Part time faculty, CINSAM

Position Title

Part time faculty, CINSAM

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

NKU's Center for Integrative Natural Science and Mathematics seeks part time faculty to teach an introductory integrative natural science course that covers biology, chemistry, physics, geology, and environmental science.

This 5 contact‑hour per week, 4‑credit hour course is delivered twice weekly with combined lecture and laboratory sessions. The course develops students' understanding of the scientific method as a tool for inquiry and problem‑solving, emphasizing basic statistical and graphical analysis, critical thinking, and information literacy. It aims to give students a broad appreciation of how the natural sciences interact to form the world around us.

The course is required for Elementary Education majors and also fulfills general education requirements.

• Teach one or more sections of Integrative Natural Science (SCI 110), including all responsibilities of teaching a college course.
• Teach during regular business hours and during both fall and spring semesters.
• Collaborate with the SCI 110 course coordinator on supplies and equipment.
• Report to the director of CINSAM.

• Master's degree or minimum of 18 hours graduate work in a natural science discipline (biology, chemistry, physics, geology, environmental science, or related discipline).
• Ability to teach an integrative natural science class covering biology, chemistry, physics, geology, and environmental science at an introductory college level.
• Experience teaching at the college level.
• Required to pass a pre‑employment criminal background check as mandated by state law.