Appointment Type: Tenure Track
State Title: Assistant Professor
Bargaining Unit: AFT
Employment Type: 35 Hours per week/Full-time
Expected Term: 08/07/2027 - 06/07/2030
Compensation: Range 22/ $ 93,659.67 - $ 100,598.59
About The College of New Jersey:
Founded in 1855, TCNJ is a selective public institution that has earned national recognition for its commitment to excellence. TCNJ enrolls approximately 8,200 students, including 7,433 undergraduates and 855 graduate students, 27% of whom are self-described as members of groups traditionally underrepresented in academe. Strong curricular and co-curricular programming have helped foster a first-year to sophomore retention rate of 89.7%, a 4-year graduation rate of 74% and a 6-year graduation rate of 85% (among the highest in the country). Five signature experiences are the hallmark of a TCNJ education: a personalized, collaborative, and rigorous education; undergraduate research, mentored internships, and field experiences; community engaged learning; global engagement; and leadership development. TCNJ has also received national recognition for the adoption and promotion of the teacher-scholar model for our faculty. A strong liberal arts core forms the foundation for programs offered through TCNJ's seven academic schools—Arts and Communication; Business; Education; Engineering; Humanities and Social Sciences; Nursing and Health Sciences; and Science. TCNJ has a strong Phi Beta Kappa chapter—an honor shared by less than 10 percent of colleges and universities nationally. Among other initiatives, a series of faculty/staff-based affinity groups (e.g., Minority Executive Council, Women's Professional Network, Parent and Family Network, TCNJ PRIDE) supports a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive environment at TCNJ.
TCNJ is located within an hour of New York City and Philadelphia. The College's campus is set on 289 tree-lined acres in suburban Ewing Township and is known for its natural beauty. In addition to its growing racial and ethnic diversity, the region offers excellent public schools, prestigious medical centers, restaurants, art and entertainment, as well as numerous cultural and recreational activities.
For more information about the college, please visit: http://www.tcnj.edu/ .
About the Department:
Our new colleague will join a department of 16 full-time faculty, who are deeply engaged across the discipline of biology. The Biology Department is housed in a dedicated building and is home to approximately 500 undergraduate majors, while providing learning opportunities in biology for students across campus. Our faculty members make use of state-of-the-art tools and techniques in classroom and research spaces, often attending regional and national conferences and/or publishing with undergraduate collaborators. Our faculty frequently participate in the TCNJ Mentored Undergraduate Summer Experience, an 8-week summer undergraduate research program that provides stipends and housing for students. Many faculty are successful at obtaining grants from federal and private funding agencies with the support of a dedicated grant writer in the TCNJ School of Science. Our curriculum has recently undergone extensive revision as part of our HHMI Inclusive Excellence award, resulting in the use of scientific teaching and inclusive pedagogy throughout our curriculum. The Biology community hosts a regular colloquium series as well as many community-building events throughout the academic year.
The Department of Biology at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) invites applications for a 10-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Global Change Biology to join our community starting in August 202 7.
Position Overview:
We welcome applicants who will build a productive research program asking questions about human impacts on biological systems and involving undergraduates, and who will be passionate about teaching at a primarily undergraduate, residential, liberal arts-centered institution. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research is interdisciplinary and integrates multiple levels of biological complexity. Research interests could include, but are not limited to, community ecology (terrestrial or marine), invasive species biology, computational biology, plant biology, ecotoxicology and more. A research program that provides meaningful fieldwork experiences for our students is preferred, but not required. Our new colleague will join an active department of faculty deeply engaged in research programs ranging from microbes to ecosystems who make use of state-of-the-art tools and techniques while publishing with undergraduate collaborators.
The successful candidate will teach Foundations of Biological Inquiry, a one-semester introductory biology course designed to actively engage students in core concepts and competencies in biology and informed by best practices in scientific teaching. Teaching responsibilities also include additional courses of the candidate's design in their area of expertise, offered during semesters when not teaching introductory biology. Note that all areas of biological inquiry will be considered, but particular value will be placed on courses that complement or build upon the existing curriculum . Can didates should be committed to inclusive excellence in higher education demonstrated through, for example, culturally responsive pedagogy and equity-minded student engagement.
The successful applicant will receive a start-up package, have a dedicated research space, and can access department-maintained facilities that include an ecology workroom; Scientific Computing Center with high performance computing cluster maintained by a dedicated staff member; an animal facility, environmental growth chambers, and greenhouse; state-of-the art microscopy facilities (field emission SEM with cryopreparation unit and cryostage, a spinning disk confocal microscope with microfluidic temperature control, motorized fluorescent dissecting microscope with a multiple objective heads and transmitted light base) ; molecular biology equipment (quantitative PCR machine, Tecan plate reader and additional core molecular biology equipment); autoclaves, cold room, ultra-low temp freezers, and biosafety and laminar flow hoods. We are interested in candidates whose research and teaching will connect and integrate with other disciplines (including but not limited to environmental studies, chemistry/biochemistry, public health, computer science, and physics) and who have the potential to contribute collaboratively to interdisciplinary curricular and scholarly efforts supported by School of Science initiatives .
