Position Description:
The Hope College Chemistry Department (www.hope.edu/academic/chemistry/) invites applications for two one-year term positions. Each teaching position is full-time (ca. 12 contact hours/wk) on a 9 month contract to begin August 2022. The positions are expected to be offered at the Visiting Assistant Professor or Visiting Instructor level depending on qualifications. Candidates should either have completed a Ph.D. in chemistry by July 2022 (Visiting Assistant Professor), or have a masters degree in chemistry with college chemistry teaching experience as the “instructor of record” for the course (Visiting Instructor).
The positions will include teaching responsibilities in the two-semester Physical or Organic Chemistry classroom and laboratory sequence as appropriate with qualifications. Secondary assignments may be possible in the candidate’s specific specialty or in non-majors or general chemistry courses.
Application Instructions:
Visit https://jobs.hope.edu/postings/995
As part of the online application, candidates should upload:
- A cover letter
- A curriculum vitae
- A statement of teaching philosophy that may include reflection of pedagogical approaches, and/or teaching goals. Please include a list of courses that you feel qualified to teach (https://hope.edu/catalog/current/chemistry/index.html) as well as those that you would be most excited to teach. A description of how your teaching and/or mentoring could contribute to the Chemistry Department’s promotion of inclusion and diversity is welcomed. (Approximately 2 pages total)
- Unofficial transcripts
- A statement describing your fit to the mission of Hope College (https://hope.edu/about/mission.html). As it may not be addressed elsewhere in your application, please devote particular attention to the Christian aspect of the mission statement and your personal engagement with faith and/or a faith community. (Approximately 1 page)
In addition, applicants will enter the contact information for three references (including current email addresses). Those references will be contacted by Human Resources to submit a letter of recommendation. A review of all completed applications will begin March 1 and continue until filled.
About The Chemistry Department:
The department is a flagship program of the College and Division of Natural & Applied Science. A wide range of modern instrumentation and state-of-the-art facilities are available for teaching and research in the Schaap Science Center which opened in 2003. The Chemistry Department graduates approximately forty majors annually among a variety of degree tracks. The department is approved by the American Chemical Society and offers both ACS and (jointly with the Biology Department) ASBMB certified degrees. We have recently been awarded a record 9th consecutive Beckman Scholars Program award from the Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation, and have been a nationally recognized leader in authentic student-faculty collaborative research for nearly a century. Our graduates go on to great success in graduate and professional programs as well as directly into industry. Historically the number of Hope graduates earning a PhD in Chemistry is in the top 1% of all 614 US baccalaureate institutions, and our medical school acceptance rate is nearly 90%.
About Hope College:
Hope College is a four-year liberal arts college where academic excellence and vibrant Christian faith join together in a supportive and welcoming community. Hope offers an academically rigorous, co-educational and residential education to 3,200 undergraduate students from more than 40 states and 45 countries. Affiliated with the Reformed Church in America since its founding in 1866, Hope College is known for its invitational ecumenical Christian atmosphere, friendly campus community, and well-balanced academic and co-curricular offerings. Hope's beautiful campus is located just steps from award-winning downtown Holland, Michigan and less than seven miles from Lake Michigan.
Hope College is recognized as a national leader in undergraduate research and scholarship and for providing exceptional professional preparation and life-changing educational experiences that equip our students for success after graduation. The college has consistently ranked among the nation's top liberal arts colleges and is featured in the book Colleges That Change Lives.
Hope College is financially sound, with more than 50 consecutive years of balanced budgets, an endowment of approximately $200 million and no deferred maintenance, and over $140 million invested in the construction of new facilities during the past 12 years. The college completed its newest buildings, the Kruizenga Art Museum and the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, in 2015, and opened the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center in 2017.
In 2015, Hope College launched its 10-year strategic plan, Hope for the World: 2025, which consists of six goals, focused on: academics; Christian formation; global engagement; community; reputation and influence; and value. Developed by the campus community, the strategic plan supports the college's mission, "to educate students for lives of leadership and service in a global society through academic and co-curricular programs of recognized excellence in the liberal arts and in the context of the historic Christian faith."
About Holland, Michigan:
Holland, Michigan is a city of 35,000 (one-third from under-represented groups) within a metropolitan area with a population of 100,000. Holland has been recognized as “one of America’s most affordable towns” and was recently ranked as the “second happiest place to live in America” by the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index. Holland is home to a number of festivals including Tulip Time, Fiesta (a celebration of Latino cultures), Tulipanes Latino Art & Film Festival, and Juneteenth. Holland has a weekly farmer’s market and multiple world-class beaches on Lake Michigan. Holland is located 30 minutes from Grand Rapids and approximately 2.5 hours from Detroit, Ann Arbor, and Chicago. For more information on Holland and the surrounding area, see www.cityofholland.com, www.enjoyhollandmichigan.com, and www.michigan.org/city/holland/.