The Chemistry Department at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University invites applications for a one-year term position to begin in August of 2024. Review of applicants will start on February 21, 2024 and continue until position is filled. College/University Highlights The College of Saint Benedict (CSB), a liberal arts college for women, and Saint John's University (SJU), a liberal arts college for men, are located in the central lakes area of Minnesota, surrounded by more than 3,000 acres of pristine forests, prairies, and lakes. The campuses are minutes away from St. Cloud, an increasingly diverse regional center with a population of over 100,000, and 70 miles from Minneapolis and St. Paul. Some CSB and SJU faculty and staff choose to reside locally, while others commute from the Twin Cities. Both St. Cloud and the Twin Cities offer a wide range of fine arts, cultural, dining, recreational, and sporting opportunities. CSB and SJU are Catholic colleges in the Benedictine tradition enlivened by values of community, hospitality, stewardship, and justice. The schools are dedicated to cultivating an equitable, inclusive community founded on respect for all persons. Students, staff and faculty from many diverse belief systems and backgrounds collectively bring a rich dimension to the academic, cultural, and religious experience at CSB and SJU. We welcome faculty who devote themselves with passion and integrity to their disciplines and to a transformative education of their students. Please view our brochure regarding Higher Education in the Catholic and Benedictine Tradition. With a total enrollment of approximately 2,900 students, faculty members develop relationships with students in small classroom settings and have opportunities to work closely with students on research projects, experiential learning experiences, and study abroad programs. Recent initiatives to create a dynamic general education curriculum and to develop plans for a new teaching and learning center demonstrate strong institutional support for faculty development. Institutional Inclusion Visioning Statement The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John s University believe that an excellent liberal arts education requires an understanding and appreciation of cultural difference and that everyone deserves to feel safe and morally valued. To that end, we will challenge our own practices and systems. Our commitment to an inclusive environment will be incorporated into all decision-making processes. We dedicate ourselves to cultivating an equitable, inclusive community founded on respect for all persons. CSB and SJU offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits program. For further information regarding CSB and SJU, visit http://www.csbsju.edu/about. Responsibilities The successful candidate will have a substantial background in any of organic, inorganic, biochemistry and teach courses and laboratories in chemical reactivity as part of our innovative curriculum. A Ph.D. is required by August 2024. DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS The hire will be part of a 10-member department focused on an inclusive, active, student-centered pedagogy. With class sizes no larger than 32 students, our new colleague will be committed to working with diverse learners in a small class setting. We are looking for a team-member to teach multi-section integrated courses and labs in the area of chemical reactivity (inorganic, organic and biochemistry). View further detail about our foundational courses at https://www.csbsju.edu/chemistry/curriculum/integrated-foundation-courses.