The A.R. Smith Department of Chemistry at Appalachian State University invites applications for a faculty position at the rank of Lecturer, for the 2008-2009 academic year beginning August 15, 2008.

Qualifications for this position include: a Ph.D. in Chemistry and teaching experience in general chemistry courses. The successful candidate will teach 12 contact hours and is expected to provide instruction in the introductory level chemistry program (teach a lecture of General Chemistry and the corresponding laboratories) and possibly teach in other areas depending upon the training and background of the applicant. He/she will hold office hours for students; perform grading and other duties associated with teaching but no committee work.

The A.R. Smith Department of Chemistry (www.chemistry.appstate.edu) offers a BS degree in Chemistry, including the ACS Certified degree with concentrations in Marketing and Business, Pre-Professional and Paramedical, Environmental, Forensic Science, or Chemistry Secondary Education Licensure, and a BA in Chemistry. The department has 14 tenure-track faculty members and approximately 135 undergraduate majors.

Appalachian State University is a member institution of the sixteen-campus University of North Carolina System. Located in Boone, North Carolina, the University has approximately 15,500 students, primarily in bachelors and masters programs in both liberal arts and applied fields. Appalachian has both a traditional residential campus and a variety of distance education programs. Additional information about the University and the surrounding area is located at: http://www.appstate.edu.

Candidates should send a completed application package consisting of a letter of application, current curriculum vita, names of at least three professional references (include postal and email addresses and telephone number), summary of teaching evaluations (students evaluations), peer teaching evaluations (if possible) and original copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts to: Dr. Claudia P. Cartaya-Marin ,Chair, A.R. Smith Department of Chemistry, 525 Rivers St., Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608. The review of complete applications will begin June 30, 2008 and will continue until the position is filled. Appalachian State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence among its faculty, staff and students; to the principles of diversity and inclusion, and to maintaining a work and learning environment that is free of all forms of discrimination.