Assistant Professor of Biology

The Biology program at Hiram College invites applications for a full-time (9-month) tenure-track Assistant Professor faculty position with an emphasis on ecology beginning in the 2022-2023 academic year. We are committed to recruiting and retaining a workforce that values justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Hiram College seeks faculty committed to teaching excellence at an undergraduate liberal arts institution with a strong history of training students in the natural sciences. Candidates are expected to create courses, including laboratory curricula, that are equitable and accessible for learners from diverse backgrounds. The teaching load is 22-24 credit hours (5-6 courses) each academic year. Service to the college, including student advising, is required as is teaching in the Urgent Challenges Core Curriculum.

Founded in 1850, Hiram College provides students of all backgrounds an attainable private education that teaches the 21st-century skills needed to thrive professionally and personally in the face of inevitable and constant change. Built on a community that fosters student-faculty collaboration, the College equips all students with the tools necessary to embrace active learning in the classroom, in Ohio, and beyond through technology, internship, study away, research, and other experiential opportunities for growth and development. Recognized by Colleges of Distinction, The Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report, and as a top baccalaureate college by Washington Monthly, Hiram enrolls over 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students in academic programs on its Northeast Ohio campus and through Online@Hiram.

The student population at Hiram College is diverse in many ways – economic background, ethnic heritage, and academic interests. We value experiential, interdisciplinary, and project-based learning that focuses on the enduring questions we have faced and the urgent challenges of our times. We seek candidates who will complement our current strengths and who are eager to explore possibilities for collaboration across academic programs. We strongly encourage applications from members of all underrepresented groups in higher education.

Minimum qualifications for this tenure-track position include:

• ​Ph.D. in biology or ecology, with preference given to candidates who work in freshwater ecology;
• Demonstrated experience in teaching undergraduates and evidence of excellent teaching or potential to develop into an excellent teacher;
• Interest in and ability to teach Introductory Biology, Ecology, Evolution, and other courses that complement the current course offerings in the Biology program; and
• Desire and ability to develop a research program in freshwater ecology involving undergraduates at the nearby 550-acre James H. Barrow Field Station and potentially at other area wetlands or the Great Lakes.

Application Process

Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply at https://www.hiram.edu/careers-at-hiram/

Please submit the following required documents:

1. Cover Letter
2. Current CV
3. Three to four professional references who can speak to your teaching skills and/or your ability to work with a diverse student population.
4. A teaching statement that includes a discussion of the role justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion play in an academic environment (2-page limit).
5. A research statement that includes a discussion of how undergraduates will be included in all aspects of the research program (2-page limit). 

Review of applicants will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Questions may be directed to the chair of the search committee, Dr. Nick Hirsch (hirschn@hiram.edu).

Hiram College is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to Excellence through Diversity!

• Remote interview process
• Personal protective equipment provided or required
• Social distancing guidelines in place
• Virtual meetings
• Sanitizing, disinfecting, or cleaning procedures in place