Full - Time, Non-Tenure Track Position - Biology
- Employer
- Messina College
- Location
- Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
- Salary
- Commensurate with experience
- Closing date
- Dec 1, 2024
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- Discipline
- Life Sciences, Biology, Ecology
- Job Type
- Faculty
- Organization Type
- Academia
Messina College at Boston College Full-Time, Non-Tenure Track Position - Biology (Ecology & Evolution)
Boston College: Messina College
Location:
Chestnut Hill, MA
Open Date:
Sep 25, 2024
Description
Messina College at Boston College invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of the Practice of Biology with expertise in any area of ecology from micro- to macroscopic. For candidates with considerable teaching experience, a higher rank may be considered. This is a full-time, non-tenure-track position with a three-year renewable contract, to begin in the summer session - June 30, 2025. The teaching load is 5 courses per year. This position also involves college service and advising students at Messina College.
About Messina College:
Messina College is a new two-year residential college division of Boston College that offers an associate’s degree program for first-generation and low-income students. The program’s goal is to prepare students to enroll in a bachelor’s degree program or begin their professional careers upon graduation. Messina College students live and study on the Brookline Campus of Boston College and have full access to BC’s facilities and programs.
Applicants may learn more about Messina College at www.bc.edu/messina. This position would involve interacting with faculty members of the Boston College Biology Department. Learn more about the BC Biology Department at http://www.bc.edu/biology.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
Our priority is to hire an outstanding educator, qualified to teach General Biology and Ecology & Sustainability of Our Living Planet, including hands-on oversight of the course’s laboratories, and additional teaching assignments as needed within the natural sciences. We seek candidates with genuine interest and expertise in working with first-generation college students from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds. Requirements include a Ph.D. in a life sciences discipline, or a related field (e.g., ecology, biology) and several years of college teaching experience, ideally with first-generation students. Post-doctoral research is desired.
Application Instructions
Application Requirements:
A completed application should contain a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, a teaching statement, an advising/mentoring statement, and three letters of recommendation. Two of the letters of recommendation should primarily focus on the candidate's teaching. The teaching statement should indicate the candidate’s pedagogical approach to science education, outline the courses they may offer, and highlight any relevant teaching experience with first-generation students. Review of applications begins December 1, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled. Please apply through Interfolio: http://apply.interfolio.com/155639
Electronic inquiries concerning this position may be directed to Dr. Danielle Taghian taghian@bc.edu. Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university that strives to integrate research excellence with a foundational commitment to formative liberal arts education. As an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, we encourage applications from women, minorities, and individuals with disabilities. Boston College conducts background checks as part of the hiring process.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.
Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university that strives to integrate research excellence with a foundational commitment to formative liberal arts education. The university is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans.
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