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Posted: 11-Sep-23
Location: Danville, Kentucky
Type: Full-time
Salary: Salary is based on experience
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Centre College invites applications for a tenured or tenure-track position in Biology at the rank of Associate or Assistant Professor to begin in August 2024. We seek teacher-scholars who will enhance the learning and teaching environment at Centre College with their experiences, ideas, perspectives, and scholarship. The successful candidate will teach Human Anatomy & Physiology I and II with labs and an upper-level course in physiology. Other courses may include introductory biology, vertebrate nutrition and/or courses for Centre’s innovative general education curriculum. Ideal candidates will employ inclusive pedagogies and support students beyond the classroom, including mentoring student research and contributing to career preparation, especially for students pursuing careers in healthcare. Collaborative research with undergraduates is expected and supported. The successful applicant must have a Ph.D. in the biological sciences or related field by the time of appointment.
Centre College is committed to an environment that welcomes and supports diversity. As noted in the Statement of Community, Centre strives to create an environment where individuals of diverse backgrounds have the opportunity to exchange ideas and share in the richness of mutual experiences. Therefore, the Biology Program strongly encourages applications from candidates who further diversify our faculty, who celebrate the rich diversity of our student body, and who utilize inclusive and engaging pedagogical practices.? Resources supporting faculty success include a dynamic Center for Teaching and Learning, peer mentoring, and endowed funding for professional development.
Centre College is a nationally-ranked liberal arts and sciences college of ~1,400 students with an exceptional faculty of teacher-scholars. Centre’s robust academic programs span the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, and Centre hosts one of the nation’s premier study-abroad programs, a world-class performing arts center, and competitive Division III athletics. Classes are small and academic standards are high, and Centre graduates enjoy extraordinary success in top graduate and professional schools, prestigious fellowships, and rewarding?careers.? The Centre Commitment guarantees that all students can study abroad, have an internship or research opportunity, and graduate in four years.
Centre is in Danville, Kentucky, a town of 18,000 recognized for its high quality of life. It is within easy driving distance of Lexington, Louisville, and Cincinnati. For information about the College, visit our web site at www.centre.edu.
Centre College is a proud member of the Greater Kentucky Higher Education Recruitment Consortium: www.greaterkyherc.org. The Greater Kentucky HERC is a non-profit organization composed of a diverse group of colleges, universities, hospitals, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and members of private industry committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse, talented workforce. Member representatives include faculty, staff, human resources professionals, institutional leaders, and faculty relations experts. Centre College is an equal opportunity employer.
To apply, please go to http://apply.interfolio.com/131028 to submit a letter of application that includes your cover letter, CV, transcripts, three letters of recommendation, teaching philosophy, research interests, and a statement that explains the importance of diversity and inclusion and how you would contribute to and/or address issues of diversity and inclusion at Centre. Review of applications will begin October 2, 2023.
