Biology Faculty

Florida Polytechnic University invites applications for a tenure-equivalent faculty position in Biology at the rank of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor, beginning August
2027. Biology is one of the fastest-growing parts of Florida Poly. The department recently launched a B.S. in Biomedical Sciences, and students can pursue a six-year B.S./D.O. pathway with the Orlando College of Osteopathic Medicine. This hire is part of a strategic expansion to support that growth.

• Teach introductory biology and courses at all levels of the Biomedical Sciences curriculum
• Develop and teach courses that support the Pre-Health and Biomedical Device Development certificates
• Build a research program that involves undergraduates, with applied, industry, or clinical partners encouraged
• Advise and mentor undergraduates
• Contribute to department and University service

• Ph.D. in Biology or a closely related field, completed before the start date
• Associate Professor: six years at the rank of Assistant Professor or equivalent
• Professor: six years at the rank of Associate Professor or equivalent

• Evidence of effective undergraduate teaching, especially in introductory biology
• Ability to teach broadly across the biology curriculum
• Research or industry experience relevant to biomedical sciences or medical devices
• Record or clear potential of externally funded, independent, or interdisciplinary applied research
• Experience advising and mentoring undergraduates
• Active participation in professional organizations
• Ability to work across a campus where every colleague is in a STEM field

Start date:

August
2027

Full consideration: applications received by January
11,2027. Review continues until the positions are filled.

The department offers the common coursework for pre-Health students, a junior-year design sequence, and introductory biology for students across the University.

Compensation:
Commensurate with experience and rank.

Visa Sponsorship:
Per Florida State University System directives, all H1B visa sponsorship is on hold until further notice. The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. at the time of hire and maintain status throughout their employment.

Florida Polytechnic University — Florida's only public university dedicated exclusively to STEM — has been ranked the #1 public college in the South for six consecutive years by U.S.News &World Report. Founded in 2014 as the twelfth member of the State University System, Florida Poly is growing fast. Enrollment is at a record high, new degree programs and laboratories are coming online, and the University is hiring faculty across many departments  faculty arrive as a cohort and help shape what comes next.

Teaching here is applied and project‑based, in small classes where faculty know their students. Faculty are rewarded for more than publishing: industry collaboration, applied research, and commercialization through start‑ups and technology transfer all count. Industry partners across Central Florida sponsor student projects, hire graduates, and work alongside faculty. The campus, anchored by the Santiago Calatrava–designed Innovation, Science, and Technology Building, sits in Lakeland on Florida's I‑4 High Tech Corridor, within an hour of both Tampa and Orlando.

Florida has no state income tax, and Lakeland's cost of living is lower than either metropolitan area. [Explore Lakeland]

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