Instructor/Assistant Professor/Associate Professor, Biology (Tenure-Track)

Company Description:

WORCESTER STATE UNIVERSITY is a liberal arts and sciences university with a long tradition of academic excellence dating back to 1874, as well as an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to reflect the diversity of its community. Our workforce is dedicated to academic quality, student-centered programming, engaged citizenship, open exchanges of ideas, diversity and inclusiveness, and civility and integrity. We are looking for job applicants who share these values and commitment to our students.

Worcester State is centrally located in Massachusetts, about an hour's drive from Boston, Springfield, and Providence, Rhode Island. Our 58-acre campus is nestled in the residential northwest side of Worcester--the second largest city in New England and home to 37,000 college students at more than a dozen colleges and universities. Over 6,000 of those students attend Worcester State--approximately 5,300 are undergraduates and 1,000 are graduate students. Learn more about us at worcester.edu/about.

Job Description:

The Department of Biology at Worcester State University invites applications for a tenure-track position, to begin September 1, 2027. We seek an energetic educator and scholar to teach Human Biology and Human Anatomy and Physiology (A&P) courses for biology, nursing, and allied health majors and to contribute teaching and research expertise in other disciplinary-appropriate areas for our biology/biotechnology undergraduate majors. We welcome applicants with unique backgrounds and experiences that indicate their teaching and scholarship qualifications.

Teaching and Leadership Responsibilities

• Teach lecture and laboratory courses in Human Anatomy & Physiology (A&P) tailored to nursing and allied health students and Human Biology for biology majors.
• Teach additional core biology courses and upper-level electives within the Biology and Biotechnology undergraduate curricula, especially courses related to human health (e.g. virology, immunology, human genetics).
• Serve as the departmental A&P Coordinator, providing curricular oversight and course management for the A&P instructional team.
• Provide high-quality academic advising and career mentoring to undergraduate students.
• Participate in departmental and university-level committee service.
• Note: opportunities exist to teach and supervise graduate thesis research in our Biology and Biotechnology M.S. programs if interested.

Scholarship and Research Expectations

• Develop an active research program in a human health-related area of the life sciences (e.g., virology, immunology, physiology, pathology, or human genetics) that meaningfully incorporates undergraduate researchers.
• Note: candidates interested in engaging in assessment of innovative pedagogical approaches to biology education (i.e. scholarship of teaching and learning) as part of an overall research program are encouraged to apply.

Requirements:

Required Qualifications:

• Ph. D. in human biology, physiology, virology, or another closely related human health/life science discipline conferred by August 31, 2027.
• Demonstrated teaching experience in Human Anatomy and Physiology.
• Clear potential to build an undergraduate-centered research program as demonstrated by postdoctoral research, prior student research mentoring, or other experience.
• Strong dedication to fostering an inclusive learning environment for students of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

Additional Information:

This is a full-time, benefited, exempt position. Salary is commensurate with experience and discipline, with a minimum established by the Appendix O of the MSCA contract. The anticipated start date for this position is September 1, 2027.

Here at Worcester State University, it is strongly recommended that all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 before they begin employment.

Worcester State University offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• a choice of 8 different pre-taxed, health insurance plan options
• pension and supplemental plan retirement options
• life insurance up to 8x the annual salary
• long-term disability coverage
• dental insurance
• 10 sick days accrued per year
• 2 personal days per year
• paid holidays
• Free on-campus gym access.
• tuition remission for self, spouse, and dependent children
• and more...

We are an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. M/F/D/V. Members of traditionally underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application Instructions:

Applicants must apply online and may do so by visiting www.worcester.edu/careers, and submitting the following documents:

• Letter of interest
• CV
• Teaching Philosophy Statement
• Research Statement
• Samples of teaching evaluations if available
• Contact information for three professional references (letters of recommendation will be requested for selected candidates at a later date)

We are an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. M/F/D/V. Members of traditionally underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged to apply.

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URL: www.worcester.edu