The 2020 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List (curated by Andrew Spaeth and myself) has 541 research/teaching positions and 70 teaching assistant professor positions.
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On February 26, 2019, the 2019 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 568 positions.
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Want to add a position? Here's a Google Form to enter positions. In 2019-2020, we will be adding teaching professor positions, targeting positions that demonstrate an intention to renew permanently, 3 year terms and a promotion ladder and/or are titled "assistant teaching professor" or "associate teaching professor." As of 9/20/19, we are adding community college positions if they explicitly offer tenure.
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On February 26, 2019, the 2019 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List had 568 positions.
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Miami University filled the position
ReplyDeleteAny news on Virginia Commonwealth? They did theory visits a while back, wondering where it's at now.
ReplyDeleteI have not heard anything after on sites, but my interview was not spectacular.
DeleteWhat about the organic position? Have on sites been scheduled?
DeleteI heard their theory position has made an offer.
DeleteHas anyone heard from the following departments (organic)?
ReplyDeletePenn State
U Georgia
Washington U
Penn State https://twitter.com/M_McCallum_PhD/status/1232109373591183360
Delete^^^that's Penn not Penn State
DeleteFrom what I know (secondhand info only), all 3 departments have sent out offers.
DeleteAnyone heard from UC Merced? I heard that they beginning to fill some positions.
ReplyDeleteCornell hire: https://twitter.com/erin_stache/status/1232390205581250560
ReplyDeleteHave you heard anything from UT Arlington,UT San Antonio, University of Delaware Biomolecular Engineering?
ReplyDeleteI applied to UT San Antonio and Delaware Biomol Engineering and haven't heard anything
DeleteI belong to a minority group. Where can I find information about "advancing diversity positions"? Thank you
ReplyDeleteBing filled the biochem position.
ReplyDeleteMcGill green chemistry hire: https://twitter.com/MarcALegare/status/1231135213725589506
ReplyDeleteHas Keene State sent out anything yet?
ReplyDeleteNew Hampshire hire: https://twitter.com/UNH_Chemistry/status/1220707268921966593
ReplyDeleteI think that his labmate also got position recently according to the posts 🤣
DeleteAll these offer information is driving my anxiety through the roof. The waiting process is hard!
ReplyDeleteNote from Auburn that position has been filled.
ReplyDeleteIs it possible to negotiate a joint affiliation to the other department in case PhD program does not exist in the host department?
ReplyDeleteTheoretically maybe, but if you need to have PhD chemistry students, I think you need to look at a different institution. Consider that if you are the only PI who can offer a PhD in the department, it isn't going to be easy(possible) to recruit students for that. Also maybe consider your ability to work with undergrads and masters students. At many established PhD institutes, masters and undergraduate research are important to your research career. Honestly, there are already more places/positions willing to offer a PhD in chemistry than there are quality student who want to pursue a PhD.
Delete@2:34 AM. I got what you mean. Thanks.
DeleteThe real game for 20 R1 universities just started... Two of the top candidates just accepted jobs (one in Canada). So if you had an on-site at the same time with them, your chances just increased.
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/helen_chem/status/1233055538016993285
DeleteWhat is the other school?
Minnesota polymers
DeleteNote from LSU that position has been filled
ReplyDeleteTrue. Just received rejection letter from LSU.
DeleteI did one onsite interview in a R1 University in the middle of December and did not hear back until half a month ago (Feb.10), the search committee chair emailed me asking "are you still available and interested in our position?" I replied to him saying I am very interested. I thought this is a promising sign, so did my friends. However, I did not hear back since then. Yesterday I emailed the chair again for updates but did not get reply. What does this mean? So frustrating.
ReplyDeleteSorry you're dealing with that frustration. Really all you can do is wait.
Deletehang in there, a better offer will come around!
DeleteI just received a "Thank you" email from this University and they said they will give the offer to the top candidate and wish me good luck in my career development. Sigh.
