Job description

Baton Rouge, La

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is seeking a full-time Assistant Professor in Biology. The full-time Assistant Professor holds a 10-month appointment with all rights and responsibilities of faculty appointment. Primary responsibility for faculty focuses on providing instruction in Biology courses and an effective environment for student learning, service, and scholarship. For the application to be considered complete, the applicant’s transcripts and updated vitae should be submitted.

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University is a private Catholic university founded by the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady and is a student-centered academic community with an enrollment of approximately 1,400 students with a strong commitment to community engagement and service-learning. The University has earned the Carnegie Engaged Campus designation, and Franciscan University students have been recognized nationally for their outstanding commitment to the community – being recognized and being named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll six times, with distinction for the past two years. The University is regionally accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and grants associate, baccalaureate, master, and doctoral degrees primarily in the health care professions.

Salaries are competitive and rank will be commensurate with experience. Franciscan University offers a comprehensive benefit package. #CB

Responsibilities for Internal Candidates

JOB FUNCTIONS

1. Mission Engagement
   1. Actively engages in the Catholic and Franciscan mission and identity of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University by modeling the Franciscan Values, promoting justice from the communities we serve, and integrating the Catholic and Franciscan intellectual traditions in courses, programs, and services.
2. Teaching
   1. Implements curricular and instructional interventions.
   2. Develops student learning outcomes
   3. Utilizes peer review and coaching
3. Teaching
   1. Applies what has been learned from formative and summative feedback on instruction
   2. Engages in professional development activities to promote development in the scholarship of teaching and learning
4. Advising
   1. Reflects on summative students’ evaluation of academic advising experience
   2. Assesses reports and perceptions of peers and others regarding fidelity to academic advising roles and responsibilities
5. Contribution to role-related knowledge base
   1. Presents at local, state, national and international professional conferences
   2. Demonstrates publication of works identifying type (i.e., peer review), audience (i.e., journal and journal distribution), and focus (i.e., discovery, application and/or integrated knowledge focus)
6. Contribution to role-related knowledge base
   1. Demonstrates citations of own work(s) in others’ works
   2. Solicits and participates in funded research (identifying specific role, funding source, and status of project)
7. Professional Service
   1. Participates in local, state, national, or international professional agencies
8. Community Service
   1. Actively participates in community groups and organizations, as related to the College’s mission
9. Institutional Service
   1. Participates in committee work at the program, school, or institutional level (delineate roles and nature of participation)
10. Other Duties as Assigned
    1. Other duties as assigned or required

Qualifications for Internal Candidates

EXPERIENCE

At least one (1) year of teaching experience

EDUCATION

Master’s Degree and successful completion of 18 credit hours graduate study in Biology or a related discipline; Earned Doctorate Degree, preferred

TRAINING

General knowledge in a wide variety of Laboratory

SPECIAL SKILLS

Strong organizational and communication skills

How to apply

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