Lecturer​/Senior Lecturer of Agricultural Sciences, Lecture Title Series

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer of Agricultural Sciences, Lecture Title Series

Job Title
- Lecturer/Senior Lecturer of Agricultural Sciences, Lecture Title Series

Working Title
- Lecture Title Series

Department Name - 81060:

PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCES

Work Location
- Lexington, KY

Type of Position
- Faculty

Position Time Status
- Full-Time

Tenure Track Status
- Non-Tenure Track

Required Education
- Applicants must have earned a doctorate in a relevant life science discipline (e.g., biotechnology, genetics, plant/animal sciences, entomology, or related fields).

Required Related Experience
- Preferred qualifications include demonstrated excellence in undergraduate instruction; experience mentoring undergraduates (especially pre-health); strong written and oral communication; and the ability to design, deliver, and assess laboratory-based courses. Experience with curriculum development in genetics with laboratory, biotechnology, plant breeding, forensic entomology, and/or applications of AI in life sciences is desirable. Evidence of strong organizational skills and the ability to work in collaborative, interdisciplinary environments is essential.

Job Summary
- Responsibilities:

This is a 12-month, non-tenure eligible Lecturer appointment with approximately 80% instruction, 15% career and professional development mentoring, and 5% service responsibilities. The successful candidate will employ high-quality, high-impact pedagogical approaches leading to demonstrated outcomes in teaching, professional mentoring (with a focus on pre-med pathways), and student retention. Distribution of effort is reviewed and determined each year. The anticipated start date is July 1, 2026 or January 1, 2027.

Instruction:
The lecturer will provide core and specialized instruction for the Agricultural & Medical Biotechnology (AMBT) program and supporting programs (Agricultural Ecosystem Sciences/Entomology) depending on the applicant's specialty. Key teaching assignments include:

• ABT
  101:
  Introduction to Biotechnology (1 Cr, Fall)
• ABT
  180: AI in Life Sciences (3 Cr, online asynchronous)
• ABT
  301:
  Writing and Presentation in the Life Sciences (2 Cr, Fall and Spring)
• ABT
  360:
  Genetics (3 Cr, Fall and Spring)
• ABT
  361:
  Genetics Lab (1 Cr, Fall and Spring; two lab sections each)
• AFE
  100:
  Agriculture and Food Systems (3 Cr, Fall; one section)
• And depending on the applicant's specialty, either
• AES3—:
  Plant Biotechnology or Modern Breeding (3 Cr, Spring)
• OR
• ENT3—:
  Forensic Entomology (3 Cr, Spring) with a genomic and AI focus

Career & Professional Development Mentoring:
Serve as a primary Career and Professional Development mentor with specialization for pre-med students, guiding health-related research engagement at UK and as the AMBT leadership member, supporting recruitment, outreach materials, and student success initiatives across AMBT.

Service:
As a land-grant university, service to department, college, university, professional societies, and the public is expected.

Rank and Salary:
The rank of this position is at the Lecturer or Senior Lecturer level. Salary is negotiable and is commensurate with training and experience. Employment at UK is subject to fund availability and comes with rewards, focusing on total well-being and career development, with leadership striving to provide a strong work-life integration. The university generously contributes to employees' retirement plans, medical coverage, and life insurance.

In addition, UK offers optional benefits such as dental and vision insurance, additional retirement plans and much more. Further information about benefits provided to faculty by the University of Kentucky is posted on the following website.

The AMBT program is an interdepartmental undergraduate program supported by the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (M-GCAFE) with instructional contributions from Plant and Soil Sciences, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Horticulture, and Veterinary Science. The program emphasizes hands-on independent research, individualized coursework, and extensive mentoring. M-GCAFE is fulfilling the land-grant promise of educational excellence, civic leadership, transformational research, and shared…