Teaching Lab Instructor

Work schedule summary: 5-10 hours per week during the fall semester (August 17 – December 19, 2026). Lab class meets Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 10:30-11:20am starting August 24th. Additional work schedule flexible to meet needs of students and complete required tasks.

Position Summary:

The position will serve as a teaching assistant for one section of BIOL 3150 Genetics Lab to be held at the Coeur d'Alene Harbor Center during the Fall 2026 semester. Responsibilities include working with Moscow-based instructor and graduate teaching assistants to offer consistent lab content delivery to students in Coeur d'Alene; maintaining wild-type and mutant lines of Drosophila and equipment and supplies needed for student-led genetic experiments;

overseeing safe work practices; mentoring student projects and answering questions; grading student lab reports.

working with Moscow-based instructor and graduate teaching assistants to offer consistent lab content delivery to students in Coeur d'Alene; maintaining wild-type and mutant lines of Drosophila and equipment and supplies needed for student-led genetic experiments; overseeing safe work practices; mentoring student projects and answering questions; grading student lab reports.

Percentage Of Time 100

• Bachelor's degree in Biology or related field
• Prior coursework in Genetics

• Experience with Drosophila in education or research environment
• Experience teaching undergraduate laboratory courses
• Previous student in University of Idaho BIOL 315/3150 Genetics Laboratory

Posting Date 07/22/2026

Open Until Filled Yes

Open until filled, priority review for those who apply by July 29.

Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates may be required to pass a criminal background check.

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