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Associate or Full Professor (climate/AI/quantum)


The Department of Chemistry at Stony Brook University (SBU) seeks to hire a tenure track faculty member at the Associate or Full Professor level to begin in Fall 2025 with expertise in any field of chemistry. Candidates at the Assistant Professor level will be considered if they are imminently prepared to apply for promotion to Associate Professor. The applicant must have a Ph.D. in Chemistry or a related field. Emphasis will be placed on candidates with an interest in and overlap with Stony Brook University’s strategic priorities in the areas of climate, artificial intelligence, and/or quantum information science. The new faculty member is expected to have already established a vibrant, extramurally funded research program and have a strong commitment to teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. 
 
Candidates should submit a cover letter, a detailed curriculum vitae, a concise description of their research program and future plans, and a statement of teaching and mentoring experience and interests. Highlighting complementarity, synergy, and fit with ongoing research activities at Stony Brook University and the Chemistry Department is encouraged. Applicants should also provide the names and contact information for three references; references will only be solicited for a short list of candidates. All application materials should be submitted via apply.interfolio.com/155545.
 
Application review will begin November 1 and will continue until the position is filled. he deadline for application submission is December 2, 2024. Stony Brook University is an Affirmative/Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. 

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Assistant or Associate Professor (EIP)


 As part of the Empire Innovation Program, the Department of Chemistry at Stony Brook University (SBU) seeks to hire either an Associate Professor, Empire Innovation or an Early Career Empire Innovation Scholar (tenure track), to begin Fall 2025. Applicants who are either experimentalists or theoreticians with a strong interest in chemical biology, biochemistry, biophysical chemistry, bioorganic chemistry, or medicinal chemistry, broadly defined, are encouraged to apply. Candidates must have a Ph.D. degree and postdoctoral experience in either Chemistry or a closely related field, a demonstrated excellence in innovative research, and a strong commitment to teaching undergraduate and graduate chemistry in organic and/or biological chemistry. The new faculty member is expected to establish, or have established, a vibrant, extramurally funded research program that will enhance the research enterprise at SBU, not limited to conducting fundamental research, supporting translational research projects that generate new intellectual property, and/or enabling multi-PI grant proposals. The program may synergize with Stony Brook University’s strategic priorities in global health, quantum information, and climate change and/or existing departmental strengths in light-driven chemistry, imaging and sensing, the chemistry-biology interface, materials, computation and data-driven chemistry, and synthesis and catalysis.  
 
Candidates should submit: a cover letter that articulates how the research environment within the Chemistry Department and Stony Brook University will enable the Candidate’s research program; a curriculum vitae, including a publication list; and concise statements of proposed research, teaching interests, and plans for advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. Applicants for Assistant or Associate Professor should also arrange to have three letters of recommendation submitted electronically via apply.interfolio.com.
 
Application review will begin in early September 2024. The deadline for application submission is October 15, 2024. Stony Brook University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Staff Assistant Position (SL-2)


The Department of Chemistry is looking for a staff assistant who will be responsible for (i) appointment and reappointment of all state and RF funded students working in Chemistry, (ii) support of departmental training grants which support student research, (iii) maintenance of researcher training records; as well as (iv) event planning, (v) managing communications outlets, and (vi) assisting with a variety of other departmental support tasks related to serving the needs of our students. For the full job posting  Staff Assistant (ID: 2403673)

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Business Manager


The Department of Chemistry at Stony Brook University (SBU) is seeking to hire a Business Manager to begin in Fall 2025. This position is crucial for facilitating the overall goals, unique needs, and challenges of the department by administering its business operations.

Candidates must have a Bachelor's Degree (or foreign equivalent or higher) in business, accounting, finance, or a related field, and three years of full-time administrative experience. The ideal candidate will have experience in an academic environment managing major business-related aspects such as budget, personnel, and/or grants, as well as experience with electronic budget, accounting, and/or grants management systems.

Candidates should submit a cover letter highlighting their relevant experience and how they can contribute to the department's business operations, along with a detailed resume/CV. 

The deadline for application submission is October 17, 2024. Stony Brook University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. For this position, SBU is unable to sponsor candidates for work visas.

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