Discover 50+ global chemistry faculty roles – Faculty Openings
North America
1) Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Institution / Department: University of Alaska Southeast
Location: Juneau, Alaska, USA
Faculty Level: Assistant Professor
Key Areas: General chemistry, organic chemistry, biochemistry
Closing Date: Open until filled; first consideration by December 5, 2025
Official Source: https://careers.alaska.edu/jobs/assistant-professor-of-chemistry-juneau-alaska-united-states-80bd6ef1-c78e-4cf9-b828-4e2ee18afa6d
2) Assistant Professor in Analytical Chemistry
Institution / Department: Wright State University
Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA
Faculty Level: Assistant Professor, tenure-track
Key Areas: Analytical chemistry; environmental science support
Closing Date: Open until filled
Official Source: https://jobs.wright.edu/postings/22118
3) Assistant Professor in Medicinal Chemistry
Institution / Department: Wright State University
Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA
Faculty Level: Assistant Professor
Key Areas: Medicinal chemistry
Closing Date: Open until filled
Official Source: https://jobs.wright.edu/postings/22119
4) Assistant Professor of Instruction
Institution / Department: Texas State University / Chemistry & Biochemistry
Location: San Marcos, Texas, USA
Faculty Level: Assistant Professor of Instruction
Key Areas: General chemistry, laboratory coordination, curriculum development
Closing Date: Open until filled; full consideration by March 13, 2026
Official Source: https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/56164
5) Organic/General Chemistry Instructor
Institution / Department: Oregon State University / Department of Chemistry
Location: Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Faculty Level: Instructor
Key Areas: Organic chemistry, general chemistry
Closing Date: April 10, 2026
Official Source: https://chemistry.oregonstate.edu/chemistry-news-events/news-briefs/job-openings-chemistry-instructor
6) Physical/General Chemistry Instructor
Institution / Department: Oregon State University / Department of Chemistry
Location: Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Faculty Level: Instructor
Key Areas: Physical chemistry, general chemistry
Closing Date: April 10, 2026
Official Source: https://chemistry.oregonstate.edu/chemistry-news-events/news-briefs/job-openings-chemistry-instructor
7) Assistant Adjunct Professor (Opening 1 of 3)
Institution / Department: UCLA / Chemistry & Biochemistry
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Faculty Level: Assistant Adjunct Professor
Key Areas: Chemistry and biochemistry; Boyer/Cram/Libby Teacher-Scholar program
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Official Source: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10635
8) Assistant Adjunct Professor (Opening 2 of 3)
Institution / Department: UCLA / Chemistry & Biochemistry
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Faculty Level: Assistant Adjunct Professor
Key Areas: Chemistry and biochemistry; Boyer/Cram/Libby Teacher-Scholar program
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Official Source: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10635
9) Assistant Adjunct Professor (Opening 3 of 3)
Institution / Department: UCLA / Chemistry & Biochemistry
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Faculty Level: Assistant Adjunct Professor
Key Areas: Chemistry and biochemistry; Boyer/Cram/Libby Teacher-Scholar program
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Official Source: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF10635
10) Lecturer Pool (Summer 2026) – Chemistry
Institution / Department: University of California, Berkeley / Department of Chemistry
Location: Berkeley, California, USA
Faculty Level: Lecturer
Key Areas: Chemistry instruction across department offerings
Closing Date: June 19, 2026
Official Source: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05286
11) 2026–27 AY Lecturer Pool – Chemistry and Biochemistry
Institution / Department: Cal State LA / Chemistry and Biochemistry
Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
Faculty Level: Part-time Temporary Lecturer
Key Areas: Chemistry and biochemistry teaching
Closing Date: Open pool; positions filled as needed during 2026–27
