Lecturer – Undergraduate Biology, College of Arts & Sciences at Stony Brook University

Posted on October 17, 2024

Location: Stony Brook, NY

Open Date: Oct 04, 2024

 

Deadline: Nov 15, 2024 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

 

Description

Stony Brook University’s Undergraduate Biology Program is searching for an Academic Year (10 month) Lecturer for the introductory biology laboratory courses (BIO 204, 205, 207; see below). This is a Full-Time, Non-Tenure Track Lecturer position in the Undergraduate Biology Program. This Lecturer will be part of a team that is jointly responsible for overseeing introductory laboratory courses that service approximately 2000 students per year. The Lecturer will teach recitation sections, administer assessments, lead weekly preparatory sessions and supervise instructors, graduate teaching assistants and undergraduate teaching assistants. The Lecturer will coordinate weekly laboratory and learning center activities and the development of protocols with the professional laboratory staff. The incumbent will also interact with campus offices responsible for the Brightspace learning management system and faculty and curriculum development. Strong candidates will have exceptional organizational and interpersonal communication skills, be familiar with a variety of laboratory procedures and techniques and have experience in curriculum development. There will be opportunities for teaching and administrative duties during the summer, with an associated summer stipend.

Lab courses to be supervised:

BIO 204 – Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences I

BIO 205 – Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences IIA

BIO 207 – Fundamentals of Scientific Inquiry in the Biological Sciences IIB

Anticipated Start Date: Spring 2025 (January 9, 2025) or Fall 2025 (September 1, 2025)

Salary Range: Commensurate with experience, within the range of $65,000- $71,600, plus location pay

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Ph.D. (or foreign equivalent) in biological sciences or a closely related discipline by December 2024. Two years of teaching experience at the college level

 

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in teaching college level laboratory courses in the biological sciences. Experience working with and training undergraduate and/or graduate teaching assistants. Experience using educational learning management systems (e.g. Brightspace) to facilitate student learning. Familiarity with a variety of laboratory procedures and techniques. Experience with faculty and/or curriculum development. Expertise in one or more of the following areas: Bioinformatics, Ecology, Evolution, and/or Genetics.

 

Application Instructions

To apply, visit https://apptrkr.com/5723254.

 

Required Documents:

C.V.

Cover Letter

3 Contact References

List of Courses Taught

Teaching Statement/Statement of Teaching Philosophy

Diversity Statement

 

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For questions regarding this position, please contact Peter Gergen at john.peter.gergen@stonybrook.edu.

 

Special Notes:

Non-Tenure Track position. FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.

Anticipated Start Date: Spring 2025 (January 9, 2025) or Fall 2025 (September 1, 2025)

 

Campus Description: Stony Brook University, one of four research intensive campuses within the State University of New York (SUNY) system, is widely regarded as its flagship. The University embraces its mission to provide comprehensive undergraduate, graduate and professional education of the highest quality, and its rankings bear that out. It’s included among the top 1% of universities in the world by the 2018 QS World University Rankings and among the top 40 public universities by U.S.News & World Report’s 2020 Best Colleges rankings. It is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, composed of the top 62 research institutions in North America. As Long Island’s largest single site employer, Stony Brook has nearly 15,000 full and part-time employees, including more than 2,700 faculty. It enrolled roughly 26,800 students in fall 2019 — 17,900 undergraduate students and 8,900 graduate students — and offers more than 200 majors, minors and combined-degree programs. The Department of Athletics supports 18 Division I varsity intercollegiate athletic programs that compete at the highest level within the NCAA. Located approximately 60 miles east of Manhattan on Long Island’s beautiful North Shore, Stony Brook is situated on 1,454 wooded acres, encompassing 13 schools and colleges; a Research and Development Park; world-class athletics facilities, including an 8,300-seat stadium and a 4,000-seat arena; and Stony Brook Medicine, Long Island’s premier academic medical center. Also part of the University is a teaching and research campus in Southampton, New York, which offers graduate arts programs and is the site of the Marine Sciences Center. In addition, Stony Brook has a role in running, and performs joint research with, Brookhaven National Laboratory, the only Department of Energy Laboratory in the Northeast. Home to the Emerson String Quartet, the Pollock Krasner House in East Hampton, NY, and the Humanities Institute, with endeavors that extend to the Turkana Basin Institute in Kenya and the Ranomafana National Park in Madagascar, Stony Brook sustains an international reputation that cuts across the arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.

The selected candidate must successfully clear a background investigation.

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Stony Brook University is committed to excellence in diversity and the creation of an inclusive learning, and working environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information,veteran status and all other protected classes under federal or state laws.

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