For New Faculty

Welcome to the physical chemistry community! Congratulations on your new positions. We recognize that teaching physical chemistry brings challenges, and we are excited that you are committed to lowering the access barrier for students in the classroom. We are here to support your efforts and also learn from you, as you bring unique perspectives and contributions to the classroom and lab.

Building a support network is critical for starting faculty.  

We encourage you to participate in the Community of Practice (CoP) to meet members of the community. You are welcome to join any or multiple groups. We are also launching a year-long new Faculty CoP which will hold workshops/discussions throughout the year on topics that may be relevant to faculty who have just started teaching physical chemistry. We understand that starting your position can be overwhelming, so we are spreading these discussions throughout the year to lower the barrier for participation and to facilitate conversations between more junior and senior members of the community.

We encourage you to also explore the Teaching Resources that contains links to many teaching, computational, etc. resources and communities in physical chemistry. 

If you would like to receive notice of future events, please join the LABSIP email list.  We have sponsored workshops and surveys (see LABSIP-Created Resources  and News & Events for examples) and have held social gatherings with other chemistry organizations to promote community building. We would love to meet you at a future event, whether it is in-person or virtual. 

You are not alone if you are feeling overwhelmed at the start of your position. We have all struggled and continue to feel overwhelmed at times. Having a supporting colleague or group of peers makes all the difference.

We also recognize the additional challenges that some members face in the classroom and institutions due to their identities. LABSIP supports all community members, as we are enriched in the classroom and lab by the diverse identities and lived experiences of our community members. 

We welcome you all to the physical chemistry community, and we look forward to learning from each other in the years ahead.