Faculty in Biology

Department: School of Arts and Sciences

Reports To: Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences

Status/Time Commitment: Full-time one-year term appointment, 9-month period

Start Date: 08/10/2026 or as soon as a suitable candidate is identified

Fresno Pacific University invites applications for a Biology faculty position (one-year term appointment) in its programs serving traditional undergraduate students. The Department offers Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees in Biology, Pre-health Sciences, and Environmental Science/Studies. Modern facilities house faculty offices and laboratories; the campus is in close proximity to regional medical centers, natural areas such as Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks, and the nation’s most productive agricultural region.

Department faculty members are committed to excellent undergraduate education; our graduates have a strong record of career placement and acceptance into graduate and professional schools.

• Teach Principles of Biology (a general education course for non-science majors), General Biology:
  Cells and Physiology (for science majors), and/or Anatomy and Physiology I & II, including associated laboratory courses, based on qualifications and teaching experience.
• Teach other biology and/or science courses as needed and based on qualifications and teaching experience.
• Demonstrate a commitment to serving and inspiring students in an academic context that integrates your Christian faith and learning.
• Embrace the mission, vision, and values of Fresno Pacific University, affirm the FPU Faith Expectations, and support the ideals and practices articulated in "The Fresno Pacific Idea".

• Other job duties as assigned.

• M.S. degree in biological sciences or related field.
• Ability to work with students, staff, and faculty in a collegial environment.
• Ability to integrate biology and Christian faith. Acknowledge the overwhelming evidence for the evolutionary biology ideas found in contemporary science textbooks.
• Commitment to the Christian faith and the University’s mission of Christ-centered teaching and learning and involvement in a local church.

• Ph.D. degree in biological sciences or related field.
• Teaching skills to support an ethnically and culturally diverse student body.

• Indoors in a normal classroom and office environment with little exposure to excessive noise, dust, fumes, vibrations, and temperature changes at least eighty percent (80%) of the time.
• Frequent computer use at a workstation, up to eight hours per day.
• Frequently work at a fast pace with unscheduled interruptions.
• Drive personal or University vehicles to appointments.
• Public contact position requiring professional apparel, personal hygiene, and grooming.

• This position typically functions indoors in both a classroom and an office environment with light to moderate noise associated with business office equipment. The position may involve teaching online, on-site at a main campus or at regional campuses, travel for meetings and events.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: remain in a stationary position up to 80% of the time; be able to move about inside the classroom to talk to students, inside the office to access file cabinets/office machinery, etc.; operate a computer and keyboard and other office productivity machinery such as calculators/copy machines/printers. The employee is occasionally required to position self to reach items on the floor and in high cabinetry.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Employee must be able to communicate with others to exchange information including both over the telephone and in-person communication with callers and community members and be able to read a computer screen and paper documents.
• Reasonable accommodations for those with disabilities will be provided in accordance with law.

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• Personal Statements: brief statement (1 page or less) on each of the following topics:
  • Philosophy of Education
  • Relationship & Commitment to Jesus Christ and the Church
  • Re…