Full-Time One-Year Position in Biology
University of Minnesota, Morris
 
The University of Minnesota, Morris seeks an individual committed to
excellence in undergraduate education, to fill a full-time, one-year
position in biology beginning August 15, 2016. Responsibilities include:
teaching undergraduate biology courses including a 2000-level survey of
organismal biology for majors (with labs), an introductory-level survey of
biology for environmental studies/science students (with labs, including
field trips to local habitats), and an upper-level organismal or ecological
elective in the candidate’s area of expertise; contributing to other courses
that support the biology curriculum; and sharing in the governance and
advancement of the biology program as well as the campus at large.
 
Candidates must be at least A.B.D. in ecology, organismal biology,
environmental biology, or a closely related field by August 15, 2016.
Experience teaching undergraduate biology is required. (Graduate TA
experience is acceptable).
 
A member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges, (COPLAC), Morris is
an undergraduate-focused residential liberal arts community that provides a
rigorous academic experience preparing its students to be global citizens
who value and pursue intellectual growth, civic engagement, intercultural
competence, and environmental stewardship. The student body of 1900 students
is supported by120 faculty members with a student/faculty ratio of 15/1. The
Morris campus is the most ethnically diverse in the University of Minnesota
system with 26% U.S. students of color (of which 17% are American Indian
students) and 9% international students. Morris culture is characterized by
an unwavering commitment to the liberal arts and undergraduate education,
but also by the particular traditions it has developed in pursuing that
mission. The community believes in the values of shared governance (embodied
in its official policy-making body, an inclusive Campus Assembly), and it
recognizes the heritage of its campus (which originally began as an American
Indian boarding school) with a vigorous commitment to diversity. With a
vibrant sense of community in and out of the classroom, Morris aims to
integrate curricular, co-curricular, and extra-curricular aspects of the
student experience, and it reaches outward to the broader local community
with collaborative enterprises and service-learning initiatives. A distinct
campus within the larger University of Minnesota system, Morris combines the
benefits of an intimate, student-centered community with many of the
resources and opportunities of one of the nation's largest universities.
 
Application Instructions:
Applications must be submitted on-line. 
http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/employment/. Job Opening ID #307945
Applications must include a letter of application, resume, graduate and
undergraduate transcripts, a teaching statement with evidence of teaching
effectiveness, and three letters of reference. Supporting documentation may
be sent to Ann Kolden, Administrative Assistant, at [email protected],
(320) 589-6301.
 
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Screening begins
March 7, 2016. Inquiries can be made to Professor Peter Wyckoff, Search
Committee Chair, at (320) 589-6347 ([email protected]).
 
The University of Minnesota shall provide equal access to and opportunity in
its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color,
creed, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, disability,
public assistance status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender
identity, or gender expression. To request disability accommodation or
material in alternative formats contact: UMM Human Resources,
(320)-589-6024, Room 201, Behmler Hall, Morris, MN.

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