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Renewable Assistant Teaching Professor - Biological Sciences

Employer
Northern Kentucky University
Location
Highland Heights, Kentucky, United States
Salary
Competitive Salary
Date posted
Oct 8, 2024

Job Details

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Position Information

Working Title
Renewable Assistant Teaching Professor - Biological Sciences

Department
Biological Sciences

Full Time or Part Time?
Full Time

Position Number

Commitment to Inclusive Excellence

Northern Kentucky University is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access institution. We embrace inclusiveness, equity, and global awareness in all dimensions of our work and seek excellence through diversity among our students, administrators, faculty, and staff. Application by members of diverse groups is encouraged.

Purpose of Position

The Department of Biological Sciences invites applications for a Renewable Assistant Teaching Professor position beginning Fall 2025 .

Primary Responsibilities

Primary teaching responsibilities include lecture and laboratory courses in Human Anatomy and Physiology and in General Biology. Other courses may be involved based on candidate’s background and preference and department needs. Candidates should have an interest in assisting with outreach programs for the public (K-12 and adult learners).

It is important that faculty incorporate innovative, hands-on, dynamic, active-learning methods into courses and keep current on new teaching strategies and technologies. Faculty will be responsible for coordinating multiple sections and training new lab instructors. Student career mentoring responsibilities are also required.

Qualifications

A minimum of a Master’s degree in Biology is required. Teaching experience in Human Anatomy and Physiology in both laboratory and lecture is preferred. Human cadaver experience is desirable. Online teaching experience is valued. Candidates should be strongly committed to teaching at the undergraduate level.

To Apply: Submit to https://jobs.nku.edu 1) a cover letter specifically addressing experience and qualifications, 2) a statement of teaching philosophy, including a discussion on use of evidence-based instructional practices in the classroom in past or future classes and strategies for reaching students of different backgrounds, 3) a brief statement of professional goals, 4) a current curriculum vitae, 5) unofficial transcripts, and 6) contact information for three references.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Questions should be directed to Dr. Emily Shifley (shifleye1@nku.edu). For full consideration, applications should be received by November 25, 2024.

Any candidate who is offered this position will be required to go through a pre-employment criminal background check as mandated by state law.

Minimum Education
Master's Degree

Preferred Education
Doctorate

Posting Detail Information

Requisition Number
2024F744

Job Open Date
10/08/2024

Job Close Date

Quick Link
https://jobs.nku.edu/postings/14323

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Applicant Documents
Required Documents
  1. Cover Letter/Letter of Application
  2. Transcripts
  3. Curriculum Vitae
  4. References
  5. Teaching Philosophy
  6. Brief Statement of Professional Goals
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NKU is a growing metropolitan university of more than 16,000 students served by more than 2,000 faculty and staff on a thriving suburban campus near Cincinnati.

Located in the quiet suburb of Highland Heights, Kentucky—just seven miles southeast of Cincinnati—we have become a leader in Greater Cincinnati and Kentucky by providing a private school education for a fraction of the cost. While we are one of the fastest-growing universities in Kentucky, our professors still know our students' names.

 

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