LGBTQ Chemists & Allies

Southern Methodist University Chemistry Lecturer   (Position Numbers  00053621 and 00052253) The Department of Chemistry at Southern Methodist University (SMU) invites applications for two (2) non-tenure-track full-time lecturer positions. Applicants should present evidence of strong interest in teaching and interacting with undergraduate diverse students.  In addition, successful candidates should have strong communication and organizational skills.  The start date for both positions is expected to be August 1, 2025. However, earlier start dates will be considered if the timing fits with the new lecturers’ schedules. The focus of one position (Position 1 – Position No. 00053621) is on, but not limited to, teaching undergraduate general chemistry lectures and laboratories, and the day-to-day maintenance and operation of the labs.  The focus of the second position (Position 2 – Position No. 00052253) is on, but not limited to, teaching undergraduate organic chemistry lectures and laboratories, and the day-to-day maintenance and operation of the labs. The expected teaching loads of both positions will be 4 courses per semester, and training is provided.  These are entry level positions.  Promotion to Senior Lecturer is possible after 5 years.  We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and aim to create an environment where all members of our community can thrive, irrespective of their race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or any other personal characteristic. Women, underrepresented minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Qualifications: A completed PhD or MS degree in Chemistry or a related discipline is required, and experience in teaching undergraduate general chemistry/organic chemistry courses, or experience as a general chemistry/organic chemistry teaching assistant (TA) is preferred. Experience in the maintenance of instrumentation is a plus for both positions.  Application: Applications received by October 27, 2024 will receive full consideration, but applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled. Applications should include the following documents. Cover letter (please indicate preference for Position 1 or Position 2.) Curriculum vitae (CV) Statement of teaching philosophy (approximately one page) Two letters of recommendation to be uploaded by the letter writer into the Interfolio system. Any supporting material such as evidence of successful teaching and/or pedagogical skills. Applications should be submitted through Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/150745.  The search committee will notify applicants of the employment decision after the position is filled.  The Department of Chemistry has a strong history of winning awards based on teaching excellence.  Our faculty have been awarded the Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Award and the Provost’s Teaching Recognition Award several times.  These are the highest honors awarded to tenured and non-tenured faculty based on dedication to teaching.  The SMU Department of Chemistry is accredited by the American Chemical Society (ACS) and we award BA, BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Chemistry.  Visit the SMU Department of Chemistry at: www.smu.edu/chemistry Located near the center of Dallas, SMU is a private, nonsectarian university dedicated to academic excellence. SMU is designated as a preferred employer in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, one of the most prolific high-tech industrial centers in the country.  The metroplex is a multi-faceted business community, offering exceptional museums, diverse cultural attractions, and a vibrant economy.  Visit us at: www.smu.edu SMU will not discriminate in any program or activity on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression. The Executive Director for Access and Equity/Title IX Coordinator is designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies and may be reached at the Perkins Administration Building, Room 204, 6425 Boaz Lane, Dallas, TX 75205, 214-768-3601, accessequity@smu.edu. Hiring is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background check ... View more

The Department of Chemistry at Southern Methodist University (SMU) invites applications for two tenure- track Assistant Professor positions open to all areas of chemistry with interests including, but not limited to, the areas of inorganic chemistry and theoretical/computational chemistry, both broadly defined. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and aim to create an environment where all members of our community can thrive, irrespective of their race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion, or any other personal characteristic. While an appointment at the rank of tenure-track Assistant Professor is anticipated, extraordinary candidates at all levels will be considered. The start date is expected to be August 1, 2024. Minimum qualifications: Completion of a PhD in Chemistry or field related to experimental or theoretical chemistry Preferred qualifications: Postdoctoral or other post-graduate research experience Track record of outstanding research and peer-reviewed publications Potential to build a successful and innovative research program Effective teaching, mentoring, and outreach/service that includes PhD students, postdocs, and undergraduate students Application: Applications can be submitted electronically at http://apply.interfolio.com/128541 for theoretical/computational chemistry and http://apply.interfolio.com/128540 for all other areas of chemistry. The application should include the following documents. The suggested formats are just guidelines and not required. Cover letter Curriculum vitae Statement of research interests (suggested format - 1-page summary, 4-6 page detailed proposals) Statement of teaching and outreach interests (suggested format - 1-2 pages) Three letters of recommendation to be uploaded by the letter writer into the Interfolio system. To ensure full consideration, the application must be received by October 20, 2023, but the committee will continue to accept applications until the position is filled. A Ph.D. is required at the time of appointment. Questions may be directed to the Search Committee Chairs Devin Matthews at dmatthews@smu.edu (theoretical and computational chemistry) or Alex Lippert at alippert@smu.edu (all other areas of chemistry). The Department of Chemistry at SMU values a friendly and collegial atmosphere to pursue creative, high impact research and train students to tackle the important technological challenges of tomorrow. We foster a supportive and collaborative professional environment that has helped faculty grow their research program and achieve ample extramural funding from the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, and other funding agencies such as the Welch Foundation and the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas which offer funding specifically for Texas research institutions. SMU’s high-performance computing clusters feature more than 2.6 PFLOPS of state-of-the- art CPU and accelerator compute capacity which supports faculty research as well as classroom teaching at no cost to faculty. Visit us at https://www.smu.edu/chemistry. SMU is a private, nonsectarian university of about 12,000 students located in University Park, a highly regarded residential community that is 15 minutes north of downtown Dallas. SMU is a top-ranked university in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex, a vibrant metropolitan area with a thriving arts and culture scene, diverse culinary experiences, and ample recreational opportunities. Dallas’ quality of life is exceptional and safe with a relatively low cost of living, upscale apartments and homes within walking distance of campus, the opportunity to live in the city or suburban areas, and the availability of both mass transit systems and plentiful on-campus parking. SMU will not discriminate in any program or activity on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender identity and expression. The Executive Director for Access and Equity/Title IX Coordinator is designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies and may be reached at the Perkins Administration Building, Room 204, 6425 Boaz Lane, Dallas, TX 75205, 214-768-3601, accessequity@smu.edu.   Hiring is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of a background check.   ... View more

