Biology Faculty Lecturer - Part-time

Program: Biology

Rank: Lecturer Faculty

Title: Biology Faculty Lecturer - Part‑time

California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) opened in 2002 as the newest campus in the California State University system. Since that time, the University has grown and developed into one of the premier public universities, not only in the California State University system, but also in the nation. Indeed, U.S. News & World Report listed CSUCI as 29th among “Regional Universities West” in its 2023 edition of Best Colleges Rankings.

In 2023, CollegeNET ranked CSUCI 71st out of over 1,400 schools in its “Social Mobility Index.” In 2020, Money Magazine rated CSUCI as the 15th “Most Transformative College” in the nation.
CSUCI is a public comprehensive university that engages students in critical inquiry and is dedicated to educating leaders for a global society. The University is located in Ventura County and is home to more than 4,959 undergraduate and 168 graduate students. Approximately 48% of CSUCI’s students are Pell Grant eligible, and approximately 60% are first‑generation college students. CSUCI is also proud to be designated as a Hispanic‑Serving Institution (HSI), with 61% of its undergraduate students self‑identifying as Latinx, 23% as White, 6% as Asian/Asian American, 4% as multiracial, and 2% as Black/African American.

In 2022, CSUCI was among the first institutions to be recertified with Excelencia in Education’s “Seal of Excelencia” for its facilitation of Latinx student success.
CSUCI is committed to diversifying its faculty in order to address students’ ever‑changing needs in the 21st century. The University is also taking steps to confront racism and to advocate for social justice. To this end, CSUCI encourages applicants to apply who are motivated to serve and contribute to the university’s tenure‑track body, which self‑identifies as 54% White, 24% Latinx, 11% Asian/Asian American, and 4% Black/African America.

Placing students at the center of the educational experience, California State University Channel Islands provides undergraduate and graduate education that facilitates learning within and across disciplines through integrative approaches, emphasizes experiential and service learning, and graduates students with multicultural and international perspectives.

CSUCI is committed to helping newly hired faculty develop a sense of belonging in a collaborative and supportive community dedicated to providing resources and opportunities for establishing and sustaining a research agenda and engaging in continuous improvement in equitable teaching and learning.

The Biology Program at CSUCI prepares students for the next step in their careers: to educate and train the next generation of biological scientists and medical professionals. The Biology Program promotes teaching of fundamental and unifying concepts integrated with the practice of analysis and discovery. The Biology Program offers lower and upper division GE courses as well as courses that support other majors including Health Sciences, Nursing and Environmental Sciences and Resource Management.

The major responsibilities include the instruction of courses and labs in the Biology Program. Part‑time instructors are sought with backgrounds and experience in teaching introductory Biology courses for majors, Biostatistics/Quantitative Methods in Biology, General Ecology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology or Microbiology.

• Master’s degree in Biology or a related discipline

• Experience developing and teaching introductory biology courses for majors, biostatistics/quantitative methods in biology, general ecology, genetics, molecular biology, cell biology or microbiology.
• Applicants should demonstrate the commitment to effectively work with and engage a diverse student population and evidence of how they would successfully mentor minoritized students with special focus on Latinx, Black/African American, American Indian, and Asian/Asian American/Pacific Islander students.