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Special Instructions to Applicants

Applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, teaching philosophy, unofficial graduate transcripts, and contact information for three professional references. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. For inquiries about the position, please contact Dr. Jennifer Walker, Associate Dean and Search Committee Chair at, 228-865-4507 or [email protected].

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for visa sponsorship. The University will not sponsor applicants for work visas (e.g., H-1B).

Job Summary

The School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences at The University of Southern Mississippi is seeking a full-time, nine-month, non-tenure track Assistant Teaching Professor at the Gulf Park campus beginning August 2026. The successful candidate will be expected to teach 12 credit hours per semester, and possible courses include undergraduate introductory biology majors and non-majors courses (lectures and labs), sophomore-level general microbiology, microbiology for health professions, and upper- level environmental microbiology, or other advanced microbiology courses.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

+ Teach 12 semester credit hours of freshman introductory majors and non-majors courses and laboratories as well as sophomore level microbiology courses and junior/senior level courses including, but not limited to, cell biology and physiology.

+ Mentor teaching assistants in laboratories.

+ Collect and report assessment data.

+ Participate in appropriate committees and recruitment activities.

+ Teach online classes as needed.

+ Participate in student advisement.

+ Performs other duties as assigned.