What are the responsibilities and job description for the Visiting Assistant Professor, Cell Biology position at Gettysburg College?
Job Summary
The Department of Biology at Gettysburg College invites applications for a position at the rank of visiting assistant professor to begin Fall 2025. We seek individuals who have a genuine interest in teaching within the liberal arts environment. We strongly encourage applications from candidates who can demonstrate through their teaching, scholarship, or governance that they can contribute to the diversity and inclusivity of our community.The successful candidate will teach Cell Biology for majors, Introductory Biology for majors and / or non-majors, and upper division courses in an area of specialization, e.g., Bioinformatics, Immunology, or Microbiology.Responsibilities include teaching the equivalent of six courses per year (where a lecture is considered to be one course, the first laboratory section is considered to be one course, and each subsequent laboratory section is considered to be 0.5 course); and we encourage the VAP to engage undergraduates in an active research program : https : / / www.gettysburg.edu / academic-programs / biology / Qualifications Candidates should have a Ph.D. in Cell Biology or a related field. Teaching experience, or promise of excellence in teaching, as well as post-doctoral research experience, are preferred.