What are the responsibilities and job description for the ASSISTANT PROFESSOR position at GEORGETOWN COLLEGE?
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Assistant Professor of Biology
The Department of Biological Sciences at Georgetown College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Biology to begin in August, 2025. The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. and college teaching experience is preferred. We welcome candidates with diverse areas of expertise including microbiology, immunology, genetics, bioinformatics, organismal biology, and ecology. Teaching responsibilities will include an upper-level undergraduate course in microbiology and lower-level undergraduate courses covering general and molecular/cellular biology. Candidates will also have the opportunity to teach other courses in areas relevant to their interests. Faculty are expected to teach a 4/4 load over the academic year. Service to the campus and community is required for tenure, and research involving undergraduate students is strongly encouraged.
Georgetown College is a private, Christian, liberal arts institution and emphasis is placed on teaching excellence in a diverse context. It is located in the small college town of Georgetown, Kentucky, just 12 miles north of Lexington.
Georgetown College builds community through admissions, hiring and promotion policies based on merit, qualification and character. Georgetown College does not discriminate, either in the admission of students, hiring and promotion of employees, or in the administration of any educational policies, programs, or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability or veteran status. Women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ community, Indigenous people, and those with other or multiple historically marginalized and/or underrepresented identities are especially encouraged to apply to support our growing population of diverse students.
Georgetown College is a historically Baptist institution and committed to remaining a broadly Christian institution in the 21st century. The college does not require faculty to be part of any particular denomination or to commit to any particular creedal or faith statement, but as a college rooted in Christian love and service, we expect our faculty to actively live out those values. The College may use religion as a factor in making faculty employment decisions and in Board of Trustees appointments.
Review of application will begin on November 1, and continue until the position is filled. To be considered for the position, send a letter of application, vita, unofficial transcripts, statement of teaching philosophy, description of potential undergraduate research projects, and names of three references who have agreed to provide letters of recommendation. All materials should be submitted electronically to Dr. Jonathan Sands-Wise, Provost/Dean of the College at provost@georgetowncollege.edu
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