Assistant Professor, Biology

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Deliver online courses and residency programs.

• Guide doctoral students and either chair or participate on doctoral committees.

• Facilitate engaging dissertation and doctoral capstone course environments.

• Analyze course evaluations and leverage data to enhance teaching and the learner experience.

• Contribute to the creation of curriculum and course materials, including plans, objectives, outcomes, teaching aids, competency-based assessments, and authentic evaluation tools.

• Promote diversity, sensitivity, and inclusiveness within curriculum and instructional materials.

• Engage in governance activities at both the school and university levels, as well as participate in faculty committees.

• Offer peer mentorship, constructive feedback, and support to faculty members.

• Share professional expertise and skills with learners, the institution, the profession, and local communities.

• Maintain scholarly competency through writing, presentations, attending conferences, conducting research, and publishing findings.

• Partake in faculty development activities, meetings, commencement events, residencies, webinars, orientations, course updates, and resolving issues.

• Assist with learner management, research and advising, program development, field education, accreditation, and B2B partnership initiatives as assigned.

• Assume additional leadership roles and take on challenging projects as needed by the school or university.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of two years of teaching experience in higher education, specifically in an online environment, is required.

• Required experience in teaching biology or life sciences.

• Required experience in higher education teaching.

• Required experience in curriculum development.

• Demonstrated commitment to supporting learner success and achieving quality teaching outcomes is required.

• Ability to enhance the diversity, cultural sensitivity, and excellence of the academic community through teaching and/or service is required.

• Required experience in scholarly writing and familiarity with APA 6th edition.

• A Doctorate in a related field is required.

• A Doctorate or Master’s degree in biology (Life Sciences) or a related field, such as microbiology or human anatomy, is required.

• An additional Doctorate or Master's degree in nursing is preferred.

• Experience mentoring doctoral candidates is preferred.

• Membership in an educational leadership organization is preferred.

• Commitment to service and practice in educational leadership is preferred.

• Experience in leadership through team engagement is preferred.

• Experience presenting at professional conferences is preferred.

• Must be willing to travel occasionally if business needs arise.

• Faculty roles require a remote work environment equipped with a computer, privacy, reliable internet, phone, and video-conferencing capabilities.

• Must fulfill critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication prerequisites.

• Must be prepared to work over 40 hours per week when business needs necessitate.

• Capable of accessing information using a computer.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance plans.

• Well-being incentives.

• Parental leave provisions.

• Paid time off policies.

• Recognition of certain paid holidays.

• Tax-advantaged accounts (FSA, HSA).

• 401(k) retirement benefits.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

• Tuition assistance programs.

• Discounts on entertainment and retail purchases.

• Overtime compensation for eligible non-exempt employees.

• Reasonable accommodations available for travel restrictions, disabilities, and application process needs.