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    Texas A&M University - Faculty (College Station, TX)


    Academic Professional Track (Non-Tenure): Instructional Assistant Professor or Instructional Associate Professor Biology

     

    Location College Station, TX

     

    Open Date 6/24/2025

     

    Position ID 163553

    Description

    The Department of Biology in the College of Arts & Sciences at Texas A&M University invites applications for a full-time, academic professional track (non-tenure) position with a 9-month academic appointment beginning August 1, 2025. Applicants will be considered for the title of Instructional Assistant Professor or Instructional Associate Professor, depending on qualifications and experience. This position is teaching-intensive (70%) and includes expectations for scholarship and/or service(30%). It is a renewable position with opportunities for advancement, progressing from Instructional Assistant Professor to Instructional Associate Professor to Instructional Professor. The purpose of this position is to provide high-quality biology instruction to undergraduates. In particular, the department has needs in its careers course and writing-intensive courses (BIOL 302, 401, 402, 403). For course descriptions, go to: https://www.bio.tamu.edu/undergraduate-programs.

     

    More information about Bryan-College Station

     

    Bryan-College Station, home to Texas A&M University, is a vibrant, dynamic, and rapidly growing community that offers cultural diversity, arts and entertainment, job opportunities, and overall quality of life. Located in the heart of the Houston-Dallas-Austin triangle, the region offers the modern amenities of a big city with a warm, small-town charm. The community's low cost of living is advantageous to the students and the general population, making it an ideal place to live. In addition, many exceptional natural history destinations (e.g., Big Thicket National Preserve) are less than a day’s drive away.

    Qualifications

    Candidates must hold a Ph.D. in biology or a related field. Preference will be given to candidates with higher education experience in teaching (e.g., classroom, workshops) and writing instruction for undergraduates. Additional experience with student-centered teaching approaches that promote student success and support the undergraduate teaching mission of the Department of Biology is desirable.

    Application Instructions

    For full consideration, applicants must submit a cover letter that outlines relevant experience (related to the qualifications), a curriculum vitae, a personal statement to include philosophy and plans for teaching, research, and service as applicable, and contact information for three references. Application materials must be submitted online at apply.interfolio.com/168688

     

    Please direct any questions about this search to Dr. James Erickson ([email protected]) or Dr. Asha Rao ([email protected]), chairs of the search committee.