Chemistry News

The 2011 edition of What Do Graduates Do? has recently been published by Prospects. This report identifies what graduates from the 2009/10 academic year were doing 6 months after qualification, be it work, further study or job seeking. For those employed, additional information is requested regarding their job description and employer.  Read more...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – More than 60 percent of the energy produced by cars, machines, and industry around the world is lost as waste heat – an age-old problem - but researchers have found a new way to make “thermoelectric” materials for use in technology that could potentially save vast amounts of energy.

And it’s based on a device found everywhere from kitchens to dorm rooms: a microwave oven.

Chemists at Oregon State University have discovered that simple microwave energy can be used to make a very promising group of compounds called “skutterudites,” and lead to greatly improved methods of capturing wasted heat and turning it into useful electricity.  Read more...

Materials and Analytical Chemistry Positions (5)

Oregon State University invites applications to fill five tenure-track faculty positions across the disciplines of Analytical and Materials Chemistry. Junior and senior level candidates are encouraged to apply; appointments may be made at Assistant, Associate or Full Professor ranks. The Department of Chemistry is undergoing a significant expansion to meet the demands of growing enrollment in the University, and these hires are among a large cohort of new faculty being recruited across all disciplines.
 
We seek candidates in Analytical Chemistry across the broad spectrum of the discipline, including but not limited to the fields of optical spectroscopy, biological and environmental sensing, microscale instrument development, and electrochemistry. These areas provide numerous collaborative opportunities across the Department and the University and will benefit from recent investments in shared equipment and instrumentation.
 
We seek candidates in Materials Chemistry who can contribute to a new initiative in sustainable materials chemistry. While specific research interests may vary, preferred candidates will study and develop environmentally benign materials and processes that address grand challenges in the basic science of materials and materials chemistry, including but not limited to efficient renewable energy sources, next-generation electronic and optical materials and devices, atom-efficient syntheses, and computationally guided experiments.
 
All successful candidates must demonstrate a commitment and ability to contribute to the instructional mission of the Department at the undergraduate and graduate levels. They must have an earned Ph. D. in chemistry or an allied discipline; postdoctoral experience is a preferred qualification. They must demonstrate a commitment to enhancing diversity. Applications from members of historically underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged.    

Apply here: http://oregonstate.edu/jobs/

Senior Faculty Position in Natural Products Chemistry

Applications are invited for a full-time tenured/tenure track senior level (Associate/Full Professor) faculty position jointly shared between the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences in the College of Pharmacy and the Chemistry Department in the College of Science atOregon State University located in Corvallis, Oregon.

The person hired to fill this position may have the option of either department serving as their primary tenure home. The position requires a Ph.D. in Organic, Natural Products, or Medicinal Chemistry, or a closely related discipline, and at least 5 years of experience at the Assistant Professor level or comparable professional experience. Applicants must have sufficient experience to qualify for appointment at the Associate Professor level according to University guidelines. Candidates with an exceptional record of research achievements and other relevant experience may be considered at the Full Professor level. The successful applicant will have an outstanding record of research and scholarship in an area related to contemporary natural products research, including biodiscovery, synthesis, mechanism or biosynthesis. Preferred candidates will have demonstrated leadership in collaborative multidisciplinary research projects and success in leveraging institutional resources to secure federal support of multi-investigator programs.

Candidates must be committed to teaching excellence and are expected to contribute to graduate (Ph.D.) education and will also participate in teaching either the professional program (Pharm.D.) in the College of Pharmacy or undergraduate courses in the Chemistry Department. Oregon State University offers outstanding instrumentation in NMR, mass spectrometry and X-ray crystallography that supports natural products research, as well as resources in institutes and centers for computational and genome biology, infectious diseases, environmental health sciences and molecular toxicology, and high throughput screening services through the OregonTranslational Research and Drug Development Institute. This position is associated with over 30 new faculty hires across OSU that form the Provost’s Faculty Investment Initiative, an exciting investment to strengthen OSU’s research areas of excellence while increasing the ability of the University to respond to the needs and concerns of a growing and diverse student body. Preference will be given to candidates with a demonstrable commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity.

For minimum requirements and further details of the position and to apply visit http://oregonstate.edu/jobs posting number 0008267. Complete applications will include a cover letter, CV, summary of research interests, a concise statement of teaching experience and contact information for three references. Application review begins January 15, 2012 and will continue until the position is filled. 

Oregon State University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Apply here: http://oregonstate.edu/jobs/