Instructor of Medical Microbiology

Founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1948, Stonehill is a private Catholic college located just 22 miles from downtown Boston on a beautiful 384-acre campus in Easton, Massachusetts. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1, the College engages its 2,500+ students in 80+ rigorous academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and pre-professional fields.

Faithful to the Holy Cross tradition in education, Stonehill College is committed to developing the moral, spiritual, intellectual, physical, and social competencies of its students and seeks to build and sustain a campus community that embraces diversity and inclusion in its teaching, learning, living, and working. Stonehill values the diversity of persons, opinions, and cultural and religious perspectives. In fulfillment of its motto, Lux et Spes (“Light and Hope”), the College cultivates in its students the competence to think, act, and lead with courage towards creating a more just and compassionate world.

We seek an Instructor to collaboratively teach two lectures and/or three lab sections of Medical Microbiology for Healthcare courses for first-year undergraduate students in a four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. Both lectures and labs are taught in person. The two lecture sections are on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:30 pm to 2:45 pm, and on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm.

The three lab sections are on Tuesdays from 10:00 am to 11:15 am, Tuesdays from 1:30 pm– 2:45 pm, and on Thursdays from 10:00 am to 11:15 am.

• Develop and teach the assigned course components in a way that is appropriate for first-year undergraduate students in a four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.
• Incorporate active learning approaches and technology into course presentations.
• Assess student performance in accordance with best practices in teaching and learning.
• Maintain a schedule of classes.
• Post and maintain office hours and be responsive to student queries.
• Utilize Canvas as the learning management system.
• Grade lecture and/or lab assignments, projects, and assessments within appropriate time frames.
• Inform the Dean of Nursing in a timely manner of any problems encountered.
• Advise the Dean of one’s absence in a timely manner.
• Keep accurate student attendance according to established procedures.
• Other duties as assigned.

A Master’s degree or higher in biology or a related discipline is required. Previous experience teaching undergraduate Medical Microbiology or traditional Microbiology is required; experience teaching the course to healthcare students, particularly nursing, is strongly preferred.

Applicants who will enrich the diversity of the campus community are strongly encouraged to apply. Stonehill College is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity.