Department of Biology Part-time Lecturer Pool

About the Department

The Department of Biology has 15 tenure-track/tenured faculty with a variety of research interests, as well as lecturers and technicians who provide pivotal support. The department offers undergraduate and graduate programs. The department has facilities for microscopy, 3D printing, cell culture and stem cell research, animal care, and plant growth. The CSUSB herbarium hosts a small collection (about 4,000 specimens) of mostly local flora.

Job Summary

The Department of Biology at California State University, San Bernardino is seeking part-time lecturer applications from a diverse group of qualified individuals for both our San Bernardino Campus (SBC) as well as our Palm Desert Campus (PDC). Candidates for this position should possess good organizational and communication skills with a drive to enhance student success. This position will involve teaching laboratory, discussion, and/or lecture sections in any of our subject areas: General Biology, Microbiology, Anatomy and Physiology, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Organismal Biology, Ecology and Population Biology, or specialized topics in the discipline.

This is a pool of part-time lecturers for the department to draw on as necessary and all appointments are temporary. Staffing decisions are made on a rolling basis typically beginning a few months prior to the start of an academic term right up to the beginning of the academic term. We recommend submitting your application at least 4 months before the beginning of an academic term to be considered for available positions. Workload can be as little as one course up to a maximum of 15 WTU.

Typical Activities

The successful candidate will teach undergraduate courses in General Biology, Microbiology, Anatomy and Physiology, or other topics in the field of Biology and have a command of the subject matter for the course(s) that they will be teaching. Typical activities include:

• Weekly instruction and supervision of the section(s)/course(s) to which they are assigned
• Maintaining a safe learning environment (including observing adhering to safety guidelines, e.g. in laboratory activities)
• Reading and evaluating student papers, homework, and other assignments
• Prompt recording and posting of student grades
• Maintaining scheduled office hours outside of scheduled teaching times
• For teaching laboratory or discussion sections for larger courses: maintaining regular communication with course coordinators, attending course team meetings, returning graded work promptly, recording grades regularly as appropriate for the course (e.g. in Canvas), and returning final section grades by the last day of final exams
• Responding to course or departmental-related emails within 48 hours

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree in Biology or a related field
• Strong command of the subject matter, course design and preparation, instructional material, and organizational skills
• Demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring a diverse student population and to working effectively with faculty, staff and students across a wide range of disciplines

Preferred Qualifications

• Evidence of scholarly activity, publication, and innovation
• Evidence of exemplary graduate-level teaching and leadership experience at the program level (should be noted in application)

Special Conditions

• The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.
• Following a conditional offer of employment, a background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate may start work with CSUSB. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may result in the withdrawal of the offer of employment. CSUSB cannot deny an applicant a position solely or in part due to a criminal conviction history until it has performed an individualized assessment and linked the relevant conviction history with specific job duties in the position being sought.
• Current employees who are offered positions on campus will be required to undergo a background check for any position where a background check is required by law or that CSUSB has designated as sensitive.
• CSUSB is a smoke & tobacco-free campus.

How To Apply

Please submit:

• Curriculum Vitae or Resume
• Cover Letter that includes: a brief statement of your teaching interest/philosophy, a listing of any courses previously taught, whether you can teach at the Palm Desert or San Bernardino Campus and your availability, and a listing of potential courses you would be interested in teaching
• If available, evidence of teaching effectiveness such as teaching portfolios, reports on teaching observations, and/or student evaluations of teaching
• Unofficial copies of all postsecondary degree transcripts (official transcripts will be required prior to appointment)
• Reference List - names, telephone numbers, and email addresses of three (3) referees whom we may contact to obtain letters of recommendation. Confidential letters of recommendation will be solicited from those listed as references on the application if the applicant is moved forward in the recruitment process.

Formal review of applications will be as needed. If you are interested in this opportunity, we invite you to apply by using this CSU Recruit Hyperlink at: https://secure.dc4.pageuppeople.com/apply/873/gateway/Default.aspx?c=apply&sJobIDs=546814&SourceTypeID=803&sLanguage=en-us&lApplicationSubSourceID=11248

Pay

• Lecturer A (Range 2): $5,507 – $6,677
• Lecturer B (Range 3): $6,221 – $13,224
• Lecturer C (Range 4): $6,825 – $14,523
• Lecturer D (Range 5): $8,593 – $15,211

Salary is commensurate with experience. (Actual Salary will be in accordance with percentage of time appointed). CSU Salary Schedule: https://www.calstate.edu/csu-system/careers/compensation/Pages/salary-schedule.aspx

Contact

Department Chair: Dr. Jeremy Dodsworth - jdodsworth@csusb.edu

Administrative Support: Debbie Reynolds - dreynold@csusb.edu, Main: (909) 537-5305

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