Position Summary:
Associate Professor/ Professor of Forensic Science. The Forensic Science Program in the College of Arts and Sciences at Bowling Green State University is seeking to fill an Associate Professor/Professor position in Forensic Science. The successful candidate will have forensic science bench experience. This is full-time, tenure-track, academic year position.

Essential Duties, Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Teach a variety of courses effectively at the undergraduate and graduate level in forensic science and related fields (e.g., Biology, Chemistry, Toxicology, Pharmacology)
- Supervise master’s student research; advise undergraduate students
- Actively seek and obtain external funding to sustain research
- Engage students in research that leads to publications in peer-reviewed journals.
- Participate in service at the Program, College, and University level.



Minimum Qualifications & Salary:
- Doctoral degree in a field related to forensic science (e.g., biology, chemistry, toxicology, pharmacology).
- Demonstrated record of research productivity and external funding in forensic science (e.g., publications in peer-reviewed journals appropriate for the field of research, external funding to support research), demonstrated record of teaching effectiveness (e.g., teaching awards, positive teaching evaluations), and demonstrated record of service that meet the appropriate criteria and standards for rank, as stated in the Department of Chemistry’s tenure and promotion policy (see https://www.bgsu.edu/content/dam/BGSU/provost/faculty-affairs/documents/rtp-policies/approved-CBA-2-rtp-chem.pdf)

Preferred Qualification
- Experience as an expert witness in legal proceedings
Additional Information:
Credentials Required for Application
- Cover letter, detailing forensic science research and teaching experience
- Curriculum vitae (including research, teaching, and service accomplishments)
- A statement of teaching philosophy and evidence of teaching effectiveness (e.g., teaching awards, positive teaching evaluations)
- Statement of research interests and five-year research agenda
- Up to five PDF files of research publications from within the last 5 years
- Names and contact information of three individuals who will be asked to provide a current (dated within the past year) letters of reference
- Unofficial transcripts showing highest degree earned

For further information about the position or the program, please contact Dr. Travis Worst, [email protected]; (419) 372-0224. If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position with Bowling Green State University, please call 419-372-8421.

Additional Information
Bowling Green State University is a nationally ranked public university, on a residential 1338-acre campus centrally located between Chicago and Cleveland in Bowling Green, Ohio, named among the top “100 Best College Towns in America.” BGSU is the largest employer in Wood County with more than 1200 faculty members. In 2021, Forbes ranked BGSU as the No. 3 midsize employer in the United States, while The Wall Street Journal ranked BGSU as the No. 3 public university for teaching quality. Approximately 19,000 students (including 2,900 graduate students) attend BGSU with over 17% identifying as persons of color, and nearly 5% international. The University invests over $55 million each year to support research and has been awarded more than $20 million in research grants annually. BGSU is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association.