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Salary:

Description:

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Biology

The Department of Natural Sciences (NS) at the University of Houston - Downtown (UHD) invites applications for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Biology to begin Fall 2025. We seek an innovative educator and researcher committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.

The NS Department at UHD offers undergraduate degree plans in biology, biotechnology, chemistry, and geosciences. Our tenured and tenure-track faculty are dedicated to engaging students in research across diverse fields. Much of the research and teaching in the NS Department takes place in a new, state-of-the-art building equipped with modern equipment to support a wide array of projects and classes. We value student and faculty interactions through low student/instructor ratios, a variety of student clubs with faculty sponsors, and robust support for undergraduate research.

Expectations:

The Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Biology is expected to contribute to UHD's mission by excelling in teaching, scholarship, and service. The teaching load is 4/3 (4 courses one semester and 3 the next, each 3 contact hours). A typical semester teaching load could consist of both lectures and labs (for example, 2 lectures and 1 lab). The successful candidate will have experience teaching undergraduate courses in the biological sciences, which may include anatomy and physiology, microbiology, introductory biology, or other topics. Teaching may be conducted fully face-to-face, hybrid, or online, depending on the course.

The successful candidate is expected to develop an active research program in their area of expertise, integrate undergraduate students into research projects, fostering mentorship and hands-on learning, publish in peer-reviewed journals, and seek extramural funding for research projects. Opportunities for internal funding are also available. Faculty members are expected to contribute to departmental, college, and university initiatives through committee work and other service activities.

Required Qualifications:

• A Ph.D. in the biological sciences at the time of appointment

Preferred skills, knowledge, and experience:

• Demonstrated potential in teaching undergraduate courses in a range of instructional modalities
• Potential for seeking/obtaining external funding

Please submit the following materials:

• Current CV
• A teaching philosophy detailing how you will support the UHD mission and vision and how you will apply your teaching philosophy to the student body of UHD. https://www.uhd.edu/about/mission.aspx
• A research statement that describes the scope of your research, how you will incorporate undergraduates into your research program, and describes your needs for conducting research at UHD

If requested, be prepared to provide the names of three people from whom you will seek letters of recommendation. These letters will be requested if a candidate advances in the selection process.

Questions can be directed to the chair of the search committee, Dr. Amy Baird at bairda@uhd.edu

If requested, recommendation letters will be sent to Ms. Andrea Guillory at GuilloryA@uhd.edu

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