Official Source: https://careers.calstatela.edu/en-us/job/555691/202627-ay-lecturer-pool-chemistry-and-biochemistry
12) 2026–27 Temporary Faculty Pool – Chemistry & Biochemistry
Institution / Department: California State University, Fresno / Chemistry and Biochemistry
Location: Fresno, California, USA
Faculty Level: Temporary Lecturer
Key Areas: General, analytical, inorganic, organic, physical chemistry; biochemistry
Closing Date: July 1, 2026 for Fall 2026 full consideration; October 31, 2026 for Spring 2027; projected pool close March 1, 2027
Official Source: https://careers.fresnostate.edu/en-us/job/556132/2627-ay-temporary-faculty-pool-lecturer-chemistry-biochemistry
13) Part-Time Lecturer Pool – Chemistry & Biochemistry (AY 26/27)
Institution / Department: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo / Chemistry & Biochemistry
Location: San Luis Obispo, California, USA
Faculty Level: Part-time Lecturer
Key Areas: Chemistry and biochemistry instruction
Closing Date: March 31, 2027
Official Source: https://jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/556093/parttime-lecturer-pool-chemistry-biochemistry-ay-2627
14) 2026–27 Lecturer Pool – Chemistry and Biochemistry
Institution / Department: CSU Chico / Chemistry and Biochemistry
Location: Chico, California, USA
Faculty Level: Lecturer pool
Key Areas: General chemistry, organic chemistry, advanced chemistry/biochemistry teaching
Closing Date: Open date February 3, 2026; close date not surfaced in the visible excerpt
Official Source: https://jobs.csuchico.edu/ch/en-us/job/554902/202627-lecturer-pool-department-of-chemistry-and-biochemistry
15) 2026–27 AY Lecturer Pool – Chemistry
Institution / Department: Sacramento State / Department of Chemistry
Location: Sacramento, California, USA
Faculty Level: Part-time Lecturer
Key Areas: Chemistry and biochemistry instruction
Closing Date: Pool recruitment; hard close date not surfaced in the visible excerpt
Official Source: https://csucareers.calstate.edu/cw/en-us/job/555817/202627-ay-lecturer-pool-chemistry
16) Lecturer in Natural Sciences: Chemistry Summer 2026
Institution / Department: UC Merced / School of Natural Sciences
Location: Merced, California, USA
Faculty Level: Lecturer in Summer Session
Key Areas: Biochemistry I, general chemistry I/II, organic chemistry lab, preparatory chemistry
Closing Date: August 15, 2026
Official Source: https://aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF02070
17) SUNY PRODiG+ Fellow in Chemistry
Institution / Department: Stony Brook University / Department of Chemistry
Location: Stony Brook, New York, USA
Faculty Level: Lecturer-level fellow; pathway to tenure-track assistant professorship
Key Areas: Any chemistry sub-discipline; experimental or theoretical
Closing Date: April 16, 2026
Official Source: https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/chemistry/job-opportunities.php
18) Lecturer in Chemistry
Institution / Department: U.S. Coast Guard Academy / Chemical and Environmental Sciences Department
Location: New London, Connecticut, USA
Faculty Level: Lecturer
Key Areas: Chemistry
Closing Date: Open until filled; first cut-off February 9, 2026
Official Source: https://uscga.edu/lecturer-chemistry-010826/
19) Instructor of Chemistry
Institution / Department: University of South Carolina
Location: Columbia, South Carolina, USA
Faculty Level: Instructor
Key Areas: Chemistry
Closing Date: Open until filled
Official Source: https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/203837
20) Lecturer of Chemistry (Vacancy 1 of 2)
Institution / Department: Coastal Carolina University
Location: Conway, South Carolina, USA
Faculty Level: Lecturer
Key Areas: Chemistry
Closing Date: Open until filled
Official Source: https://jobs.coastal.edu/postings/121047
21) Lecturer of Chemistry (Vacancy 2 of 2)
Institution / Department: Coastal Carolina University
Location: Conway, South Carolina, USA
Faculty Level: Lecturer
Key Areas: Chemistry
Closing Date: Open until filled
Official Source: https://jobs.coastal.edu/postings/121047
22) Full-time Instructional Position in Chemistry (Position 1 of 2)
Institution / Department: University of South Alabama / Department of Chemistry
Location: Mobile, Alabama, USA
Faculty Level: Assistant Professor of Instruction or Instructor
