Lecturer-AT, Chemistry and Biochemistry

Gonzaga University, United States

Updated: 8 days ago
Location: Spokane, WASHINGTON
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 22 Apr 2024

Position Information


Job Type Detail
At Gonzaga we don’t just state our mission. We live it every day as a Catholic, Jesuit, and humanistic University. It is the reason we exist and the foundation for our purpose: educating students for lives of leadership and service. From students to faculty and staff members, everyone here knows what we stand for – and they know how valuable our mission is to the success of our institution.
Gonzaga is a primarily undergraduate institution committed to teaching excellence. The departments will provide support for developing engaging, inclusive, interactive courses that meet our learning objectives. In addition, Gonzaga’s Center for Teaching and Advising provides regular faculty development and education opportunities, including an optional New Faculty Learning Community program to help welcome and support new faculty throughout their first year at Gonzaga. Tenure-track faculty in our science departments mentor undergraduate students in research experiences during the school year. Funding opportunities are also available to support undergraduate student-faculty research during a 10-week summer session. The newly-opened Bollier Family Center for Integrated Science and Engineering on Gonzaga’s campus contains teaching, research, and collaboration spaces for faculty from Biology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Environmental Studies and Sciences, Math, Physics, Psychology, and Engineering.
Gonzaga’s campus sits adjacent to downtown Spokane, WA, along the Spokane River in the Inland Northwest’s most metropolitan region. We exist on the traditional homelands of the Spokane people, one of the Interior Salish speaking tribes of the region. Spokane is Washington’s second largest city and boasts a vibrant restaurant, entertainment, and arts community; it is also home to a diverse array of neighborhoods and popular outdoor recreational areas.
Gonzaga University is an EEO/AA employer seeking to increase the diversity of our faculty, staff, and students. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their disability status and/or protected veteran status.
Our diverse selection of benefits is part of Gonzaga’s commitment to care for and meet the needs of our employees and their families. The University provides full-time faculty in their first year: a PPO Medical plan administered by Premera Blue Cross, employer-paid dental programs through Delta Dental, vision coverage through VSP, employer-paid Life Insurance, and optional employee-paid Life Insurance through Lincoln Financial, TIAA 403(b) Retirement plan including free onsite financial planning and advising, Employee Assistance Program through Supportlinc, ZagFit Wellness program with access to GU’s onsite fitness center, Spokane Transit Authority (STA) bus passes and more. Additional benefits such as Long Term Disability and Tuition Waivers are available after the first year of employment.
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Proposed Rank/Hiring Title Lecturer-AT
Department Chemistry
Proposed Hiring Contract Type Non-Tenure Track Short-Term
Non-Tenure Track End Date
Appointment Percent 100%
Months per Year 9 months
Job Summary
Gonzaga University in Spokane, WA, is searching for a full-time non-tenure track lecturer to join the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry beginning Fall of 2024. Duties will include teaching general chemistry lecture/lab and coordinating the General Chemistry II lab course, with additional courses depending on expertise. Ideal applicants will demonstrate a commitment to promoting inclusive and equity-minded learning environments and the potential for excellence in teaching undergraduates from a variety of backgrounds and identities, including those historically marginalized in the sciences (e.g., first-generation students, students from low-income families, students of color, LGBTQ+ students, students with disabilities). Total teaching load will be equivalent of 24 credits per year.
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry (www.gonzaga.edu/chemistry ) and College of Arts and Sciences are committed to inclusive excellence and actively promote the success of a diverse population of undergraduate students, staff, and faculty. Gonzaga University is a Jesuit, Catholic, humanistic institution, and is therefore interested in candidates who will contribute to its distinctive mission of educating students “for lives of leadership and service for the common good.” The University is committed to fostering “a mature commitment to dignity of the human person, social justice, diversity, intercultural competence, global engagement, solidarity with the poor and vulnerable, and care for the planet.” Successful applicants will have read the mission statement and engaged with it in their application materials.
Essential Functions
  • Teach the equivalent of 24 credits per year. Teaching responsibilities will include general chemistry I and II lecture and laboratory and may further include other courses depending on expertise.
  • Coordinate the General Chemistry II laboratory course.
  • Provide academic and career advising and mentoring to approximately 10-20 undergraduate students per year.
  • Support the department, university and discipline through committee service and other forms of academic citizenship.
Minimum Qualifications
  • Ph.D. in Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Education or related discipline.
  • Evidence of effectiveness in teaching and/or mentoring undergraduate students from a variety of backgrounds and identities, including those historically marginalized in the sciences.
Desired Qualifications
  • Evidence of commitment to promoting inclusive and equity-minded learning environments.
  • Evidence of engagement with Gonzaga’s mission in application materials.


Posting Detail Information


Open Date 04/10/2024
Close Date 04/22/2024
Open Until Filled No
Application Review Begins on
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EEO Statement
Gonzaga University is a Jesuit, Catholic, humanistic institution, and is therefore interested in candidates who will contribute to its distinctive mission. Gonzaga University is a committed EEO/AA employer and diversity candidates are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their disability status and/or protected veteran status. Applicants with disabilities needing reasonable accommodations to complete the application or hiring process should contact Human Resources (509) 313-5996.
Hiring Salary $65,590 - $69,963; commensurate with education and experience
Special Instructions to Applicants
To apply, please visit our website at: www.gonzaga.edu/jobs. Applicants must complete an online application and submit the following:
1. A statement of teaching philosophy that includes evidence of potential for teaching excellence and describes how the candidate proposes to create and maintain an inclusive environment that can support and promote learning for students with a variety of backgrounds and identities, including groups historically marginalized in the sciences.
2. A cover letter that summarizes the areas above and describes the candidate’s understanding of and commitment to the university’s mission.
3. A curriculum vitae
4. Names and contact information of three professional references (letters will be requested when finalists are selected.)
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The safety of all members of the campus community is of vital concern to Gonzaga University. Information regarding crime prevention advice, the law enforcement authority of Campus Security, policies concerning the reporting of any crimes which occurred on the campus (and other specified locations), other security and safety-related policies, as well as the crime statistics for the most recent 3-year period may be found in the Campus Safety and Security Guide and Annual Fire Safety Report. The Gonzaga-In-Florence Safety & Security Guide is also available.
A copy of the report can be found online at www.Gonzaga.edu/Clery . A paper copy of the Campus Safety & Security Guide and Annual Fire Safety Report or the Gonzaga-In-Florence Safety & Security Guide may be obtained by contacting the Student Development Office on main campus, College Hall 120. The Florence Guide may also be obtained on the Florence campus in room 105.

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