Crystallographer and Instructor

Department: Chemistry
This position is represented by the agreement between the Professional Staff Association and the University of Guelph

Temporary full-time from 12/07/2026 to 08/31/2028
Temporary Absence of the Regular Incumbent

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General Purpose

The Department of Chemistry is a central academic unit withing the College of Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences that features dynamic and growing teaching and research programs. We work with ~6,--- undergraduate and graduate students each year and provide a wide range of services to support these activities.

Duties and Responsibilities

Working closely with an Assistant Professor in Chemistry, the incumbent will provide technical expertise in support of the department's crysallographic "X-lab" facility, in the form of research experiment design, HQP training, structural data collection and refinement, preparation of publishable, crystallographic information files (CIFs) and related co-authorship on research publications, instrument, maintenance, and usage management; encourage and support widespread usage of the "X-lab" infrastructure beyond the Department of Chemistry; provide expertise and writing skills to support grant applications for future replacement of "X-lab" infrastructure as needed. In a similar nature, the incumbent will also maintain the elemental and analysis instrument, a departmental facility. The incumbent will also report to the Chair to teach and/or develop existing and new undergraduate and graduate courses within the Department of Chemistry.

Requirements

• PhD in Chemistry plus two (2) years of related experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience as a small-molecule crystallographer for since crystal (SCXRD) and powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) experiments, including a track record (minimum 10 CIFs as lead crystallographer) of published, peer-reviewed crystallographic data; experience solving structures exhibiting disorder and twinning would be an asset.
• Experience handling air-sensitive samples for SCXRD and PXRD.
• Experience designing and performing crystallographic data collection experiments under high-pressure.
• Experience using Rievtveld refinement methods for PXRD.
• Experience using ab initio methods to solve structures for small molecules using PXRD.
• Experience running an Elemental Analyzer (EA) is an asset.
• Teaching experience would be an asset.
• Willingness to design, develop, and teach Chemistry courses at all undergraduate levels.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills including excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships.
• Ability to demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent organizational skills including multitasking, planning and prioritization.

Employee Type: Regular
Position Number: 10255088

Classification: P&M FT- Band 05
Professional/Managerial Salary Bands
The target hiring salary for this position is minimum and up to 96% of midpoint for the salary grade.

At the University of Guelph, fostering a culture of inclusion is an institutional imperative. The University invites and encourages applications from all qualified individuals, including from groups that are traditionally underrepresented in employment, who may contribute to further diversification of our Institution.

Posting Date: 11/02/2026
Closing Date: 11/09/2026