Assoc. Professor - Biology teaches courses in the discipline area of biology. Develops and designs curriculum plans to foster student learning, stimulate class discussions, and ensures student engagement. Being an Assoc. Professor - Biology provides tutoring and academic counseling to students, maintains classes related records, and assesses student coursework. Collaborates and supports colleagues regarding research interests and co-curricular activities. Additionally, Assoc. Professor - Biology typically reports to a department head. Requires a PhD or terminal degree appropriate to the field. Has considerable experience and is qualified to teach at undergraduate and graduate levels and conducts research and case studies in field of interest and may publish findings in trade journals or textbooks. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
Special Instructions to Applicant
Upload your CV, official transcripts, and contact information for three references. Review of applications will begin February 1, 2024, and continue until the position is filled.
Job Summary
The School of Coastal Resilience in the College of Arts
and Sciences at the University of Southern Mississippi invites
applications for a non-tenure-track Instructor or Assistant Teaching Professor
of Biological
Sciences with specialization in Zoology to begin in the 2024-2025 academic year. The successful candidate will be expected to
teach 12 credit hours per semester and possible courses include undergraduate introductory
biology majors and non-major’s courses (lectures and labs), sophomore-level
general zoology, and upper- level zoology, behavioral, or other advanced biology
courses related to the successful applicant’s academic specialty.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities