Description of Work Unit
Founded in 1870, Colorado State University is among the nation’s leading research universities and enrolls approximately 32,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Located an hour north of the Denver metro area, Fort Collins is a vibrant community of approximately 157,000 residents that offers the convenience of a small town with all the amenities of a large city. Fort Collins is situated on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains with views of 14,000 foot peaks, and offers access to numerous cultural, recreational, and outdoor opportunities.
The Department of Chemistry has an international reputation for excellence in research across a broad array of disciplines, including analytical, biological, inorganic, organic, materials and physical chemistry. Ph.D. graduates receive world-class training, participate in cutting-edge (and often interdisciplinary) research projects, and are employed at all levels of academia and industry around the globe. The faculty also enjoy an award-winning reputation for teaching excellence. Undergraduate students benefit both from access to this classroom expertise and from a long tradition of substantive undergraduate participation in research. The Department’s research efforts are supported by a state-of-the-art Analytical Resources Core that provides 24/7 student access to shared instrumentation.
Position Summary
The Department of Chemistry seeks applications from Ph.D. level scientists/engineers who are interested in obtaining temporary or special research positions at the research scientist/scholar level.
Level I is for individuals generally within three years of receiving their Ph.D., and with significant professional accomplishments.
Level II is analogous to the assistant professor title for regular faculty. It generally includes people with three to seven years of experience beyond the Ph.D. level, and with very significant professional accomplishments.
Level III is analogous to the associate professor title for regular faculty. It generally includes individuals with more than seven years of experience beyond the Ph.D. level, and with very significant professional accomplishments.
The Senior level is analogous to the full professor title for regular faculty. It generally includes individuals well beyond the Ph.D. level that have demonstrated outstanding, sustained, and extraordinary professional accomplishments, as well as professional leadership.
Ranking and qualifications within these levels are done on a case-by-case basis with factors that include the publication record, past research funding, professional honors and awards, decisive discoveries, and management experience. Applicable department research areas include, among others, analytical, biological, chemistry education, inorganic, materials, organic, and physical chemistry. The department also provides instruction of both undergraduate and graduate students. A detailed description of the department and information on specific faculty research programs are available on the department website at: http://www.chem.colostate.edu.
Positions may be fully in-office OR hybrid OR remote.
Required Job Qualifications
The Department of Chemistry does not guarantee financial visa support for hires from this pool.
Preferred Job Qualifications EEO
Colorado State University (CSU) provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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