Qualifications:
Required:
State Title: Assistant Professor
Bargaining Unit: AFT
Employment Type: 35 Hours per week/Full-time
Expected Term: 08/07/2027 - 06/07/2030
Compensation: Range 22/ $ 93,659.67 - $ 100,598.59
About The College of New Jersey:
Founded in 1855, TCNJ is a selective public institution that has earned national recognition for its commitment to excellence. TCNJ enrolls approximately 8,200 students, including 7,433 undergraduates and 855 graduate students, 27% of whom are self-described as members of groups traditionally underrepresented in academe. Strong curricular and co-curricular programming have helped foster a first-year to sophomore retention rate of 89.7%, a 4-year graduation rate of 74% and a 6-year graduation rate of 85% (among the highest in the country). Five signature experiences are the hallmark of a TCNJ education: a personalized, collaborative, and rigorous education; undergraduate research, mentored internships, and field experiences; community engaged learning; global engagement; and leadership development. TCNJ has also received national recognition for the adoption and promotion of the teacher-scholar model for our faculty. A strong liberal arts core forms the foundation for programs offered through TCNJ's seven academic schools—Arts and Communication; Business; Education; Engineering; Humanities and Social Sciences; Nursing and Health Sciences; and Science. TCNJ has a strong Phi Beta Kappa chapter—an honor shared by less than 10 percent of colleges and universities nationally. Among other initiatives, a series of faculty/staff-based affinity groups (e.g., Minority Executive Council, Women's Professional Network, Parent and Family Network, TCNJ PRIDE) supports a welcoming, supportive, and inclusive environment at TCNJ.
TCNJ is located within an hour of New York City and Philadelphia. The College's campus is set on 289 tree-lined acres in suburban Ewing Township and is known for its natural beauty. In addition to its growing racial and ethnic diversity, the region offers excellent public schools, prestigious medical centers, restaurants, art and entertainment, as well as numerous cultural and recreational activities.
For more information about the college, please visit: http://www.tcnj.edu/ .
About the Department:
Our new colleague will join a department of 16 full-time faculty, who are deeply engaged across the discipline of biology. The Biology Department is housed in a dedicated building and is home to approximately 500 undergraduate majors, while providing learning opportunities in biology for students across campus. Our faculty members make use of state-of-the-art tools and techniques in classroom and research spaces, often attending regional and national conferences and/or publishing with undergraduate collaborators. Our faculty frequently participate in the TCNJ Mentored Undergraduate Summer Experience, an 8-week summer undergraduate research program that provides stipends and housing for students. Many faculty are successful at obtaining grants from federal and private funding agencies with the support of a dedicated grant writer in the TCNJ School of Science. Our curriculum has recently undergone extensive revision as part of our HHMI Inclusive Excellence award, resulting in the use of scientific teaching and inclusive pedagogy throughout our curriculum. The Biology community hosts a regular colloquium series as well as many community-building events throughout the academic year.
The Department of Biology at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) invites applications for a 10-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Global Change Biology to join our community starting in August 202 7.
Position Overview:
We welcome applicants who will build a productive research program asking questions about human impacts on biological systems and involving undergraduates, and who will be passionate about teaching at a primarily undergraduate, residential, liberal arts-centered institution. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research is interdisciplinary and integrates multiple levels of biological complexity. Research interests could include, but are not limited to, community ecology (terrestrial or marine), invasive species biology, computational biology, plant biology, ecotoxicology and more. A research program that provides meaningful fieldwork experiences for our students is preferred, but not required. Our new colleague will join an active department of faculty deeply engaged in research programs ranging from microbes to ecosystems who make use of state-of-the-art tools and techniques while publishing with undergraduate collaborators.
The successful candidate will teach Foundations of Biological Inquiry, a one-semester introductory biology course designed to actively engage students in core concepts and competencies in biology and informed by best practices in scientific teaching. Teaching responsibilities also include additional courses of the candidate's design in their area of expertise, offered during semesters when not teaching introductory biology. Note that all areas of biological inquiry will be considered, but particular value will be placed on courses that complement or build upon the existing curriculum . Can didates should be committed to inclusive excellence in higher education demonstrated through, for example, culturally responsive pedagogy and equity-minded student engagement.
The successful applicant will receive a start-up package, have a dedicated research space, and can access department-maintained facilities that include an ecology workroom; Scientific Computing Center with high performance computing cluster maintained by a dedicated staff member; an animal facility, environmental growth chambers, and greenhouse; state-of-the art microscopy facilities (field emission SEM with cryopreparation unit and cryostage, a spinning disk confocal microscope with microfluidic temperature control, motorized fluorescent dissecting microscope with a multiple objective heads and transmitted light base) ; molecular biology equipment (quantitative PCR machine, Tecan plate reader and additional core molecular biology equipment); autoclaves, cold room, ultra-low temp freezers, and biosafety and laminar flow hoods. We are interested in candidates whose research and teaching will connect and integrate with other disciplines (including but not limited to environmental studies, chemistry/biochemistry, public health, computer science, and physics) and who have the potential to contribute collaboratively to interdisciplinary curricular and scholarly efforts supported by School of Science initiatives .
Qualifications:
Required:
- Have a PhD in Biology, Ecology, or a closely related field .
ABDs will be considered only if the degree will be completed prior
to the start date.