Perks of working at UNR
- Health insurance options including dental and vision - Health Insurance
- E. L. Wiegand Fitness Center offers an annual or semester membership and family membership options. E.L. Wiegand Fitness Center
- Reno is proud to be a University town! Many local businesses offer discounts to WolfCard holders
- Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments. Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.
- Faculty Senate is the principal representing body for faculty. Its membership includes representatives from each academic and administrative major unit of the University. Faculty Senate
- No state income tax!
- Grants-in-aid for Faculty Employees
- The University is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee’s spouse or domestic partner. Faculty Grants-in-Aid
- Faculty Dual Career Assistance Program
- The University of Nevada, Reno recognizes the importance of addressing dual-career couples’ professional needs. We offer a dual career assistance program to newly hired faculty spouses/partners that provides resources and assists them to identify career opportunities in Northern Nevada. Dual Career Assistance Program
- Department Information
- The Department of Chemistry in the College of Science at the University of Nevada, Reno, offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Chemistry. The department has 20 full-time academic faculty (18 tenure-stream and 2 non-tenure-track instructional), 3 administrative faculty, and 7 classified personnel, and is housed in a four-story building with state-of-the-art research facilities. Please find more information here: https://www.unr.edu/chemistry
- Contact Information
- Search Committee Chair: Sander Van Der Linden, avanderlinden@unr.edu
- Administrative Contact: Beth Jacobsen, (775) 682-8787, jacobsenb@unr.edu
- Exempt
- Yes
- Full-Time Equivalent
- 100.0%
- Required Attachment(s)
Please note, once you submit your application the only attachment/s viewable to you will be the attachment/s to the resume/CV section of the application. Any additional required attachment/s to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application. All uploaded attachment/s will be on the application for the committee to review.
To request updates to attachments, prior to the committee review of applications, please contact the candidate helpdesk at jobs@unr.edu
Attach the following attachments to your application:
1) Academic CV
2) Letter of Application - (Cover Letter) describing your interest in the position; highlighting relevant academic leadership, research, teaching, and administrative experience; and outlining your vision for advancing the Department of Chemistry. The letter should address opportunities to strengthen research and external funding, undergraduate and graduate education, faculty and student success, interdisciplinary collaboration, and departmental operations.
3) Research Statement - Summarizing your major research accomplishments and future scholarly directions, including how you envision maintaining an active research program and contributing to the broader research mission of the Department, College, and University while serving as Chair. (Four pages maximum)
4) Teaching Statement/Philosophy - Describing your approach to teaching mentoring, and curricular development, including your experience supporting undergraduate and graduate education and student success. (Two pages maximum)
5) Contact information for at least Three Professional References - Please include name, title, company/organization, email address and phone number.
Full Consideration
For full consideration, applications must be received by November 9, 2026.
This posting is open until filled
Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. This search will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received or a hiring decision has been made.
Posting Close Date
Note to Applicant
A background check will be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.
HR will attempt to verify academic credentials upon receipt of hiring documents. If the academic credentials cannot be verified, HR will notify the faculty member that an official transcript of their highest degree must be submitted within thirty days of the faculty member’s first day of employment.
References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.
Applicants hired on a federal contract may be subject to E-Verify.
As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.
For positions that require driving, evidence of a valid driver's license will be required at the time of employment and as a condition of continued employment.
Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.
The University of Nevada, Reno is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a person’s age (40 or older), disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race (including hair texture and protected hairstyles such as natural hairstyles, afros, bantu knots, curls,
braids, locks and twists), color, or religion (protected classes).
