The department invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track assistant/associate professor to begin August 2022. We seek a broadly trained educator in the biological sciences with a commitment to teaching and mentoring undergraduates. Preference will be given to biologists with expertise in ecology, botany, and wildlife conservation. Candidates need to be effective in teaching life science for non-science majors. The ability to teach student populations with diverse educational backgrounds is ideal, as are openness to, and experience in, use of technology for online/remote course delivery.
Duties and Responsibilities: The successful candidate will teach biology courses at all levels to complement existing programs in the department (Health Science, Natural History, and Science Education). Proficiency in teaching entry-level biology for non-science majors us also essential. In particular, we seek a candidate especially well-suited to offer upper-level plant biology coursework such as Ecology, Plant Systematics, Wildlife Conservation Techniques, Plant Physiology, Biology Seminar/Capstone and additional courses in their field of expertise.
Responsibilities of this position include overseeing and managing the NWOSU Herbarium with opportunities to engage in other departmental and institutional outreach/service learning programs.
The position will benefit from and strengthen existing collaborations between the biology, chemistry, and physics faculty in our tightly knit department; existing professional degree collaborations with other institutions; cooperation with the university’s accredited teacher education and nursing programs; and participation in campus organizations such as the student Biology Club.
Additional responsibilities of this position include advising and mentoring BS students, engaging in university committee service and departmental activities, and supporting undergraduate research activities.
Qualifications: Minimum qualifications include a PhD from an accredited institution in the biological sciences with a demonstrated record of teaching, pre-professional student advising, and service. An appropriate EdD from an accredited institution with extensive experience in the biological sciences will also be considered. ABD will be considered, with hiring contingent upon a degree completion plan presented at the time of interview.
Preferred qualifications include experience in teaching a range of courses in the biological sciences (with an emphasis in ecology, natural history, field studies or other closely related fields) that serve as pre-requisites for science education and graduate programs in the life sciences.
Salary and rank will be contingent upon experience.
Closing Date: Applications received on or before March 1, 2022, will receive priority consideration, although the search will remain open until the position is filled.
Send Information to:
Dr. James Bell
Dean of Faculty
Northwestern Oklahoma State University
709 Oklahoma Blvd.
Alva, OK 73717
Email: jlbell@nwosu.edu
Electronic applications are preferred, via email as PDF attachments
Applicants should provide a cover letter, curriculum vitae that includes contact information for at least three professional references, NWOSU application for faculty, and academic transcripts. (Unofficial transcripts are sufficient for application; official transcripts will be required before appointment.) Email submission of materials as attachments is encouraged
Northwestern Oklahoma State University is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants who would enrich the diversity of the campus community are encouraged to apply. Only applicants who are authorized to be employed in the United States need apply.
