Assistant Professor of Biology
- Employer
- Coe College
- Location
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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- Position Type
- Tenured & Tenure-Track
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Position details: Coe College invites applications from dynamic, student-centered individuals for a full-time tenure-track position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology to begin August 2022.
Primary responsibilities include: Teaching responsibilities will include lectures and associated labs in introductory biology courses, integrative human anatomy for majors (including use of Syndaver®), and an upper-level biology elective in the candidate’s area of expertise. Potential areas of specialization might include evolutionary biology, histology, or vertebrate anatomy or morphology. Participation in interdisciplinary and First Year Seminar teaching is also expected. The normal course load typically includes two lecture courses and two labs per semester. Non-teaching responsibilities include student-faculty research, student advising, prospective student recruitment, and committee work.
Required Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in the biological sciences, with research and/or teaching expertise in human anatomy; postdoctoral experience strongly preferred
- A commitment to excellent teaching, including the use of inclusive pedagogies along with strong mentoring and academic support of diverse undergraduate student populations.
- An active research agenda that can be modified for undergraduate research, with a publication record in appropriate scientific journals in the candidate’s field of expertise. Previous experience working with undergraduates is preferred.
The Department is interested in applicants who will complement our commitment to diversity and inclusiveness among students and faculty, and who will enhance and expand the expertise and experiences represented in the department. https://www.coe.edu/academics/majors-areas-study/biology
Department profile: The Department of Biology offers a Bachelor of Arts degree with potential additional emphasis in environmental science, molecular biology or neuroscience. The major has been expanding in the past five years and we graduate approximately 50 undergraduate biology majors per year, making it one of the largest majors on campus. The department also offers courses in service for the college’s nursing and kinesiology programs, as well as for general education. There are seven full-time and three part-time faculty with expertise in a wide variety of disciplines, as well as a laboratory manager. Additionally, faculty and professionals in other departments within the College as well as other nearby institutions provide excellent opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration. A recently renovated building (Peterson Hall) is shared with the chemistry and physics departments and contains space for coursework and the College’s natural history collections. The department houses modern laboratory space that include dissection hoods, a greenhouse, and analytical and molecular equipment. The College’s off-site Wilderness Field Station is located about 12 miles north of Ely, Minnesota in the 2 ½ million-acre Superior National Forest on remote Low Lake. Groups paddle directly by canoe from the field station into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, expanding the field station "classroom." This area is part of the largest and most pristine wilderness area east of the Rocky Mountains. https://www.coe.edu/academics/coe-difference-centers-and-programs/off-campus-study/wilderness-field-station
Instructions to Applicants:
Applications should include the following:
- Cover Letter
- Curriculum Vitae
- Statement of Teaching Philosophy
- Research Summary or Plans
- Undergraduate and Graduate Transcripts
- Three letters of recommendation, at least one of which documents the candidate’s teaching experience and ability to work with undergraduate students
To apply, go to http://apply.interfolio.com/96274
Review of applications will begin on December 15th and will continue until the position is filled.
Organization
Coe College is a national, residential liberal arts college offering a broad array of programs in the arts, sciences and professions. The campus encompasses nearly 70 acres in the heart of Iowa’s second largest city, Cedar Rapids, and is adjacent to the MedQuarter Regional Medical District.
A member of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (ACM), Coe enrolls 1,400 students and has approximately 415 full- and part-time employees. This includes nearly 90 full-time faculty members and 180 full-time staff members. The nine largest incoming classes in the college’s history have all come in the last nine years, with the most recent class totalling 436 students from 27 states and six countries.
The college offers over 60 areas of study with a 4-4-1 academic calendar including an optional May Term. Nearly all students live on campus all four years, and 90% of students are involved in one or more co-curricular activities.
Producing 32 Fulbright Scholars in the last eight years, Coe has been named a top producer of U.S. Fulbright students when compared nationally with all colleges and universities. The college provides a highly personalized approach to education with an average class size of 16 students and a student faculty ratio of 11:1. Coe is ranked among the top 20% of all colleges and universities (according to U.S. News & World Report), and hosts a Phi Beta Kappa chapter.
Coe’s nearly 70-acre campus includes 40 buildings and serves as an urban field station creating opportunities for students and faculty to research and study interaction of the city with the campus environment. An extension of campus includes Coe’s Wilderness Field Station, which is situated on 120 acres of land in the Boundary Waters of Minnesota.
Recent capital improvement projects exceeding $40 million in investments include the renovation and expansion of Coe’s athletic facilities, renovation of Hickok Hall, an addition to and renovation of Peterson Hall of Science and renovation of Stewart Memorial Library to create the Learning Commons.
For the past decade, nearly 100% of Coe graduates have been employed, in grad school, or engaging in public service within nine months of graduation. Our location in Cedar Rapids means students have access to an extensive network of employment, internship, research and networking opportunities. That’s why The Princeton Review ranks Coe as the #10 best private college in the nation for internships and the #20 best private college in the nation for alumni network.
Our C3: Creativity, Careers, Community center is dedicated to working one-on-one with students to help them identify and land internship placements that match their unique interests and goals. Research opportunities have taken students to laboratories in the United Kingdom, Germany, China, and many other locations around the world. Students can participate in one of over 40 off-campus study programs in Washington, DC; New York City; and dozens of foreign countries.
- Website
- http://www.coe.edu/
- Telephone
- 3193998000
- Location
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1220 1st Ave NE
Cedar Rapids
IA
52402
US
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