Located 36 miles east of Atlanta on Emory’s original campus Oxford, Georgia, Oxford College invites applications for two visiting assistant professor positions in Biology beginning August 2020, with possible renewal up to three years. The successful candidate will teach two lecture courses and their accompanying laboratories each semester, contributing to the two-course introductory biology sequence for majors, covering topics in cellular and molecular biology, with a focus on molecular genetics in the second course. One position will have potential to teach a zoology course in the second year. Oxford’s state-of-the-art science facility, which opened in 2016, is designed to promote student-faculty collaboration, scholarship, and innovative teaching in STEM.
Qualifications: Required - A Ph.D. in biology or a sub-discipline, completed by May 2020; Preferred – Candidates with experience in inquiry-based teaching and student-centered learning are particularly encouraged to apply. Biology faculty use recommendations of Vision and Change and PULSE as guiding principles. Experience or advanced training in molecular biology is a plus for both positions, and background and experience in organismal biology is desirable for one position. Further information and application instructions: https://apply.
