The Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, within the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, is inviting applications for a 9-month, assistant or associate professor appointment.
The position is a full time, tenure-track, teaching faculty position. Advancement in this series requires excellence in teaching and service, as well as making recognized contributions to the development of ones specific discipline and / or pedagogy.
The successful candidate will significantly participate in the undergraduate teaching mission of the department, as well as play a leadership role in microbiology, immunology and pathology education research, working with other faculty to develop, implement and assess innovative, equitable, and inclusive pedagogical initiatives.
We are seeking a candidate who is a strong team player and dedicated to providing evidence-based teaching in our undergraduate program, with demonstrated awareness of best-practices in teaching including expertise in student-centered instructional methods to teach large (>
students) undergraduate microbiology courses. The successful candidate may also conduct biomedical research and / or discipline-based education research engaging undergraduate students in research experiences.
The position will include teaching such as general microbiology and other higher-level courses reflecting the candidates expertise, that use high-impact, active learning strategies and where instructors work as a team to ensure consistency across sections.
Conditions of Employment Pre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires) Required Job Qualifications Assistant Professor :
PhD (or equivalent degree) in microbiology or related field with research focus on biology education research. Experience as a postdoctoral fellow or assistant professor.
Associate Professor :
PhD (or equivalent degree) in microbiology or related field with research focus on biology education research. Currently at the rank of associate professor or 3-4 or more years of experience at the assistant level.
For each level, required credentials must include :
- Two or more years of experience teaching undergraduate lecture courses such as virology, microbiology, immunology, pathology, biology education research or related field
- Evidence of conducting and publishing discipline-based education research and / or authorship of scholarly works such as manuscripts, reviews, or book chapters
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion
Preferred Job Qualifications
- Evidence of conducting and / or publishing discipline-based education research
- Evidence of applying for and / or securing internal funding, and / or contributing to collaborative proposals for external funding, with a focus on education research
- Demonstrated use of innovative, evidence-based teaching strategies
- Evidence of collecting metrics of teaching methodologies
- Evidence of engaging students in high-impact learning activities, such as service-learning, community outreach, learning assistant training, mentoring, bench science research, education research, etc.
- Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
- Proven ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.