DeleteI can only imagine the emotional roller coaster that you are in. I am waiting for my offer as well, it sucks! Warm wishes and best luck to you!
DeleteExactly. This feeling sucks. I have been in a sad mood for the whole day, but tomorrow is another day. Thank you for your wishes. Hope I have better luck somewhere else!
DeleteHonestly, you should feel lucky not to be going there..imagine becoming their colleague and working with them..I really hope you get an offer from a place with better people..all the very best!
Delete@8:55 PM agreed.
DeleteThank you so much! I feel the same way.
DeleteWhy should you feel lucky that you are not working with them? What, exactly, did "they" do wrong? They asked if the candidate was still interested, but went with a different candidate. They also communicated with the candidate to let them know. On this site, schools get hammered for no information, and now because they did give information. They asked if still interested, didn't promise anything.
DeleteForm rejection email from Rutgers-Newark.
ReplyDeleteI have just received a verbal offer from one school I really like, but the offer letter will not be generated until I finish the second visit and start-up negotiation. My best guess is that I probably have to make a decision, if things go well hopefully, in six to eight weeks. I am wondering what is a gentle way to ask other schools which are also my favors (there are five) about my application status? Two of them might have offered someone else first (but completely silent to me), one of them is still in the progress of interviews, and two of them are still reviewing materials (due to a really late deadline). I am wondering if you could probably shared some experience about effective communication in my situation. Should I gently "push" them to accelerate the progress or should I simply inform them that I could probably have a deadline? Thank you!
ReplyDeleteSimilar situation... I sent an email to the two departments I was most interested in saying that another program has approached me and I don't want to string anyone along in this process so if you could let me know where I stand that would be awesome. I heard back from one of the two I contacted to be told I was #2. So it does get their attention if you are in the running I think. The other place I am probably not being considered so they have not responded.
DeleteUniversity of Georgia is scheduling video interviews for their computational chemistry position.
ReplyDeleteIs this at the Assistant Prof level?
DeleteI applied to the Assistant Prof level, but I am not sure if they are also interviewing Associate level. Sorry.
DeleteNot even getting a response from a department you are waiting to hear from after you email asking for an update is the most frustrating thing. Even if an HR issue, you could at least reply that you aren't at liberty to discuss.
ReplyDeleteIt's even better when you don't get a response even after you email asking for an update and then they re-post the position. ffs.
DeleteWow. I mean this process is far from perfect in many ways, but it's hard to believe some human decency is too much to ask.
DeleteUBC machine learning position filled:
ReplyDeletehttps://twitter.com/UBCChem/status/1233502584385736705
Has the peak of offers came already? at what point in time (end of march?) should i give up hope?
ReplyDeleteI'm in contact with several of the places I interviewed (poking them since I have an offer elsewhere). Many of them still have not made decisions on their first choice offer yet, so it's not a lost cause yet.
DeleteBy the end of March is probably a good cutoff, though, for most chem positions that most first-choice offers have gone out. Dunno about ChemE, etc.
Not to give any false hope but... I applied to a bunch of schools Fall 2018 but the job I ended up taking I sent my app in late March 2019 and visited in late April and accepted in May. I also received an offer from another school in late May, after I had accepted the other. You never know. Note these were a PUI and R2 so their schedules may be a little bit less rigid.
DeleteBest of luck to you regardless.
Indeed, and as Anon 1:03 said, a lot of these places only send out their first choice offers by the end of March. Many R1s give their first choices a lot of time, sometimes several months, before they move down the line to make a second-choice offer.
DeleteIt's frustrating, because there are always people with several offers that tie up several places while they decide. The departments are somewhat in a bind, though, given the incoherent hiring process, since if they place an early deadline they may not get their top choice, or their top choice may accept and then leave three months later if they get a better offer elsewhere.
It's a bad system all around, but it's the one we're stuck with. In general, I'd say you should reach out to search committee chairs if you want an update, just to see where you stand. Sometimes they won't be able to say anything, other times they may have useful insights.
