Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology - Portland, United States - Reed College

Description

The Biology Department at Reed College invites applications for a two-year Visiting Assistant Professor beginning with the academic year. Reed College is a highly selective liberal arts institution with a distinguished record of educational accomplishment and a strong commitment to faculty and student scholarship ).

We seek applicants with a PhD (required), and post-doctoral experience (preferred) in animal behavior.

Teaching responsibilities will include an upper level lecture/lab course in Animal Behavior, an advanced seminar course in the candidate's area of expertise, a contribution to the department's course offerings at the introductory level and advising of senior thesis research projects.

Available facilities for research with students include laboratory space, a wide range of standard equipment (including that required for molecular biology, histology, microscopy, hormone analysis, specimen preparation and storage, experimentation, and field work), and access to the onsite Biology Stockroom.

Facilities for conducting live animal research (currently used for fish) may be available and reconfiguration for other systems is negotiable.

Reed College is a community that values cultural diversity and inclusive educational practices as essential to the excellence of our academic program.

In your application materials, please address how your teaching, scholarship, mentoring, and/or community service has supported these values and how your work at Reed will support the commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion articulated in Reed College's diversity and anti-racism statements ).

For full consideration, application materials should be submitted through Interfolio at and include a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of research plans that are suitable for collaboration with undergraduates (two page limit), statement of teaching philosophy (two page limit), and contact information for three references.

Review of applications will begin April 12th and continue until the position is filled. Specific inquiries should be directed to Keith Karoly, Chair, Visiting Biologist Search Committee,