Job description
The Austin College Department of Biology invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Biology to begin August 2027. We seek a broadly trained biologist who will contribute to our physiological and organismal biology curriculum.
Teaching responsibilities include one semester of our introductory biology sequence aligned with the applicant’s area of expertise, Anatomy & Physiology II (systems physiology), and upper-level courses in biology that align with the individual’s interests and departmental needs. The standard teaching load is 12 contact hours per semester (typically two courses, each including a lecture and accompanying lab) plus a January Term course every other year. While excellence in teaching is top priority, faculty also engage undergraduates in research through coursework and/or research projects. Austin College provides startup funds, and additional internal funding is available for mentoring summer research students.
The successful candidate will have earned a PhD by August 2027, demonstrate a strong commitment to innovative teaching in a liberal arts environment, and foster participation from a diverse student body. Austin College faculty engage in campus service and mentor students from their first year through graduation. Individuals from historically underrepresented groups and those who share our commitment to providing a welcoming environment for all students are strongly encouraged to apply. Austin College faculty pride themselves in providing a welcoming working community. The college is a Hispanic-serving Institution (HSI). Additional student demographic information can be found here: https://www.austincollege.edu/explore/in-numbers.
Austin College is a leading national private liberal arts college located north of Dallas in Sherman, Texas. The Austin College Biology Department has modern teaching and research facilities and makes use of several college-owned properties for off-site field research and teaching. The Sneed Prairie Restoration Site provides a unique opportunity for candidates interested in conducting field-based teaching or research projects in the context of a long-term ecosystem restoration project. The Department has modern lab-based research facilities that include tissue culture capabilities and in-house capabilities for third-generation long read sequencing. The Department also maintains a USDA licensed vivarium and dedicated anatomy and physiology teaching and research spaces. Austin College (AC) is one of 40 schools profiled in Loren Pope’s influential book, Colleges That Change Lives.
How to apply
Candidates should send the following:
- letter of application
- CV
- copies of graduate transcripts (unofficial are sufficient for the application),
- statement of teaching philosophy, no more than one page
- statement of research, no more than one page
- a statement reflecting on the composition of our student body and outlining how they would engage all our students in their teaching, scholarship, and/or service.
Please combine materials into one PDF document and email it to [email protected].
Three references should send recommendation letters directly to the aforementioned email address with the candidate’s name in the subject line.
Review of applications will begin September 11th and continue until the position is filled.
Austin College is an Equal Opportunity Employer that serves a diverse student body and is committed to the same in the hiring process. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer.
Austin College does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex, or status as a veteran in the administration of its educational policies and programs, enrollment policies, employment policies and practices, and athletics program, as well as any other College-administered policy, procedure, practice, or program