George Washington University PChem conducting video interviews. Is this a second round? Asking since deadline was a while ago.
ReplyDeleteEither on here or Twitter I saw a link to a peer reviewed publication about (I think) things to consider when you're negotiating your start-up package. I cannot find it now, does anyone have a link?
ReplyDeleteWhy am I so bad at replying....
DeleteTwo things 1) Congratulations!! and 2) Link is here https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b04051
Two things 1) Congratulations!! and 2) Link is here https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b04051
ReplyDeleteTwo things 1) Congratulations!! and 2) Link is here https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b04051
DeleteTwo things 1) Congratulations!! and 2) Link is here https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.chemmater.9b04051
ReplyDeleteMy colleague accepted a position at SUNY Albany.
ReplyDeleteWhich position was this, exactly? Thanks!
DeleteInorganic
DeleteWhat is the expectation on second visits? I have two offers, neither has invited me for a second visit. One of them is a lower ranked R1, the other is smaller.
ReplyDeleteI heard some schools will not organize a second visit. Not sure if this is your case though. Anyway, congratulations on two offers!
DeleteIf you need a second visit in order to gather more information and make a good decision, let the department chair know that! It certainly doesn't hurt to ask. It can show that you are really serious about considering the place and making sure it's a good fit.
DeleteI agree with 10:58 AM. I don't see why you can't ask about a second visit. The worst they can say is no, but I think a second visit to see lab space and talk a bit more about start up details is normal.
DeleteThanks! I did ask for a second visit, especially since I want to look at the lab space carefully.
DeleteDid you ever hear back about your second visit request @5:25pm? Thanks.
DeleteThey didn't offer me the second visit, they kind of just ignored that part of my email. I did make a point about wanting to see the lab space, they haven't figured out exactly what lab space will be assigned so that might be part of the reason.
DeleteIt seems like some of these places are pretty are resistant to wait long enough for a second visit. This virus situation is not helping things either.
DeleteSome second visits are being cancelled due to covid-19.
DeleteIt is hard to quantify without bumper cars going, but does it seem like everything has been about a month slower this cycle compared to ones in the past? Does anyone have an idea of why things seem to be so slow this year? My thought was the prevalence of the phone interview this year. It seems like many departments did phone interviews this year compared to last year (this is from talking with people in last years cycle). It seems like March is late to to have so many positions left to be announced...
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking the same.
DeleteIt certainly feels that way, but its so hard to tell with the lack of transparency we get treated with. Departments overwhelmingly leave us in the dark as to what is happening, so we have no clue if offers have gone out or not.
Deletecan someone get bumper cars back up on another site? maybe even just a google doc?
DeleteThere's a google doc associated with FuturePI slack that covers all fields (has a lot of chemistry new hires posted). Can join through twitter: https://twitter.com/futurepi_slack?lang=en
DeleteI received rejections from MIT and Penn State.
ReplyDeleteI wonder why they waited so long...
DeleteI didn't even get the one from Penn State and I am definitely not in consideration.
DeleteI did not get a letter from Penn State either
DeleteFriends, any advise for a candidate going for lecturer position onsite interview. what questions one can ask the dean and faculties. Need to give a teaching demo..I would appreciate any help.
ReplyDeleteFor questions I think its important to address the use or planned use of technology in the classroom. I was told at one school 'this is a chalk and chalk board kind of place' where at another they were planning on flipping classrooms and recording lectures as well as having new profs teach online.
DeleteAlso ask or check in about their resources for educators such as a center for teaching and learning or institute on education that you can partner/get professional development opportunities.
The other big thing is do they offer a tenure style track for your position, or what the plan for advancement is.
As for a teaching demo, go slow, be yourself, don't feel like you have to cover as much or in depth material as in a lecture. They mostly want to see you can explain a topic, answer question, are relatively organized, and approachable. I also liked having an example of an assignment to pass out at then end.
Also be prepared to both teach with chalk and board OR with slides. Schools may have a preference so ask. I showed up to a community college interview expecting to write on the board and they showed me to the laptop...better be over prepared than not.
