Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce our search for the position of chair in the Department of Chemistry at Michigan Technological University.
We are seeking a chair who will lead the Department in implementing a shared vision for its future in research and teaching excellence, beginning Fall 2019. The chair will be responsible for supporting the Department’s ongoing efforts to increase externally funded research, strengthening our degree programs, and improving infrastructure. They will also be a leader in developing and driving forward strategies for effective donor engagement. The chair will maintain a dynamic research program commensurate with current university strengths and advance the Chemistry Department’s role as a key player of the Michigan Tech community.
The Department of Chemistry takes special pride in promoting undergraduate research, where students work side-by-side with graduate students and professors performing cutting-edge research leading to co-authored publications. Research areas include the fields of chemical education, environmental chemistry, materials chemistry, synthetic organic, and chemical biology.
Michigan Tech is a leading public research institution and home to more than 7,000 students from 60 countries around the world. With more than $72 million in total research expenditures and 19 research centers and institutes, the University fosters a world-class and diverse faculty, staff, and student population. Our beautiful campus in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway and is just a few miles from Lake Superior.
The successful candidate will have qualifications commensurate with appointment to the rank of Full Professor in Chemistry. For more information about this position, including application information, please visit https://www.mtu.edu/chemistry/chair-search. Review of applications will begin November 12, 2018.
Feel free to contact me at chchairsearch@mtu.edu if you have questions about this position.
Paul
Dr. Paul Charlesworth
Department of Chemistry
Michigan Tech, Houghton, MI 49931