service, and leadership,” Eureka College has had a major impact on American life, with alumni who have had successful careers in education, business, management, the arts and community service. Eureka's most famous graduate is Ronald Reagan, Class of 1932, who went on to become the fortieth President of the United States of America. Eureka currently has almost 650 students enrolled in 30 degree programs and has over 5,000 living alumni. Chartered in 1855 to provide a “non-sectarian liberal arts” education by abolitionists who were members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Eureka was the first college in Illinois and the third in the nation to admit men and women on an equal basis (see http://www.disciples.org/ and http://www.helmdisciples.org/ for additional information about the Christian Church and the affiliation with Eureka College).
Position Requirements - The successful candidate will teach Physics I and II, half of the general chemistry sequence and intro to physical science every year. Quantum mechanics and thermodynamics would be taught on an alternate year rotating schedule. Depending upon candidate’s strengths he/she may also share responsibilities in quantitative analytical chemistry, environmental chemistry and/or advanced inorganic chemistry. The Science and Mathematics Division has an FTIR, HPLC, and atomic absorption spectrometer, as well as access to an NMR. There are limited funds available for start-up equipment.
Eureka College values excellent teaching at the college level that employs a variety of methods to enable all learners in the classroom. The small college reality requires professors who can be interdisciplinary and generalist in approach while still engaged in, and engaging about, their specific discipline. Professors are expected to involve undergraduate student participation in their research projects.
Applications Materials - Submit cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching statement which addresses teaching in a liberal-arts environment, letter addressing research interests with undergraduates, graduate and undergraduate transcripts, and three letters of reference electronically in WORD format to employment@eureka.edu (please put Physical Chemistry in subject line). Written submissions may be sent to Dr. Paul Small, Eureka College, 300 E. College Ave, Eureka, IL 61530.
Applications are due by March 10, 2008, at which time applicants will be screened for interviews.