Good luck!
Thanks a lot!
DeleteRejection from MSKCC
ReplyDeleteHas anyone been notified for an onsite interview for the Purdue Physical Science and Data Science position?
ReplyDeleteI know someone who went to one (not a chemist).
Delete@March 3, 2020 at 3:44 PM Then I guess different departments of physical science host the interview at different times? Chemistry just did the Skype interview a 10 days ago.
DeleteAnyone have updates on the Notre Dame Teaching Prof? I had a skype interview, but now it's radio silence.
ReplyDeleteI got an email saying they've just made an offer to a candidate after having two people on site.
DeleteSonoma State cancelled their search.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone have information where is the University of Buffalo's offer process?
ReplyDeleteDid Wyoming have onsites at all..I had a Skype interview on Jan 22 and then radio silence..nothing here as well :(
ReplyDeleteYes. A friend of mine had the interview two weeks ago
DeleteAlso, info about Memphis search would be useful
ReplyDeleteThey were scheduling onsites last week
DeleteThanks for the info...rejection from univ new Mexico materials btw
Delete@Anon 6:43PM: same here. Did you have skype interview?
DeleteTheory or experiment?
DeleteThey already scheduled their onsite interviews.
DeleteTexas A&M position filled: https://www.chem.tamu.edu/faculty/andy-thomas/
ReplyDeleteAlso this A&M position: https://twitter.com/AtmosYZ/status/1235454735940849667
DeleteThat's *an* A&M position. They had multiple openings.
DeleteXavier University has made an offer for the teaching professor position.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone have offer information to share for ChemE as well?
ReplyDeleteWe should be hearing about these soon! Most schools should be done/wrapping up visits.
DeleteShould we organize to do an equivalent of chemistry bumper car?
i would very much appreciate a chemE version of the bumper car!
DeleteAnyone hear back from NMSU after on-site? I thought they said something about the beginning of March...
ReplyDeleteI was told this weekend that I am not the top candidate..The dept has chosen someone but the offer will come through the Dean's office..may it be you:)
DeleteUBC Okanagan has scheduled on-sites
ReplyDeleteHas anyone heard from Mississippi State for their Optoelectronic/Materials position?
ReplyDeleteI have not. I think they hired for their bio/pchem position though. I was technically under optoelectronic/materials but was being considered for both.
Deletewhat do you guys think the pros and cons of working in a Chemistry vs. ChemE department? assuming one's research can fit in both
ReplyDeleteWhat is your undergrad degree/PhD in? If you're a chemist, could you teach ChemE classes or vice versa?
DeleteNortheastern Uni's searches?? Anyone hear back??
ReplyDeleteFaculty had a meeting on deciding candidates last Wednesday. Don't know the progress on it.
DeleteWhoops, ignore my previous message! I misread it as Northwestern lol
DeleteSo how's this impending recession likely to impact next hiring cycle?
ReplyDeleteDepends on the state governments for many of these places, but overall, not good. States with legislators of certain persuasions are very likely to cut budgets. Many (even top) departments in certain states hired almost no junior faculty from ~2011-2014 or so. Then there is a bit of a backlog and the 2014-2016 people are competing against people that should have been hired in 2013-2014 and have longer CVs. It then perpetuates forward.
DeleteI don't quite feel like an impending recession is coming? but you can likely expect similar trends to the 2008-2010 period, which is difficult hiring all around.
ReplyDeleteYou sure about that? Not looking too good right now.
DeleteDoes anyone know definitely what’s going on with UChicago? According to these comments, they’ve had remote interviews in almost every field of chemistry. I asked them for an update and they said they are “currently reviewing materials.” What gives? (I did not have an interview with them.)
ReplyDeleteThrough the grapevine I hear they have made an offer
DeleteProvidence College sent out rejection email today.
ReplyDeleteCMU sent out rejection email today.
ReplyDeleteCorrection: SMU sent out rejection email today.
