Visiting Assistant Professor, Biology

Fairfield University is a co-educational, comprehensive Jesuit university with a 200-acre campus located along the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, CT. The University is comprised of approximately 3,500 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students pursuing degrees within 5 schools: The College of Arts and Sciences, The Charles F. Dolan School of Business, The School of Engineering, The Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and School of Education and Human Development. As an expression of our Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values.

Job Description:

Fairfield University is a comprehensive Jesuit institution that prepares students for leadership and service in a constantly changing world. Founded in 1942 on North Benson Road in Fairfield, Connecticut, the University has grown from an initial class of 303 undergraduate male students admitted to the College of Arts and Sciences in 1947 into a coeducational university of more than 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Along the way, the University has awarded more than 45,000 degrees since 1951, and has developed a reputation for educational excellence both regionally and nationally.

Job Description:

The Biology Department at Fairfield University invites applications for a one-year full time visiting assistant professor position beginning Fall 2022. Responsibilities include instruction and assistance with the leadership in our Health Studies minor program. This would include teaching sections of our introductory and capstone courses for Health Studies, as well as other health-related courses offered by the Biology Department. The teaching load would be a 4/4, with a possible course reduction for administrative responsibilities to the Health Studies minor.

Requirements:

Applicants are expected to have completed a MS or Ph.D. in Biology or a health-related field. Applicants must have a strong commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching. Candidates should have experience teaching courses related to human health, with preference given to those with teaching and/or research experience in biology.

Additional Information:

The department consists of fourteen full-time faculty representing a range of specialties and is housed in a spacious, well-equipped facility in the Bannow Science Center. The biology department has a vibrant culture of undergraduate student-faculty collaboration in research, several departmental events and guest lecturers, and a large student interest in the health sciences. The salary and benefits for the position are highly competitive. The department will soon house the Health Studies minor, the largest undergraduate minor on campus. As such, the new position will work closely with the Chair of Biology to help administer the health studies program.

Fairfield University is a Jesuit institution, consistently ranked as a top comprehensive university in New England, located in the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, CT, one hour from New York City along Long Island Sound. Our five Colleges and Professional Schools enroll approximately 3,500 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students.

Fairfield University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence through diversity, and, in this spirit, particularly welcomes applications from women, persons of color, veterans, Jesuits, and members of historically underrepresented groups. The University will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with disabilities.

Application Instructions:

Review of applications begins immediately, for full consideration all materials must be submitted by June 15, 2022.

For full consideration, please click “Apply Now” and upload the following materials:

• a curriculum vitae
• a letter of application
• statement of teaching philosophy
• examples of syllabi and teaching evaluations if applicable
• unofficial graduate transcript
• contact information for three references

Note: If you have more than 5 documents to upload to your application, please combine them into 5 or less documents or submit additional documents to biologysearch@fairfield.edu . Please ask your references to send letters of recommendation to the following email address:

biologysearch@fairfield.edu

Category:

Academic - Faculty Non-Tenure Track

Performs such other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental/University needs indicate.

*Disclaimer

The above information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain and should not be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, activities, and/or qualifications required or expected of employees assigned to this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change and new ones may be assigned at any time, with or without notice.

All offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.

Fairfield University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence through diversity, and, in this spirit, particularly welcomes applications from women, persons of color, Veterans, and members of historically underrepresented groups. The University will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with a disability.

Load a resume or CV first, then upload supporting documents including a cover letter at the bottom of the third page under the "My Experience" section where it says to upload a Resume/CV. You will be able to upload up to 5 other documents in this section. You will be unable to edit your application, so please have all documents available before applying. Faculty Positions : If you need to upload more than 5 documents, please either combine them to upload or email the additional documents to the applicable contact in the job description. Staff positions : If you need to upload more than 5 documents, please either combine them to upload or email them to hr@fairfield.edu