Instructor or Assistant Professor, Biology (Anatomy & Physiology)

Posting Number F0574 • Open Date 10/07/2026 • Close Date 11/06/2026

About the role

Instructor or Assistant Professor, Biology (Anatomy & Physiology) in the Natural Sciences department. Full-time faculty position teaching assigned courses (18 contact hours per week during regular fall and spring semesters) in face-to-face, online, and dual-credit/early college formats. Maintain appropriate professional relationships with students, colleagues, and the community.

Responsibilities

• Teach assigned courses in Anatomy & Physiology at a variety of times and locations.
• Develop and use a variety of teaching methods and materials to assist students with differing educational and experiential backgrounds.
• Maintain appropriate professional relationships with students, colleagues, and the community.
• Evaluate students to measure progress toward achievement of stated course outcomes within college grade and grade appeals procedures.
• Review, evaluate, recommend, and effectively use student learning materials.
• Provide students with a written and accessible course syllabus that follows the Course Syllabus Guidelines.
• Maintain a classroom environment that promotes teaching and learning.
• Hold scheduled, posted virtual or physical office hours of at least one hour daily and be available for and encourage conferences with students.
• Assist in academic advising of declared majors.
• Assist with marketing programs and recruiting students.
• Review, evaluate, and revise assessments of program and institutional student learning outcomes and program practices to bring about action plans for systemic improvement.
• Participate in the self‑evaluation process; establish goals and objectives which may include personal and professional development plans.
• Maintain professional standards of competence in the discipline and teaching methodology through professional development/engagement activities.
• Serve on committees, accept special assignments occasionally, and participate in scheduled institutional activities (convocation, graduation ceremonies, department/divisional/college meetings, registration, selection of faculty, accreditation‑related activities, college planning process).
• Meet professional assignments in accordance with the college calendar.
• Participate in business and/or community activities that promote the mission of the college.
• Participate in advising activities.

Requirements

• Master’s degree with eighteen (18) upper‑division credit hours in biology (for Instructor rank).
• Ph.D. (for Assistant Professor rank).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience teaching General Biology as well as Anatomy and Physiology.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to teach lower‑division majors’ and health‑science biology courses.
• Ability to teach and communicate with students of varied multicultural backgrounds.
• Knowledge of and commitment to teaching strategies and methods which enhance student success.
• Knowledge of a learning college and/or knowledge of learning communities.
• Experience teaching college level online courses and/or documented successful training in a college online learning management system (e.g., Blackboard, Canvas).

Skills

• Ability to plan course instruction based upon approved syllabus/outline to ensure course content and objectives are met.
• Ability to utilize a variety of teaching styles and methods to accommodate various learning styles of students.

Pay

Salary minimum: $63,371.00 per 9 months.

Schedule

18 contact hours per week during regular fall and spring semesters.