ReplyDeleteAnyone hear from the following schools?
ReplyDeleteUW - River Falls
Metropolitan State University (Denver)
Colorado Mesa University
I hope you guys have advice for my situation: chemistry is a secondary field for me and I didn't get any offers in this cycle. I've been more successful in what I consider my primary field, scoring three on-campus interviews, including one that would be a dream come true. However, my primary field runs their searches late relative to chemistry and two of my interviews are yet to come.
ReplyDeleteToday I just got word that one of those interviews (the *dream* one) has been converted to a fully virtual experience because of the COVID outbreak. I know the usual advice for remote interviews, but this is the whole thing done remotely: meetings with faculty and students, research talk, chalk talk, etc. I am freaking out over here because there is no way for me to do well remotely. Skype meetings are awkward for me on a good day.
Please help.
I bought a decent webcam for remote interviews and it makes a huge difference for me compared to the one built into my laptop (quality, control of angle etc), I either put it on top of a good desktop monitor or connect it and my laptop to a TV. I also reserved conference rooms with big TVs at my institute for my remote interviews. Other than that... practice helps?
DeleteFor interviews I find/have been told that standing helps. It keeps your energy up, so if you can go for it. Otherwise, good luck!
DeleteI soooo identify with you!! So no advice but sending tonnes of good luck..
DeleteDo you have friends you can practice with? Just call them up on Skype or WebEx and have them pretend to be professors/students/etc. Also, if the whole campus is closed, it is likely everyone will be calling from home, so be prepared to have random interruptions (schools and daycares are closing so people are trying to work while taking care of kids). If this happens, do not act annoyed or agitated; just laugh at the situation and try to move conversation along. Also, record yourself presenting your talks and try to improve them if you see a certain delivery is not good for the virtual format. Good luck!
DeleteUse a better microphone like yeti blue.
ReplyDeleteCornell sending out rejections today.
ReplyDeleteUMKC canceling their search.
ReplyDeleteBoth WSU positions filled
ReplyDeleteNortheastern has held interviews.
ReplyDeleteIf you were the last onsite interviewee, when would be good time to reach the search chair out and get informed? Two weeks? Three weeks? COVID-19 may be delaying the search procedure?
ReplyDeleteI think the general consensus is that you don't follow up unless you have new information to provide. However, I do understand the endless anxiety of not knowing. I say one month after the last candidate would be a reasonable time to follow up, if you must.
DeleteDon't worry, if they want to make you an offer, they will contact you, they will not forget about you. Don't contact them unless you absolutely have to. One of my colleague was a top one candidate at a R1 and was contacted more than 2 months after his interview!
DeleteOkay. I will keep applying meantime...
DeleteI personally don't see the harm in asking even if you don't have new information to provide. I would say three weeks after the last interview happened is a reasonable amount of time to wait, two is probably too fast.
DeleteOP here. I just got an offer and I have to ask another place about the status now...
DeleteDo we know any school that cancels their search due to the COVID 19 virus?
ReplyDeleteI've heard of some European schools cancelling their searches because of COVID 19. I think that most of the searches were in the final stages here in the US, at least for chemistry positions.
DeleteI know one chemE school cancelled their search in the US.
DeleteAnyone heard anything about the George Mason University position?
ReplyDeleteA couple new positions announced: https://twitter.com/Sigman_Lab/status/1238873921455153152
ReplyDeleteUConn position filled: https://twitter.com/kerrymgilmore/status/1239634252851019777
ReplyDeleteA note from the UGA search committee that they have filled their position. Not sure who got anyone see an update on that?
ReplyDeleteWhat area is that? I guess it is organic chemistry as it has a much earlier deadline. My interview in computational chemistry has not happened yet.
DeleteNJIT inorganic position filled
ReplyDeleteHad an offer from a school (that I was calling to accept) only to find out they had to withdraw their offer due to uncertainty with the current global situation. So just a warning to those of you still on the job market - keep your options open as along as you can and be ready for some possible hurdles with the current pandemic.
