Temporary, Part-Time Biology Instructor - (Unsolicited)

Millersville University; Millersville (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 41,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Millersville University seeks a Temporary, Part-Time Biology Instructor to teach undergraduate courses, including BIOL 100 and BIOL 101, with potential assignments in core lab courses as needed. Located in Lancaster County, PA, the department values student success and inclusive teaching practices.

Responsibilities include delivering lectures and labs, assessing student work, and participating in demonstrations.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Biology or related discipline is required.
• One degree in Biology and another in a related discipline is required.
• Experience teaching diverse student populations is expected.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills are essential.
• Successful interview and teaching demonstration are required.
• Three background checks must be completed successfully.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate biology courses, including both lecture and laboratory.
• Fill in for sabbaticals or leaves as needed; cover BIOL 100/101 when required.
• Possibility to teach additional core lab-based courses based on need.
• Prepare and deliver lectures, assessments, and demonstrations.
• Contribute to student success and inclusive teaching practices.

Skills

Teaching biology concepts

Communication skills

Diversity and inclusion

Interview/teaching demo readiness

Education

Master's degree in Biology or related discipline

Biology degree + related discipline

Job description

Temporary, Part-Time Biology Instructor - (Unsolicited)

Millersville University

Department: Biology

Nature of Position: Temporary, part-time

Job Summary/Basic Function

The department of Biology is accepting applications for part-timeinstructor responsible for teaching undergraduate biology courseson an as-needed basis. The Biology Department at times needstemporary part-time Instructors to fill in for faculty onsabbaticals or leaves.

Temporary, part-time instructor responsible for teaching biologycourses, including both lecture and laboratory, at the introductorylevel. Relevant courses include, but are not limited to, BIOL 100(General Biology) and BIOL 101 (Foundations of Biology).

• While the Department's primary instructional need is forBIOL 100/101 instructors, additional opportunities to teach "core"lab-based courses, such as Concepts of Botany, Concepts of Zoology,Cell & Developmental Biology, or Genetics & MolecularBiology are possible based on situational need.

Located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Millersville Universityof Pennsylvania is one of the 10 public universities ofPennsylvania's State System of Higher Education. Our pillars ofdistinction include exceptionally strong student-facultyrelationships, numerous programs of distinction, a beautiful campusand vibrant location, and successful job placement for ourstudents. Our students' success, both inside and outside of theclassroom, is our highest priority, and we provide numerousopportunities to facilitate their academic, personal, and socialgrowth and development. Almost 70 baccalaureate programs areavailable for our 6,000 students to find their path.. Approximatelyone thousand graduate students enroll in 21 master's and threedoctoral programs. Our faculty are highly respected in their fieldsand dedicated to the success of students in the classroom, researchlabs, and in campus life. Over 66,000 alumni live in all 50 statesand in 72 countries around the world. We seek individuals whoembrace and value our EPPIIC values of exploration, public mission,professionalism, inclusion, integrity, and compassion.

At Millersville University we are committed to fostering a learningand working environment that promotes diversity to foster a climateof inclusion. EPPIIC values and the principles of InclusiveExcellence are an essential part of the foundation for our learningand working environment. Millersville University is an equalopportunity employer and, in compliance with federal and state lawsand university policy, is committed to providing equal educationaland employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age,color, national origin, race, religion, disability, veteran status,sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.Individuals from traditionally underrepresented populations areencouraged to apply.

The State System Employee Benefits Summary for faculty can be foundat: https://www.passhe.edu/hr/benefits/documents/benefit-summaries/sshe-summary.pdf

Required Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Biology or related discipline.
• One degree (Bachelor's or Postgraduate) must be in the Biologyand the other in the same or a related discipline.
  • Related disciplines to Biology include: Life Sciences, Medical,or Biochemical, or any other academic science degree with ≥12credits of Biology or Life Science courses, or a degree in anyother academic field accompanied by a significant number (≥18credits or equivalent) of Biology or Life Science courses.Work/research experience in the Life Sciences may also be countedtowards course/credit equivalency at the discretion of the TPTFsearch committee.
• Broad experience with fundamental biological concepts.
• Evidence of ability to successfully teach diverse studentpopulations.
• Excellent oral, written, interpersonal communicationskills.
• Commitment to inclusive practices and working with diversestudent populations.
• Successful interview.
• Successful teaching demonstration for class teachingassignments.
  • Teaching demonstrations will be lecture-based and focus on acommittee-selected topic representative of fundamental biologicalcontent taught in the course(s).
• Successful completion of three background checks.

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD or ABD in Biology or related discipline.
  • Related disciplines include: Life Sciences, Medical, orBiochemical, or any other academic science degree with ≥12 creditsof Biology or Life Science courses, or a degree in anyotheracademic field accompanied by a significant number (≥18 credits orequivalent) of Biology or Life Science courses.
  • Life Science degree may include an M.D. or D.V.M. provided thattranscripts confirm ≥3 semesters of Biological/Life Sciencecourses.
• Prior college-level teaching experience.