Lecturer or Assistant Professor (Biology Anatomy)

Position Title: Lecturer or Assistant Professor (Biology Anatomy)

Department: Biology

Campus Location: Washburn University

Position Summary:

Washburn University's Department of Biology invites applications for an open position in Biology, with a specialization in anatomy, at either the lecturer or assistant professor rank. A candidate hired into a non-tenure-track appointment may be eligible for conversion to a tenure-track position upon successful completion of a doctorate degree, contingent upon department and institutional needs. The position will begin August 1, 2027. This is a full-time, nine-month, non-tenure-track or tenure-track or position with a renewable annual contract.

The selected candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to pursuing teaching excellence at Washburn University, including a dedication to developing inclusive teaching practices that engage all learners.

The Washburn Biology Department offers degrees in the following majors: general biology, environmental biology, forensic biology, molecular biology & biotechnology, and biology secondary education. In addition, the department teaches several service courses that support programs in Nursing, Kinesiology, and Allied Health, among others. The successful candidate will be expected to collaborate pedagogically with a cohesive team of student-centered faculty.

About Washburn University: 

Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of just over 7,000 students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.

Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.

Essential Functions:
• Fulfill teaching expectations associated with lecturer or tenure-track appointment. Teach 12-faculty load hours per semester (either in-person or online, according to departmental needs) or equivalent full workload as outlined in the faculty handbook.
• Teach and develop undergraduate classes as assigned and as dependent upon department needs, which may include introductory human biology lecture and lab, human anatomy, developmental biology, histology, in addition to other courses consistent with the candidate’s training and interests.
• For position as assistant professor only: Fulfill scholarship expectations associated with a tenure-track appointment.
• Fulfill service expectations associated with lecturer or tenure-track appointment by engaging in service activities in the department, university, and profession.
• Perform additional job-related duties as assigned or as appropriate.

Required Qualifications:
Required Qualifications for Lecturer (Non-tenure-track) Position:
• Master’s degree in anatomy, biology, or closely related field.
• Demonstrated dedication to developing inclusive teaching practices that engage all learners.

Required Qualifications for Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) Position:
• Ph.D. in anatomy, biology, or closely related field. ABD applicants will be considered, with completion of the doctorate by August 1, 2028.
• Demonstrated dedication to developing inclusive teaching practices that engage all learners.
• Experience or potential for research in field of anatomy or related biology disciplines.

• Official educational transcripts required by all faculty at the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience teaching at the university level.
• Teaching experience and course development in the areas of human anatomy.
• Experience or potential for research in anatomy or related discipline.
• Experience or potential to involve undergraduate students in research projects.

Special Instructions to Applicants: • Please upload the following items as .pdf files to the “additional documents” fields via the electronic application: a letter of interest, statement of teaching philosophy with inclusive teaching practices, evidence of teaching effectiveness (such as student or peer evaluations), and (for tenure-track position only) an outline of research plans, especially those involving undergraduates. Contact information for three current professional references will be collected as part of the application form.
• If you have questions about the position, please contact Dr. Erica Jackson, Chair, Anatomy Biology Search Committee

erica.jackson@washburn.edu

 
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