The Mendel Science Experience Post-doctoral Fellow (MSEPF) Program is primarily designed to enrich Core Curriculum course offerings for non-science majors in Villanovas College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. A goal of the program is to foster professional development of recent Ph.D. recipients on a career path leading to the securing of academic tenure-track faculty positions in the sciences.
The College now seeks to fill one MSEPF position to begin in Fall 2011. MSEPF appointments are for up to three years and carry a 50 % teaching load responsibility (12 contact hours per year), with a 9-month salary of $45,000. Each MSEPF will team-teach, with a faculty mentor, a MSE course for non-science-majors with a general structure of 3 hours per week of lecture and two laboratory sections of 3 hours per week (9 contact hours total), along with additional teaching responsibilities. Research is an expectation of MSEPFs. Each MSEPF will be afforded a research budget and will work closely with a faculty mentor. MSEPFs may pursue external funding to support their work, may be principal investigators on grant proposals, and may receive up to 3 months of summer salary through external funding sources. The successful candidate starting in 2011 will work with either Dr. Robert Curry, Biology, www.homepage.villanova.edu/robert.curry/ or Dr. Anthony Lagalante, Chemistry, www.villanova.edu/anthony.lagalante/) as their faculty mentor. Applicants should consult the web pages of and communicate with Dr. Curry or Dr. Lagalante prior to submitting an application. Applications must include a mutually agreed-upon plan for research that indicates collaboration with the potential faculty mentor and a proposal for teaching that includes a MSE course. For additional information about position expectations and application requirements, visit http://www.villanova.edu/artsci/assets/documents/college/MendelPost-DocSearch.pdf. Applicants must apply online at https://jobs.villanova.edu. Review of applications will begin on 14 February 2011; the search will remain open until the position is filled. Villanova is a Catholic university sponsored by the Augustinian order. An AA/EEO Employer, Villanova seeks a diverse faculty committed to scholarship, service, and especially teaching, who understand, respect, and can contribute to the Universitys mission and values.
