Assistant Professor of the Practice in Biology

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Substantive info: - Biology Department at Wesleyan University seeks an assistant professor of the practice (non-tenure-track) with broad training in biology beginning July 1, 2027. - This position will have a 3-2 teaching load. - The candidate will primarily be responsible for teaching sections of introductory biology lecture and lab, including genetics and molecular biology. - We seek a colleague who will engage with science education research and apply that knowledge to their pedagogy. - Special consideration will be given to candidates with experience teaching to diverse student populations. - Applicants are required to have a Ph.D. in Biology or a related field in hand by the time of appointment to be hired as an Assistant Professor of the Practice; a successful candidate may be hired as an Instructor if the candidate does not have a Ph.D. in hand at the time of appointment, but will complete the Ph.D. in Biology or related field within one year of hire. - Additional duties include advising and mentoring students, and participating in faculty governance at the departmental and university level. - We are searching for an individual who can contribute to our undergraduate curriculum and is committed to liberal arts education in a culturally diverse campus community. - Wesleyan University is a selective liberal-arts university with Ph.D. programs in Natural Sciences and Mathematics and in Music. The departmental and multidisciplinary programs provide a stimulating, interactive intellectual environment supported by excellent teaching and research facilities. - Work Location: On Campus - All offers to external applicants are contingent on the candidate’s completion of a pre-employment background check screening to the satisfaction of Wesleyan University. - Experience is taken into consideration in the determination of salary offers. (But we decided not to include Pay section because it's vague; still it's substantive but we cannot create Pay section with vague info. Could we include it as a note in About the role? The rule: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state that experience is taken into consideration in determination of salary offers. That's a statement about pay. But it's not a specific salary. However it's still a statement about pay. The rule says: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD") and never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state something about pay (experience considered). So we could include a Pay section with that statement. But it's somewhat vague but not placeholder like "commensurate with experience". It's a statement: "Experience is taken into consideration in the determination of salary offers." That's not filler; it's actual info. So we could include Pay section with that sentence. However the rule also says: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. Might be okay to include Pay with that sentence. - Wesleyan offers a broad range of employee benefits and development opportunities, including comprehensive group insurance plans, wellness programs and incentives, generous paid time off and retirement plans, flexible work schedules, employee and dependent tuition programs for those who qualify. Detailed information on the benefits of working at Wesleyan is located at: https://wesleyan.edu/hr/careers/prospective-resources.html. Thus we have Benefits. Now schedule: 3-2 teaching load. Now we need to decide sections. Potential sections: About the role: includes overview: position title, start date, teaching load, location, work environment, background check contingency. Responsibilities: teaching intro bio lecture/lab (genetics/molecular), engage with science education research and apply to pedagogy, advising/mentoring students, participating in faculty governance, contribute to undergraduate curriculum, committed to liberal arts education in culturally diverse campus community. Requirements: Ph.D. in Biology or related field by appointment (or will complete within one year if hired as Instructor), broad training in biology. Qualifications: Experience teaching to diverse student populations (special consideration). Could also include commitment to liberal arts education, engagement with science education research, but those are more responsibilities. Skills: maybe not needed. Benefits: list. Pay: Experience is taken into consideration in determination of salary offers. Schedule: 3-2 teaching load. We must avoid duplication: teaching load appears both in About the role and Schedule; we can mention in About the role as part of overview, and Schedule section just repeats? Might be duplication. Better to put teaching load only in Schedule section, and About the role can mention start date, location, etc. But we need to preserve all info; we can mention teaching load in Schedule only, and not repeat in About the role. However About the role may still need to convey that it's a teaching-focused position. Could mention "teaching-focused role" without specifying load. That's okay. Let's craft. About the role: "The Biology Department at Wesleyan University seeks an assistant professor of the practice (non-tenure-track) with broad training in biology, beginning July 1, 2027. The position is on‑campus in Middletown, Connecticut, and offers a stimulating, interactive intellectual environment supported by excellent teaching and research facilities. All offers to external applicants are contingent on completion of a pre‑employment background check." Res