Key Areas: Chemistry instruction
Closing Date: Not stated on the visible posting excerpt
Official Source: https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/academicaffairs/resources/academicaffairspostings/3252-3229-chemistry-instr-asstprof-081526a.pdf
23) Full-time Instructional Position in Chemistry (Position 2 of 2)
Institution / Department: University of South Alabama / Department of Chemistry
Location: Mobile, Alabama, USA
Faculty Level: Assistant Professor of Instruction or Instructor
Key Areas: Chemistry instruction
Closing Date: Not stated on the visible posting excerpt
Official Source: https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/academicaffairs/resources/academicaffspostings/3252-3229-chemistry-instr-asstprof-081526a.pdf
24) Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Institution / Department: University of South Alabama / Department of Chemistry
Location: Mobile, Alabama, USA
Faculty Level: Assistant Professor, tenure-track
Key Areas: Biochemistry, organic chemistry, general chemistry; research area open
Closing Date: Review began September 15, 2025; continues until filled
Official Source: https://www.southalabama.edu/departments/academicaffairs/resources/academicaffairspostings/3229-chem-asstprof-081525.pdf
25) Tenure-Track Faculty Open Search
Institution / Department: University of Maryland / Chemistry and Biochemistry
Location: College Park, Maryland, USA
Faculty Level: Tenure-track faculty
Key Areas: All areas of chemistry and biochemistry; especially bioanalytical chemistry, polymer chemistry, chemical biology
Closing Date: Not stated on the visible posting excerpt
Official Source: https://chem.umd.edu/
26) Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Institution / Department: University of Southern Indiana
Location: Evansville, Indiana, USA
Faculty Level: Assistant Professor
Key Areas: Organic chemistry; chemistry for non-majors; undergraduate research
Closing Date: Best consideration by March 4, 2026
Official Source: https://careers.usi.edu/jobs/assistant-professor-of-chemistry-evansville-indiana-united-states
27) Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
Institution / Department: Presbyterian College / Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Location: Clinton, South Carolina, USA
Faculty Level: Assistant Professor, tenure-track
Key Areas: Biochemistry
Closing Date: Review began March 1, 2026; continues until filled
Official Source: https://www.presby.edu/about/offices-and-services/human-resources/employment/assistant-professor-of-biochemistry/
28) Assistant Professor – Theoretical/Computational Chemistry
Institution / Department: University of California, Riverside / Department of Chemistry
Location: Riverside, California, USA
Faculty Level: Assistant Professor, tenure-track
Key Areas: Theoretical/computational chemistry
Closing Date: Not stated on the visible posting excerpt
Official Source: https://chem.ucr.edu/careers/new-faculty-searches
29) Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Institution / Department: University of Virginia / Department of Chemistry
Location: Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Faculty Level: Assistant Professor, tenure-track
Key Areas: Chemistry with a focus on neuroscience or the brain
Closing Date: Position remains open until filled; expected start August 10, 2026
Official Source: https://chemistry.as.virginia.edu/positions-available
30) Assistant Professor – Computational or Medicinal Chemistry
Institution / Department: University of Houston / Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Faculty Level: Assistant Professor
Key Areas: Computational chemistry, medicinal chemistry, AI/ML, chemical biology, biophysical medicinal chemistry
Closing Date: Not stated on the visible posting excerpt
Official Source: https://careers.uh.edu/jobs/assistant-associate-or-full-professor-computational-or-medicinal-chemistry-houston-texas-united-states
31) Associate Professor – Computational or Medicinal Chemistry
Institution / Department: University of Houston / Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Faculty Level: Associate Professor
Key Areas: Computational chemistry, medicinal chemistry, AI/ML, chemical biology, biophysical medicinal chemistry
Closing Date: Not stated on the visible posting excerpt
