Clinical Assistant Professor &ndash Integrative Biology (Stillwater, OK)

Clinical Assistant Professor &ndash Integrative Biology

The Department of Integrative Biology at Oklahoma State University ( integrativebiology.okstate.edu) invites applications for a Clinical Assistant Professor. The appointment is for a three-year 9-month instructional position (90% teaching 10% service) with continued employment during the term of appointment dependent on satisfactory performance and the availability of funding. The position includes benefits and is renewable and eligible for promotion. We seek applicants with a PhD degree and evidence of the establishment or the promise of the establishment of a record of instructional excellence who can teach a variety of courses in the department such as Introductory Biology Anima0l Behavior Environmental Biology Invertebrate Zoology Vertebrate Morphology Physiology and Evolution. Responsibilities include teaching five courses per year and establishment of a high quality instructional program. The department leads several education projects sponsored by NSF HHMI and UTeach which provides the successful applicant opportunities to collaborate on STEM education initiatives. To apply please send a single pdf including 1) a cover letter including teaching interests 2) a curriculum vita 3) an example syllabus 4) a statement of teaching philosophy 5) evidence of teaching excellence including summaries of teaching evaluations and samples of instructional materials and 6) arrange to have 3 letters of recommendation sent in support. These items should be sent to the search committee chair Dr. Matthew G. Bolek at zoologysearch(at)okstate.edu. Application review will begin February 15th 2016 with employment beginning August 15 2016. Hiring is subject to available funding. Oklahoma State University is an Affirmative Action Equal Opportunity E-verify employer committed to diversity and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status. OSU is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and desires priority referrals of protected veterans for its openings