Position Announcement

Physical Chemistry Position. Troy University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant/associate professor of physical chemistry at the Troy campus for fall, 2010. A Ph.D. in physical chemistry is required. Teaching assignments include general chemistry, physical chemistry, and labs. Supervision of undergraduate research is expected. Review of applications will begin January 19, 2010. Send curriculum vitae, transcripts, statement of teaching philosophy, research interests, and three letters of reference to Human Resources, Troy University, Troy, Al 36082. Employment is contingent upon a satisfactory background check. Troy is an AA/EEO employer and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities, females, African Americans and other minorities. More information is at spectrum.troy.edu/~chemistry.

The University’s official announcement is here, which includes an application form and a background check form.

Troy University is mainly a teaching university. We are looking for people who are passionate about education. However, we also believe it is important that educators pursue scholarly activities. Some collaborative opportunities exist in the area. For example, a local company is concerned about lead pollution and remediation. Also, the biology department offers a master’s degree in Environmental Assessment and Management; chemistry faculty are currently active in that graduate program.

Tenure requirements

The decision to award tenure is based mainly on evaluation of a faculty member’s teaching, scholarly activities, and service. The best way to demonstrate scholarly activity is to have peer-reviewed publications while at Troy University. These may be in journals such as Journal of Organic Chemistry, Journal of Chemical Education, and Proceedings of the Alabama Academy of Science.

Direction of the department

The University encourages the department to offer an ACS-certified degree. We are therefore working to meet the requirements for an ACS-approved program. Faculty members have access from their offices to many chemistry, including all ACS journals. Each faculty member has a password to access CAS on-line.

Innovative and experimental approaches to instruction are encouraged. For example, several members of the department have attended POGIL workshops, and have tried POGIL in their classrooms.

Living in Troy

Troy is a small town with a population of about 15,000. The waitress at your favorite restaurant will soon learn your name. Pecan trees grow on campus and are abundant in Troy, so you may learn the trick of picking up two pecans and squeezing them so that the shell of one breaks. Montgomery, the capital of Alabama, is about 45 miles to the north of us. The beach on the Gulf of Mexico in Panama City, Florida is about three hours to the south (depending on how often you stop for boiled peanuts). Lake Eufaula, on the Alabama-Georgia border is an hour’s drive to the east.

Links to the Area

Pike County Chamber of Commerce

Troy Messenger, the local newspaper

City of Troy

Continental Cinema 5, the local movie theater

Alabama Government Web Site

Troy University is an equal opportunity institution and as such does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, or handicap, in any of its programs including admission of students and employment. The University complies with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972