Assumption College, a Catholic liberal arts and professional studies college, was founded in 1904 by its sponsoring religious community, the Augustinians of the Assumption. Assumption College is part of the Higher Education Consortium of Central Massachusetts and an Affirmative Action/EEOC employer encouraging candidates who would enrich the College’s diversity.Assumption College stands today as one of the top New England Catholic colleges, combining a foundation of liberal arts and sciences with more than 40 majors across the life sciences, business, education and communications fields.
Job Title: Assistant Professor of Biology (Full time)
Job Description:
The Department of Natural Sciences at Assumption College invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Biology at the assistant professor rank to begin August, 2016.
Primary teaching responsibilities will be in
- Bioinformatics
- Evolutionary biology
- Introductory biology
- Genetics.
Eligibility:
- Ph.D. with research experience in Bioinformatics, post-doctoral work
- Undergraduate teaching experience preferred.
Candidates may be
- Early stage researcher or 0-4 yrs (Post graduate)
- Experienced researcher or 4-10 yrs (Post-Doc)
- More Experienced researcher or >10 yrs (Senior)
Candidate must be committed to
- high quality teaching
- undergraduate mentoring and advising
- an active research program in a teacher-scholar fashion.
The research specialty should be compatible with funding available for a small liberal arts college. The Natural Sciences Department is housed in a modern science building with dedicated faculty-student research space.
Number of positions available : 1
Last Date for Application: 30 November, 2015
How to Apply:
Applicants are required to apply on-line at www.assumption.edu/hr by uploading
- curriculum vitae
- statements of teaching philosophy
- research interests
Please send 3 confidential letters of recommendation via email to edix@assumption.edu or by mail to Dr. Edward Dix 500 Salisbury Street Worcester, MA 01609.
Review of candidates will begin December 1, 2015. Inquiries about the position should be directed to Dr. Edward Dix at edix@assumption.edu
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