Job Details
Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry

The Department of Chemistry (https://www.coastal.edu/chem/) invites applications for a Visiting Assistant Professor starting in Fall 2024 and lasting for one academic year. The successful candidate must be able to teach organic chemistry courses. Applicants must have earned a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry or closely related fields. The Department of Chemistry is home to 120 undergraduate majors and two degrees: Biochemistry and Chemistry. As a department we focus on our commitment to student success and are seeking a proficient teacher who is dedicated to undergraduate teaching. The student experience is the Chemistry Department’s priority, and your responsibilities will focus on providing a rich academic experience to help facilitate student success

Coastal Carolina University is a public comprehensive liberal arts institution located in Conway, South Carolina, just nine miles from the Atlantic coastal resort city of Myrtle Beach. Coastal Carolina University enrolls over 10,000 students from 49 states and 55 nations. The University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the baccalaureate and master’s degrees of national and/or regional significance in the arts and sciences, business, humanities, education, and health and human services, a specialist degree in instructional technology, and PhD degrees in marine science: coastal and marine systems science and education sciences.

Coastal Carolina University is committed to fostering an environment that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion, and we seek candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports the growth and development of a diverse campus community. The University provides equal opportunity without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, religion, national or ethnic origin, veteran status or disability in admissions, employment and in all of its educational programs and activities. We encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to apply.

For your application, please submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, electronic copy of transcripts, the contact information for three (3) professional references and your teaching philosophy electronically at: http://jobs.coastal.edu. Review of applications will begin March 4th and continue until position is filled.


Coastal Carolina University is an EO/AA employer.
Required Qualifications
Must hold the appropriate terminal degree or meet the established alternative qualifications, and exhibit strong potential for excellence in teaching.
Preferred Qualifications
Licensure and/or Certification
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Additional comments regarding this position
Mental Demands Confidentiality, Constant Interruptions, Customer Contact, Multiple Concurrent Tasks, Reading (documents or instruments), Reasoning, Verbal Communication, Written Communication, Analytical and Problem Solving, Detailed Work, Stress