Candidates sought for NSERC University Faculty Award in Chemistry
Fred Capretta
Department of Chemistry at Brock University
The Department of Chemistry at Brock University is seeking to nominate a
candidate for an NSERC University Faculty Award (targeted at women
scientists) in
1998 to fill a tenure track position at the assistant professor level to
commence in July, 1999. The successful candidate will be expected to
establish a viable research
programme in the Department. Applicants must have a Ph.D. with strong
background in either modern experimental physical chemistry or
instrumentation-based
analytical chemistry. It would be advantageous if the successful
candidate's research area will contribute to a proposed Ph.D. programme
in Biotechnology,
mounted jointly by the Departments of Chemistry and Biology. The
successful candidate will also be expected to be able to teach courses
in her field at various
levels, undergraduate and graduate.
Brock is a mid-sized university with an enrolment approaching 11,000
students. The Department of Chemistry consists of eleven full-time
faculty members plus
technical support staff, and offers B.Sc. and M.Sc.degrees. Research is
supported by NSERC and several other government agencies. Research
equipment includes
a Kratos Concept 1S sector mass spectrometer with a Mach 3 datasystem,
Bruker 300 and 200 MHz multinuclear nmr spectrometers for solutions and
solids, HP
GC/MSD, new PE Optima 3300DV ICP/OES system, research AA's and ICP's,
DCPs, FT IRs, GC and HPLC equipment. Research equipment available in the
Department of Biological Sciences and the Cool Climate Oenology and
Viticulture Institute (under construction) includes cold rooms,
centrifuges, radiation counters,
culture and fermentation facilities. For more details on the Department,
see
http://www.brocku.ca/chemistry/
or contact the Chair, Prof. Jack M. Miller, (905) 688 5550, ext. 3402 or
jmi...@spartan.ac.brocku.ca..
Applications for nomination including a curriculum vitae, the names,
telephone and fax numbers of three referees, and a detailed research
plan should be sent as soon
as possible. Candidates can expedite matters by having referees write
the department directly.
Only women who are Canadian citizens, or who have Canadian landed
immigrant status, qualify for this award.
Smoking at Brock University is strictly controlled.
Applications will be accepted until November 1st, 1998 or until the
Department has decided upon its nominee. The successful nominee will
have to complete an
NSERC application for the Award by mid December to meet University and
NSERC deadlines. Applications may be mailed to:
Search Committee Co-ordinator
Department of Chemistry
Brock University
St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1
Canada