Professor-Biology

Job Details

Job Location

Bethany Campus - Bethany, OK

Position Type

Faculty Full-Time

Education Level

Graduate Degree

Salary Range

Undisclosed

Travel Percentage

Up to 25%

Description

Full Time / Salary / Exempt

WORK SCHEDULE

Monday through Friday 8 : 00 am to 5 : 00 pm

Effective Date

July 1, 2025

JOB SUMMARY

Southern Nazarene University (SNU) is seeking to fill a full-time professor position in the Department of Biology at the rank of assistant, associate, or full professor beginning July 1, 2025. Applications will be reviewed in the spring semester and continue until the position is filled.

THE BIOLOGY DEPARTMENT & FACILITIES

SNU is committed to offering a variety of high-quality coursework to prepare students for successful admission into graduate and professional programs. The SNU Biology Department offers B.S. degrees in Biology, Biology-Chemistry (as a joint major with the Chemistry Department), and Environmental Science.

SNU Biology Department, labs and offices included, is housed within the JD and Mary West Science Building. In addition to dedicated lab spaces and equipment for undergraduate coursework, the Faculty Research Lab offers additional opportunities for independent research projects in which students can also become involved under the mentorship of faculty. Both intramural and extramural funding opportunities exist for faculty interested in developing research projects with our students.

SNU and the Biology Department own and maintain the Quetzal Educational Research Center (QERC) field station in Costa Rica, a 4000 sq. ft. laboratory, classroom, and dormitory complex situated on a 400-acre site along the Savegre River in San Gerardo de Dota. Located within a protected UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, QERC is the site of our transformative spring semester study abroad experience where SNU students take multiple courses spanning intercultural studies, tropical ecology, and conservation biology through a Christian lens while also engaging in primary field research within a high elevation Cloud Forest, with access to endemic species, environmental monitoring, a dedicated research land plot, primary Oak Forest, nascent rivers, etc. Costa Rica is among the most biodiverse countries in the world, and we are privileged to offer these opportunities to SNU students and faculty.

In addition to our own facilities, our Bethany campus is well-suited to take advantage of various nature centers and wildlife refuges within the state that particularly benefit the Environmental Science program by providing opportunities for a variety of coursework and faculty research experiences alike. Here's a sampling :

• Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge is located 3 miles away (Oklahoma City, OK) and offers a wide variety of aquatic and terrestrial field work opportunities.
• Martin Park Nature Center is located 7 miles away (Oklahoma City, OK) and offers several wooded trails in a suburban environment.
• Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge is located about 80 miles away (Indiahoma, OK) and provides approximately 60,000 acres of mixed grass prairie, ancient granite mountains, and freshwater lakes and streams.
• Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge is located about 90 miles away (Okmulgee, OK) and contains some of the last remaining bottomland hardwood forest in Oklahoma within the floodbed of the Canadian River.
• Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge is located about 90 miles away (Jet, OK) provides over 32,000 acres of wetlands, prairie, and salt flats. This is a significant site for sandhill cranes, ducks, shorebirds, and some endangered whooping cranes.

RESPONSIBILITIES

An ideal candidate will enrich the SNU Biology Department by adopting a collaborative spirit, interdisciplinary mindset, and Christlike approach while contributing their unique expertise and perspectives to the team for the benefit of students and colleagues alike.

Essential Functions :

Qualifications

Required Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Supervision Received :

Receives supervision and work assignments from the Biology Department Chair.

Supervision Exercised :

May be responsible for the coordination of work assignments for student teaching assistants.

Apply Online for this position at Southern Nazarene Careers

Benefits

Generous benefit structure including family health insurance plan (shared cost), long term disability, dental insurance, group life insurance, retirement matching, tuition remission, vacation, sick leave, personal days, and holidays.

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