Dear members of the GTCA community and beyond, As the officers of the Gay and Transgender Chemists and Allies (GTCA) committee under the Division of Professional Relations of the American Chemical Society (ACS), we condemn the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Tony McDade at the hands of the police. We condemn the murder of Ahmaud Arbery by white supremacist vigilantes. We condemn the violence committed by police agencies across the country against protestors seeking justice for Black people. We stand in solidarity with our Black queer and trans community members, our Black chemistry colleagues, and with the Black Lives Matter movement nationwide. The murder of George Floyd was not the consequence of a solitary “bad cop,” but rather the outcome of a policing system that has been rooted in anti-Black racism since its inception. We speak the name George Floyd in mourning and in rage knowing that his name is the latest in a long list of Black people who were murdered: George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Ahmaud Arbery, Philando Castile, Freddie Gray, Sandra Bland, Samuel DuBose, Walter Scott, Tamir Rice, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, Oscar Grant, and the innumerable others, many of whom are unknown to us. The officers in Minneapolis – Derek Chauvin, who killed George Floyd, as well as Tou Thao, Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane, who were complicit in Floyd’s death – must be brought to justice. Beyond that, we must also commit to dismantling the racist system behind his death in order to prevent more Black names from becoming hashtags. The LGBTQ+ community is no stranger to protests, disobedience, and riots. The queer liberation movement was sparked to life at the Stonewall Inn in June of 1969 when, after countless nights of harassment and brutality by the New York Police Department, Black trans woman Marsha P. Johnson led a week-long uprising and ignited a revolution. Black transgender people continue to face the most dire outcomes of our community, including at least 19 murders of Black trans women and non-binary people in 2019 and the police killing of Black transgender man Tony McDade in Tallahassee last month. Black LGBTQ+ people continue to lead the queer and trans liberation movement through demonstrations and grassroots organizing.  The GTCA found the statement released by the ACS on June 1, 2020 regarding the death of George Floyd to be woefully inadequate and a disservice to Black members of the ACS community. Words are hollow with no action, and action cannot come from a statement which refuses to name white supremacy, police brutality, and institutional racism in our own country and scientific field. The time has long since passed for chemists and chemistry educators to admit that science does not exist in an apolitical or depoliticized vacuum: we all must be committed to doing anti-racist work in our discipline. We call upon the ACS to back up their claim that “Diversity, Inclusion, and Respect is a core value” of the organization by committing resources to initiatives that support Black chemists and anti-racist work in chemistry, such as the following proposals: Formalized mentorship programs for Black undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars to connect them with mentors and professional development resources Grant funds which support racial justice work in chemistry and chemistry education Make articles in ACS journals written by Black scholars open access with no author fees to increase the discoverability of their research  Host symposia at ACS National Meetings that challenge racism in chemistry Increase funding available for Black students, including scholarship, conference travel funds, and waived membership fees Call to all ACS divisions to purposefully and thoughtfully organize programs that feature diverse chemists and educators, including multiple non-white and non-male chemists in each program Increased funding of diversity organizations within the ACS, including but not limited to the Committee for Minority Affairs, Chemists with Disabilities, International Chemists, Women Chemists of Color, Women Chemist Committee, and the GTCA  Actively promote discussions around diversity in chemistry through regular webinars hosted by people of varying identities, including Black chemists Ensure National Award recipients reflect the diversity of our nation and field  The GTCA commits to doing the following to promote change within the organization:  Promote any and all diversity programming at Local, Regional, and National Meetings Plan events that center LGBTQ+ people of color with intention Listen to our Black siblings to hear how we can continue to be allies in the fight to promote a just and equitable system  Call out white-focused programming and language within the ACS publicly Recruit Black LGBTQ+ leadership to our committee Despite the official call made by the ACS for “peaceful protests [as] the most powerful tools to bring about needed change,” we share the rage of our Black community members and support the direct action taken by organizers in the streets.   In solidarity, Gay & Trans Chemists and Allies Sub-Division Current and Former Chairs Lisa M. Eytel, PhD (she/her/hers), GTCA Chair Michelle Nolan, PhD (she/her or they/them), GTCA Chair-Elect ... View more

The Department of Chemistry invites applications from outstanding candidates for appointment to a tenure-stream Assistant Professor position in each of the following areas: All areas within the broad framework of Experimental Chemistry Theoretical/Computational Chemistry ... View more

The Department of Chemistry invites applications from outstanding candidates for appointment to a tenure-stream Assistant Professor position with expertise within the broad framework of experimental Chemistry. This position is restricted to candidates who self-identify as a member of one or more equity-seeking groups (see below.)  ... View more