Description
Job Title: Assistant Professor, Chemistry (Tenure Track)
Department: Chemistry
College/Division: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Primary Job Location: Macon, GA 31207
Job Type: Full Time
Job Details: The Department of Chemistry in Mercer University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences invites applications for a fulltime, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Chemistry position to start August 1, 2026.
Responsibilities: This faculty member’s responsibilities will include: regular presentation of undergraduate general chemistry (with laboratory) or organic chemistry (with laboratory) courses; periodic presentation of advanced undergraduate chemistry courses (topics according to expertise); pursuit of an active research program that complements the department’s current expertise; and regular mentoring of undergraduate researchers.
Qualifications: A Ph.D. in chemistry or biochemistry from an accredited college or university is required. ABD candidates will be considered at the rank of Instructor until their PhD is obtained; however, candidates with a PhD in hand by August 1, 2026 are strongly preferred.
Special Instructions: Applicants should complete the brief online application and attach: (1) cover letter; (2) up-to- date curriculum vitae; (3) statement of teaching philosophy; and (4) description of research plans (brief research proposal). Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Selection of the final candidate is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.
Information: Founded in 1833, Mercer University is a dynamic and comprehensive center of undergraduate, graduate and professional education. With more than 9,100 students enrolled in 12 schools and colleges, on major campuses in Macon and Atlanta; medical school sites in Macon, Savannah and Columbus; and at regional academic centers in Henry and Douglas counties, Mercer is ranked among the top tier and best values of national research universities by U.S. News & World Report. The Mercer Health Sciences Center includes the University’s School of Medicine and Colleges of Nursing, Health Professions and Pharmacy. Mercer is affiliated with six teaching hospitals – Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center and Piedmont Macon Medical Center in Macon; Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah; Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital and St. Francis-Emory Healthcare in Columbus; and SGMC Health in Valdosta. The University also has an educational partnership with Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins. It operates an academic press and a performing arts center in Macon and an engineering research center in Warner Robins. Mercer Medicine, the clinical faculty practice of the School of Medicine, is based in Macon and operates additional clinics in Sumter, Clay, Putnam, Harris, Taylor and Glynn counties. Mercer is one of only 293 institutions nationwide to shelter a chapter of The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation’s most prestigious academic honor society; one of eight institutions to hold membership in the Georgia Research Alliance; and the only private university in Georgia to field an NCAA Division I athletic program. www.mercer.edu.