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear that. Hope you have another offer to fall back on.
DeleteOut of curiosity - was this for experiment or theory?
experimental
DeleteWow. They could just have changed the employment date instead...
DeleteThat is really unfortunate and I am sorry to hear that. Just out of curiosity what size of school was this? I wonder if this is something that a smaller program would fear more than a large one...
DeleteI am going to encourage any more detailed questions to be mediated through me via e-mail to protect OP.
Deletechemjobber@gmail.com
Deletewow...I am very sorry to hear that. Hope a better offer will come around.
DeleteI am sorry to hear that. I hope you can have another (better) offer in the corner! I started to worry about my offer now. It is a theory position in a major state university, but the offer is still waiting for the approval from the Dean's office and I have not seen the document yet:-( Fingers crossed for everyone here, including OP and myself.
DeleteFingers crossed you get your offer approved soon if you haven't already!
DeleteI am sorry to hear that. Hope a different offer comes along.
ReplyDeletetesty testy
ReplyDeleteI applied one position (not postdoc) in a national lab in early February and I have not heard back yet. I asked the search chair almost 3 weeks ago and he said "no any decision made yet". I was so anxious and pressed recently because I have to work from home due to the COVID outbreak. I was wondering: is it common that National lab always take such long time to make a decision in their hiring? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteYes and no. It really depends and it is probably mostly up to the group leader, some division leaders and associate laboratory directors are more involved than others. The hiring process is completely different from academia. The pandemic is probably also slowing the process, several are moving to "minimum safe" operating mode.
DeleteThank you for your comments!
DeleteRejection from Illinois State
ReplyDeleteRejection from Miami, polymer chemistry
ReplyDeletehttps://theprofessorisin.com/2020/03/24/schools-announcing-a-hiring-freeze/
ReplyDeleteWhile this is a panic-inducing list, there are schools on that list that have made offers. So I don't think it is a blanket freeze on everything.
Deleteit would be nice to have a list of the schools that had filled there positions
Deleteanyone know if there will be the bumper cars 2020?
ReplyDeleteI don't think so. Maybe we could all post links to filled positions on here? I've seen a few posted already
DeleteThere's a online spreadsheet associated with Future PI Slack on twitter (https://twitter.com/FuturePI_Slack). One tab has a compilation of places known to have made offers
DeleteRejection from George Mason University.
ReplyDeleteDoes anybody know if UF Chemistry filled their position?
ReplyDeleteThey had an offer out to their first candidate and they were waiting to hear back from them, but seemed like that candidate might turn them down. I was the second choice and they were keeping me warm, but I removed myself from consideration because I had already accepted at another institution. That is last I heard prox. 3 weeks ago (which feels like a million years ago). So, maybe?
DeleteDef feels like forever ago now. Thanks for the heads up!
DeleteRejection from Texas AM
ReplyDeleteClemson University delaying search due to COVID-19
ReplyDeleteAnyone know what's happening with UCSD?
ReplyDeleteHad skype interview about 3 weeks ago, right before COVID-19 went viral in US (pun intended?), and have heard radio silence ever since. Would like to know if they have moved on with search, or if the position is still available, etc.
DeleteWhat position was that for? They had on-campus interviews in February. Did they go back to the pool?
DeleteSkype interview was for Orgo/MedChem… I'm guessing on-campus Feb interviews were for synthesis/materials/chem. biol.?
DeleteUCSD Organic/MedChem/Pharmacy is scheduling remote interviews as of mid last week
DeleteRejection from U Rhode Island (found in my spam...)
ReplyDeleteSame here. I actually think they hired back in the Fall, during their 'first look' time frame.
DeleteIf I did not receive the rejection email, does it mean I still have chance?
Deleterejection from university of new mexico
ReplyDeleteRejection (again?) from U Buffalo.
ReplyDeleteThey have two positions this year, which one is this?
DeleteOP here. I applied to the sustainability position.
DeleteThanks!
DeleteRejection from old Dominion and York
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