Assistant Teaching Professor

Emory University is a leading research university that fosters excellence and attracts world-class talent to innovate today and prepare leaders for the future. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the excellence of our academic community.

Oxford College, Emory University’s residential liberal arts college, invites applications for two full-time Assistant Teaching Professor positions in Biology to begin August 1, 2027. We seek broadly trained biologists with a strong commitment to excellent undergraduate teaching. We especially value candidates who enthusiastically approach introductory biology as an intellectually important part of their teaching. The successful candidates will demonstrate the ability to help first- and second-year students develop foundational biological knowledge, scientific reasoning skills, and confidence in engaging with scientific evidence.

Qualified candidates will be prepared to teach both lecture and laboratory sections in Oxford’s two-semester introductory biology sequence (topics in this sequence move from foundational topics in biology such as cell structures and cellular respiration to higher level concepts such as molecular processes, genetics, gene expression, and evolution). Additional teaching responsibilities will include contributions to Oxford’s first-year Discovery Seminar program and may include elective courses in the candidate’s area of expertise that support student desire for research experience or other courses that support Oxford’s General Education Program.

The standard teaching load is two lecture sections and two laboratory sections per semester, or the equivalent.

We welcome applicants from across the biological sciences. We are particularly interested in candidates who can bring their disciplinary expertise into the undergraduate curriculum and who are interested in facilitating opportunities for students to engage in authentic scientific inquiry. Such opportunities might include developing a course-based undergraduate research experience or supervising student research projects when appropriate and feasible. Candidates with expertise in plant science or whose interests lend themselves to field-based, greenhouse-based, or computational approaches are especially encouraged to apply.

These are teaching-track faculty positions. Teaching-track faculty are on long-term contracts and have full faculty governance rights and responsibilities, and a path to promotion from Assistant to the ranks of Associate and Full Teaching Professor. Excellence in teaching is the primary responsibility of the appointment. Individuals are also expected to participate in program administration, advising, and service duties. Independent research productivity and peer-reviewed publications are not required.

• MSc in biology or a related field completed by the start of the appointment.
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching.
• Breadth of biological knowledge sufficient to teach both courses in Oxford’s introductory biology sequence, including associated laboratory sections.
• Commitment to teaching and mentoring first- and second-year students from a variety of backgrounds

Evidence of commitment to teaching and mentoring may include prior teaching experience, participation in teaching or pedagogy certificate programs, professional development in evidence-based instruction, curriculum development, mentoring experience, or other relevant preparation.

• Ph.D in biology or a related field completed by the start of the appointment.
• Experience with evidence-based, student-centered, active, or inquiry-based teaching practices.
• Interest or experience in…