Assistant Teaching Professor serving as Lab Coordinator
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Assistant Teaching Professor serving as Lab Coordinator
The Department of Biological Sciences invites applications from academically qualified and professionally experienced individuals for a non-tenure track, 12-month position as Assistant Teaching Professor to teach and coordinate Lower and Upper division courses. The primary assignment for the successful candidate will coordinate and teaching of labs associated with the required upper division biology courses (Genetics, Cell Biology, Ecology, and Evolution) as well as those of Biochemistry and Microbiology or other lower division courses as needed. Candidates are expected to have a Ph.D. in the biological sciences or related discipline from an accredited institution and be dedicated to providing an enriching learning experience and cutting-edge training. Experience with active learning and course-based undergraduate research (CURE) courses is highly desirable.
The Department of Biological Sciences is committed to developing novel learning activities that will prepare students for success in a fast-paced global environment. Coordination of the labs includes continued review and updating of course content, training of the teaching assistants for the labs, synchronizing lab activities with the material of the lecture course, and working with the biology stockroom doing the lab prep. Labs for these courses are taught every semester (Fall, Spring, and Summer). Teaching in undergraduate upper division courses or their labs is expected. More information on these courses can be found on our website at http://biology.fiu.edu. The Biological Sciences Department has 5000+ undergraduate majors, ~120 graduate students, and 63 faculty members on two large campuses (http://www.fiu.edu/about-us/campuses/index.html), one in west Miami (MMC), and one in North Miami on Biscayne Bay (BBC). This position will be primarily located at the MMC campus.
Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply to Job Opening ID 538386 at facultycareers.fiu.edu and attach a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and teaching portfolio as a single pdf file. The teaching portfolio shall consist of a statement of teaching (2 pages), interests plus representative syllabi, student evaluations, assignments, tests and quizzes, classroom innovations, examples of your written student feedback, projects you've designed, exemplary student work, kudos, accomplishments, and anything else that demonstrates your growth as a successful teacher (up to 40 pages). Candidates will be requested to provide names and contact information for at least three references who will be contacted as determined by the search committee. To receive full consideration, applications and required materials should be received by 11/21/2026 Review will continue until position is filled. Please direct inquiries about this search to the chair of the search committee, Dr. Ana Benaduce, [email protected].
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