Assistant Director Academic, Biology, College of Arts and Sciences

As the only life science department on the (Uptown) UC West Campus, the Department of Biological Sciences is dedicated to achieving excellence in a wide variety of undergraduate instruction for biology majors and non-majors and graduate training. Additional details can be found in the department's website (https://www.artsci.uc.edu/departments/biology.html).

The individual must be able to teach multiple laboratory sections of a large 2000 level Human Anatomy and Physiology course (approximately 800 students per semester) aimed mostly at undergraduates seeking future training and careers in nursing and a variety of allied health professions. To accommodate future changes in enrollment, the individual may also be required to teach future lecture section(s) of Anatomy and Physiology or assume other responsibilities. The exact responsibilities may be modified as enrollment needs change, and classes may be offered during the day or evening.

Additional responsibilities include holding regular office hours to meet with students, replying to student communications in a timely manner and coordinating and collaborating with all the faculty and staff and faculty teaching and supporting the course.

• Bachelor's degree in a biological science field (General Biology, Physiology, Microbiology, or related field).
• Duties are directly related to conducting, directing, or assisting in the Anatomy and Physiology course sequence (BIOL 2001C and BIOL 2002C), consisting of student support, instruction of laboratory sections, and evaluation of student coursework. These duties comprise of at least 75% or more of the work assigned to the position.
• Administrative work elements such as laboratory preparation and course organization are considered secondary, non-academic, and must not exceed 25% of the work assigned.
• Academic director positions located in an academic department or academic unit may use this title as a secondary appointment for faculty members serving as directors. Such appointments would remain secondary to the faculty appointment; such faculty are subject to those policies and procedures applicable to their primary appointment and retain faculty benefits.

Bachelor's Degree

Academic positions will require specific educational credentials and experience related to the program for which the position is responsible.

Interested and qualified applicants must apply online and include the following:

* A resume including a list of all completed collegiate-level courses in the sciences.

* A cover letter (explaining your interest in the position).

* A statement of teaching philosophy and best practices.

• At least one year of collegiate-level teaching experience is desirable.
• Some combination of collegiate-level courses in Anatomy and Physiology, Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Comparative Animal Physiology, or similar courses is desirable.
• Some graduate course work or a graduate degree in a biology field or education.