Instructor, Biological Sciences; Creating Pool Anticipated

Position: Instructor, Biological Sciences (Creating a Pool for Anticipated Openings)
The Department of Biological Sciences at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Northern Illinois University (NIU), invites applications for instructor positions to create a pool for advance and short notice hiring. These will be part or full-time temporary instructor positions. Start dates vary based on programmatic needs.

We are seeking potential candidates to provide high-quality teaching in the areas of Biological Sciences who fully embrace NIU's mission of providing opportunity to a diverse student body by providing them with access to high quality education.

NIU is a public research university in DeKalb, IL, an affordable and growing community that is commutable distance from Chicago and Rockford metropolitan areas. Our 16,000+ student body is diverse, with many first-generation and racially and culturally diverse students. NIU prides itself on student-centered approaches to teaching and research, and has social mobility, equity, and inclusion at the heart of its mission.

Recently, NIU was nationally recognized as a top college for diversity and LGBTQ+ students and has been named one of the Great Colleges to Work For two years in a row. The Department of Biological Sciences is committed to building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working and learning environments for all our students, staff, and faculty.

Applications are accepted continuously and reviewed as vacancies become available. There may not be an actual vacancy at the time you apply.

Position Summary

The Biological Sciences Instructor will be responsible for teaching various topics in Biology, including but not limited to, Introductory Biology, General Education, and Human Anatomical Sciences, at both the undergraduate level and graduate levels, supervising student teaching assistants, and holding office hours. Applicants may be required to provide "in person" instruction.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

* Teaching load will be no more than 13 credit hours during fall semester, no more than 13 credit hours during Spring semesters, and other duties as assigned.

Minimum

Required Qualifications

* Master's in Biological Sciences or closely related field

* Expertise or evident potential for quality teaching in Biology at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Additional Requirements

None

Preferred Qualifications

* Ph.D. in Biological Sciences or closely related field

* Experience teaching and mentoring students of diverse backgrounds

Physical Demands Summary

* Typical instructional/classroom environment