BIOLOGY INSTRUCTORS. The Department of Biology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha seeks applications for two new faculty positions at the instructor level to begin August 2016. A Ph.D. is required for both positions.
Introductory Biology Laboratory Instructor and Coordinator . The successful candidate will be a broadly trained biologist who can coordinate and contribute to teaching laboratory sections in our two-semester introductory course for biology majors. The teaching responsibilities will be three laboratory sections each semester. The coordination responsibilities will include organizing faculty and teaching assistants who teach laboratory sections, preparing materials and reagents required for laboratory experiments, and facilitating field-based labs. The coordinator will also serve as a point of contact for students in the laboratories. Faculty in the department are actively involved in our introductory courses and the laboratory coordinator will join a team of diverse faculty who contribute to these courses Physiology & Anatomy and Introductory Biology Instructor. The successful candidate will be a broadly trained biologist that can teach lecture and laboratory sections of our two-semester physiology & anatomy course and contribute to coordination of teaching assistants in the laboratory. The individual will also teach in our introductory biology courses. The teaching responsibilities will be one lecture section and one laboratory section of physiology & anatomy each semester, together with a combination of lecture and laboratory sections of introductory biology. Faculty in the department are actively involved in our physiology and anatomy courses and our introductory biology courses will join a team of diverse faculty who contribute to these courses. The Department of Biology serves over 800 majors in the biological sciences, providing B.A. and B.S. degrees in biology as well as B.S. degrees in biotechnology, bioinformatics, neuroscience and environmental studies. At the graduate level, we offer thesis and non-thesis M.S. degrees. Our faculty is comprised of 22 tenured or tenure-track lines and 8 instructor lines with a broad range of teaching and research interests. For additional information, please see the departmental website at www.unomaha.edu/biology<http://www.unomaha.edu/biology>. To apply for a position go to https://unomaha.peopleadmin.com/. Attach a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and statement of teaching philosophy to the electronic application. Provide the names and contact information for three references. Address questions to Dr. William Tapprich, Chair, Biology Department, 6001 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68182, 402 554 2641 or [email protected]. Review of materials will begin April 15, 2016 and continue until the positions are filled. The university and department are strongly committed to achieving diversity among faculty and staff. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from members of under-represented groups and strongly encourage women and persons of color to apply for these positions.
