Tenure Information: Tenure Track

Rank: Assistant Professor

Department: Biological Sciences

Hiring Department Summary:

The Department of Biological Sciences at California State University, Sacramento is one of the largest programs on campus, with approximately 1,400 undergraduate and 60 Masters students, 32 permanent faculty, approximately 40 temporary faculty, and 11 technical and administrative support team members. Students in our department come from diverse academic, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. Faculty and staff are committed to equity and diversity programs that ensure student success in the STEM disciplines. The Department prides itself on the collaborative nature in which students, staff, and faculty work together in a professional and supportive environment to ensure one another's success.

Essential Duties:

- Teach lower-division courses and upper-division courses in area of expertise within the biological sciences.
- Teach general education classes and capstone courses, depending on the needs of the Department.
- Develop a scholarly research program.
- Provide service to the Department and University.
- Provide service and/or outreach to the community.
- Academic and career advising of students.

Required Qualifications:

- Ph.D. in Biology, Plant Biology, or a related discipline. If ABD, candidates must complete the doctoral degree by August 2020.
- Prior college teaching experience and a demonstrated commitment to teaching excellence.
- Ability to develop a research program involving undergraduate and/or Master's degree students.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Experience using innovative teaching strategies to foster student success.
- Experience using molecular and cellular techniques to study the interaction of plants with other species, the environment, and/or other aspects of plant development or physiology
- Ability to advise students with an interest in careers in plant biology.
- Experience with diverse student populations.

Initial Application Review: 11/11/2019

Posting Number: F0152P