Employment Opportunities

Visiting Assistant Professor in Cell/Molecular Biology

November 28, 2012

Description

Earlham College invites applications for a visiting professor in Cell/Molecular Biology. The position is a one-year appointment in the Biology Department with the potential for an expansion to a two-year appointment. The position begins in August 2013.

To Apply:

  1. Please send a single PDF containing a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, and a statement of research interests.
  2. Arrange for three letters of reference to be emailed.

Email application materials to:

Erica Butler
Administrative Assistant
Biology Department
butleer@earlham.edu

  • Review of applications begins January 10, 2013, and the search continues until the position is filled.
  • Please direct questions to Dr. Peter Blair, Associate Professor of Biology, at blairpe@earlham.edu.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

The Department seeks an individual who is first and foremost excited about teaching — in lecture, laboratory and research venues — to bright and motivated undergraduates in a nationally ranked department at a small liberal arts college.

Teaching responsibilities will include contributing to introductory team-taught courses in Genetics and Cell Biology and upper-level courses in the applicant’s area of expertise. Candidates who have expertise in the following areas are especially attractive: developmental biology, cell biology of plants, signal transduction, or microbiology. There are also opportunities for student-faculty collaborative research.

Experience & Qualifications

A Ph.D. or equivalent is preferred; teaching or post-doctoral experience is desirable.

Application Instructions

To Apply:

  1. Please send a single PDF containing a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, and a statement of research interests.
  2. Arrange for three letters of reference to be emailed.

Email application materials to:

Erica Butler
Administrative Assistant
Biology Department
butleer@earlham.edu

  • Review of applications begins January 10, 2013, and the search continues until the position is filled.
  • Please direct questions to Dr. Peter Blair, Associate Professor of Biology, at blairpe@earlham.edu.

Earlham College continues to build a community that reflects the gender and racial diversity of the society at large, and, therefore, we are particularly interested in inviting and encouraging applications from African Americans, other ethnic minorities, and women. Earlham also is eager to solicit applications from members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).

Earlham is an Equal Opportunity Employer.