Chemistry Lecturer

Position Description

The Chemistry Department at Washington University in St. Louis seeks a full-time teaching faculty member at the rank of Lecturer to lead instruction in undergraduate Chemistry courses and play an integral role in curriculum development. This position has an initial commitment of one academic year, with renewal pending adequate performance in the first year. This position is also eligible for future merit-based promotion in accordance with the WashU Arts & Sciences policies for Teaching Faculty. The position will start Fall 2027. *Please apply via Interfolio ONLY APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED VIA INTERFOLIO WILL BE CONSIDERED *

The position requires excellence in Chemistry education and requires collaboration with other faculty and staff members to develop and teach course materials, including syllabi, lecture notes, course content videos, recitation materials, exams, and quizzes. The Lecturer will be fully engaged in the continued development, delivery, and smooth operation of Chemistry lecture courses. Specific responsibilities include teaching in lecture and recitation classes, holding regular office hours and help sessions, and course administrative duties such as grading, overseeing weekly content, and composing quizzes, problem sets, and test questions.

As a full-time faculty position, the role includes attending faculty meetings and participating in department committees. Additional components of the position include managing graduate student AIs and providing resources that enhance undergraduate education in Chemistry course sequences (such as, but not limited to, the General Chemistry Peer-Led Team Learning program, Residential Peer Mentoring Program, etc.) The Lecturer will work collaboratively with other faculty members to ensure the course content and material presented to students is in line with current pedagogical best practices.

Above all, the Lecturer is expected to remain passionate about student learning and compassionate toward student needs, and to work to create an educational experience that is equitable, inclusive, and supportive of students’ professional development. This includes establishing policies and procedures to enhance student belonging and self-confidence, student sense of success and comprehension, student competency, and student performance in Chemistry courses.

Qualifications

Ideally, the successful candidate will have a Ph.D. or E.D. in chemistry, with experience or qualification to teach General Chemistry preferred.  Postdoctoral experience in instruction or research and/or a past record of accomplishment in teaching as an instructor of chemistry lecture courses at the college level is also preferred.

Washington University has excellent benefits, a collegial work environment among helpful and cooperative staff and faculty, opportunities for personal and professional development, and the chance to teach outstanding undergraduate students who possess a true interest in learning.  

Applicants must apply through Interfolio. Applications should consist of a curriculum vitae, a teaching philosophy statement, evidence for excellent teaching using active learning and/or other pedagogical best practices (files provided could include sample classroom activities, educational interventions, demonstrations, student evaluations, etc.), and the names of three references who can provide recommendations concerning teaching skills. For full consideration, applications should be submitted by September 15, 2026. 
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Application Instructions

Required Documents

Curriculum Vitae
Cover Letter
Teaching Philosophy Statement
Evidence for excellent teaching using active learning/teaching strategies
Contact Reference (3)

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity and especially encourages applications by those underrepresented in their academic fields. It is the University’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access to persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or genetic information.