"Adjunct Faculty, Biology"

Adjunct Faculty, Biology

Company: La Salle University

Job Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Category: Biology

Type: Adjunct/Part-Time

Department: 215110 - Biology and Integrated Science, Bus & Tech

Position Summary

La Salle University's Natural Sciences department has an ongoing need for highly qualified adjunct faculty to teach introductory microbiology lecture and laboratory classes for first-year nursing majors and pre-health majors. These courses are generally offered in person, in the daytime or evenings.

For more information about the Biology department, please visit https://www.lasalle.edu/biology

Essential Duties

• Teach assigned course(s).
• Prepare course materials consistent with departmental learning objectives.
• Provide timely grading and feedback to students.
• Provide guidance and support to students.

Required Qualifications

• Master's or PhD degree in a biology, microbiology, or related field. A Master's or terminal degree in related degree in a field related to microbiology (MD, DO, etc) will also be considered.
• Knowledge and commitment to the mission of La Salle University.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience or desire for teaching introductory biology and/or microbiology courses, particularly at the college-level.
• Knowledge or experience teaching anatomy and physiology laboratory courses.

Physical Requirements and/or Unusual Work Hours

• The job requires the ability to teach lecture or lab sections of microbiology.
• The job requires movement around the classroom or laboratory.
• It may be necessary for the position to teach an evening class of microbiology.

Special Instructions to Applicant

In your cover letter, please describe your microbiology teaching experience and/or qualifications for teaching microbiology. In the letter, please provide 2 professional references with contact information.

La Salle University embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports a fully inclusive, equitable, and diverse working and learning environment. We strongly encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply.

This is a pooled position from which Adjunct Instructors will be selected when/if a need arises in the department. Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted directly. These pools are closed down annually during the summer and you will receive notification that a refreshed application is needed for you to continue to be considered.

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Pay Basis: Salary

Position Group: Faculty