Official Source: https://careers.uh.edu/jobs/assistant-associate-or-full-professor-computational-or-medicinal-chemistry-houston-texas-united-states
32) Full Professor – Computational or Medicinal Chemistry
Institution / Department: University of Houston / Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Faculty Level: Full Professor
Key Areas: Computational chemistry, medicinal chemistry, AI/ML, chemical biology, biophysical medicinal chemistry
Closing Date: Not stated on the visible posting excerpt
Official Source: https://careers.uh.edu/jobs/assistant-associate-or-full-professor-computational-or-medicinal-chemistry-houston-texas-united-states
33) Department Head / Professor of Chemistry
Institution / Department: Purdue University / Department of Chemistry
Location: West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Faculty Level: Professor; department head
Key Areas: Departmental leadership in chemistry
Closing Date: Not stated on the visible posting excerpt
Official Source: https://careers.purdue.edu/job/Department-HeadProfessor-of-Chemistry/39996-en_US/
34) Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Institution / Department: New Mexico Tech / Department of Chemistry and EMRTC
Location: Socorro, New Mexico, USA
Faculty Level: Assistant Professor, tenure-track
Key Areas: Chemistry; departmental strengths include biomedical chemistry, electrochemistry, atmospheric/environmental chemistry
Closing Date: Not stated on the visible posting excerpt
Official Source: https://www.nmt.edu/hr/Assistant%20Professor%20of%20Chemistry1217725.pdf
35) Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry (Opening 1 of 2)
Institution / Department: Colorado College / Chemistry and Biochemistry
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Faculty Level: Visiting Assistant Professor
Key Areas: Organic chemistry
Closing Date: Not stated on the visible posting excerpt
Official Source: https://jobs.coloradocollege.edu/jobs/visiting-assistant-professor-of-chemistry-and-biochemistry-on-campus-colorado-united-states
36) Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry (Opening 2 of 2)
Institution / Department: Colorado College / Chemistry and Biochemistry
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
Faculty Level: Visiting Assistant Professor
Key Areas: Organic chemistry
Closing Date: Not stated on the visible posting excerpt
Official Source: https://jobs.coloradocollege.edu/jobs/visiting-assistant-professor-of-chemistry-and-biochemistry-on-campus-colorado-united-states
37) Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Institution / Department: Bluffton University
Location: Bluffton, Ohio, USA
Faculty Level: Visiting Assistant Professor
Key Areas: Organic chemistry
Closing Date: Not stated on the visible posting excerpt
Official Source: https://www.bluffton.edu/employment/fac-assistant-chem.aspx
38) Lecturer in Chemistry
Institution / Department: Stanford University / Chemistry Department
Location: Stanford, California, USA
Faculty Level: Lecturer
Key Areas: Any area of chemistry; teaching-focused
Closing Date: Applications reviewed starting December 1, 2025; hard final date not stated on the visible posting excerpt
Official Source: https://chemistry.stanford.edu/news/hiring-lecturer-chemistry
Europe
39) Assistant Professor in Medicinal Chemistry
Institution / Department: Trinity College Dublin / School of Chemistry
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Faculty Level: Assistant Professor, tenure-track
Key Areas: Medicinal chemistry, organic chemistry; synthetic and/or computational focus
Closing Date: Not stated on the visible school-news excerpt
Official Source: https://chemistry.tcd.ie/news-events/
Asia / Middle East
40) Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry
Institution / Department: Hokkaido University / Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
Location: Sapporo, Japan
Faculty Level: Assistant Professor, tenure-track
Key Areas: Biological chemistry, neuroscience, biochemistry, biophysics of motor proteins, protein design
Closing Date: May 31, 2026
Official Source: https://www.hokudai.ac.jp/introduction/recruit/koubo/pdf/16_2_SCI_kagaku_jokyo20261001_EN.pdf
41) Professor in the Department of Chemistry (Opening 1 of 2)
Institution / Department: Hokkaido University / Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
Location: Sapporo, Japan
Faculty Level: Professor, tenured
Key Areas: Organic chemistry and related fields; biological chemistry teaching
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Official Source: https://www.hokudai.ac.jp/introduction/recruit/koubo/pdf/17_2_SCI_kagaku20270401_EN.pdf
42) Professor in the Department of Chemistry (Opening 2 of 2)
Institution / Department: Hokkaido University / Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
Location: Sapporo, Japan
Faculty Level: Professor, tenured
Key Areas: Organic chemistry and related fields; biological chemistry teaching
Closing Date: June 30, 2026
Official Source: https://www.hokudai.ac.jp/introduction/recruit/koubo/pdf/17_2_SCI_kagaku20270401_EN.pdf
43) Specially Appointed Assistant Professor
Institution / Department: Tohoku University / AIMR, Core Research Cluster for Materials Science
Location: Sendai, Japan
Faculty Level: Specially Appointed Assistant Professor
Key Areas: Soft matter, liquid crystals, polymer physics and chemistry, self-assembled materials
Closing Date: April 30, 2026
Official Source: https://www.wpi-aimr.tohoku.ac.jp/en/about/staff/20260310_002154.html
44) Assistant Professor – Chemistry
Institution / Department: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Location: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Faculty Level: Assistant Professor
Key Areas: Chemistry
Closing Date: Not stated on the visible posting excerpt
Official Source: https://ats.kfupm.edu.sa/postings/3071
45) Associate Professor – Chemistry
Institution / Department: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Location: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Faculty Level: Associate Professor
Key Areas: Chemistry
Closing Date: Not stated on the visible posting excerpt
Official Source: https://ats.kfupm.edu.sa/postings/3071
46) Full Professor – Chemistry
Institution / Department: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Location: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Faculty Level: Full Professor
Key Areas: Chemistry
Closing Date: Not stated on the visible posting excerpt
Official Source: https://ats.kfupm.edu.sa/postings/3071
47) Assistant Professor in Medicinal Chemistry
Institution / Department: Al Ain University
Location: Al Ain / Abu Dhabi, UAE
Faculty Level: Assistant Professor
Key Areas: Medicinal chemistry
Closing Date: Not stated on the visible posting excerpt
Official Source: https://aau.ac.ae/en/vacancies/view/203
48) Associate Professor in Medicinal Chemistry
Institution / Department: Al Ain University
Location: Al Ain / Abu Dhabi, UAE
Faculty Level: Associate Professor
Key Areas: Medicinal chemistry
Closing Date: Not stated on the visible posting excerpt
Official Source: https://aau.ac.ae/en/vacancies/view/203
49) Chemistry Faculty Position – Level 10
Institution / Department: National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli / Department of Chemistry
Location: Tiruchirappalli, India
Faculty Level: Faculty recruitment, Level 10
Key Areas: Chemistry
Closing Date: April 6, 2026
Official Source: https://www.nitt.edu/home/other/jobs/faculty_recruitment_2026/
50) Chemistry Faculty Position – Level 12
Institution / Department: National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli / Department of Chemistry
Location: Tiruchirappalli, India
Faculty Level: Faculty recruitment, Level 12
Key Areas: Chemistry
Closing Date: April 6, 2026
Official Source: https://www.nitt.edu/home/other/jobs/faculty_recruitment_2026/
51) Chemistry Faculty Position – Level 13A2
Institution / Department: National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli / Department of Chemistry
Location: Tiruchirappalli, India
Faculty Level: Faculty recruitment, Level 13A2
Key Areas: Chemistry
Closing Date: April 6, 2026
Official Source: https://www.nitt.edu/home/other/jobs/faculty_recruitment_2026/
52) Chemistry Faculty Position – Level 14A
Institution / Department: National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli / Department of Chemistry
Location: Tiruchirappalli, India
Faculty Level: Faculty recruitment, Level 14A
Key Areas: Chemistry
Closing Date: April 6, 2026
Official Source: https://www.nitt.edu/home/other/jobs/faculty_recruitment_2026/
