Adjunct Botany Instructor

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Position Title:

Adjunct Botany Instructor

Requisition Number: A00071P

Open Date: 07/18/2025

Close Date: 07/18/2026

Open Until Filled:
No

The Botany and Plant Ecology Department at Weber State University anticipates having part-time, adjunct teaching appointments periodically. Adjunct instructors would primarily teach lower division, lecture-only courses such as Plant Biology, Plants and People, and/or Principles of Environmental Science. Applicants with expertise in specific areas, such as Ethnobotany, Phytoremediation, Forensic Botany, etc. are also encouraged to apply and may teach upper division short courses or workshops in their specific discipline.

This is a pooled position. Applicants are selected from the pool as positions become available. After a period of time the pool will expire and applicants will be notified.

• Master’s Degree in Botany or a related field to teach lower division Botany courses.
• Bachelor’s Degree and one year professional experience in a specific discipline for short courses or workshops.
• For lower division courses, a minimum of one semester of teaching experience is required.
• For discipline‑specific short courses or workshops, a minimum of one year of professional work experience in that discipline is required and training/teaching experience is preferred.

Background Check? Yes

To apply, complete the online application, a cover letter, CV and philosophy statement.

If you are hired, please keep in mind that you will need to complete the appropriate Payroll and HR documents prior to beginning work.

The screening of applicants will begin immediately.

Due to the Affordable Care Act ( ACA ), individuals who have worked in a salaried capacity for Weber State University are ineligible to be hired as an hourly or adjunct employee at Weber State for six months.

Criminal Background check is required as a condition of employment.

Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction, standing for sustained periods of time, moving about to accomplish tasks, using upper extremities to press against something with steady force, operating instruments, grasping, feeling, expressing ideas, receiving detailed information, repetitive motion of wrists, hands, and fingers.

Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally. Sitting most of the time. Walking and standing only occasionally if ever.

Including color, depth perception, and field of vision. Required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; using a computer terminal; extensive reading.

None. The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).

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Required Documents

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae
• Philosophy Statement

Optional Documents

• Transcripts