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Maricopa Summary
Are you looking for a place to work where you can make a real difference in the lives of over 200,000 college students every year?
Would you like to be part of an organization that adds $7.2 billion dollars to the economy and supports nearly 100,000 jobs in the fastest growing county in the United States?
Whether you’re teaching, working, or learning Make It Happen At Maricopa County Community Colleges!
About Us
What's Currently Happening at Maricopa
At Mesa Community College, diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. We honor the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, socioeconomic background, immigrant status, language, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, nationality, and intellectual perspective, enrich the college community. We continuously adapt and respond to differences with a single focus - to create a welcoming, safe, equitable, and inclusive environment that ensures all students and employees have the support and knowledge to succeed and thrive. MCC is committed to building and sustaining a workplace that reflects our community and student population. Our goal is that our students and employees have the knowledge and skills necessary to excel, lead, navigate, and thrive in a diverse world.
Benefits
The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is committed to providing you with a competitive, comprehensive benefits program that provides the care you and your family need to lead healthy and productive lives. Our benefits are designed to provide support for every life stage and lifestyle in our community.
Benefits & Perks Options
This is a short-term, benefits-eligible, full-time one-year-only teaching opportunity for academic year 25/26 beginning August 2025. Mesa Community College seeks a dynamic and passionate faculty member to teach general biology for majors at our Red Mountain campus with the flexibility and expertise to also teach anatomy & physiology. We are looking for an innovative and creative science educator dedicated to empowering a diverse and often underprepared community college student population through engaging and inclusive teaching practices for in-person and online instruction. In addition to teaching, developing and refining teaching materials, utilizing current teaching methodologies, incorporating research experiences for students into the curriculum and providing service to the department, campus and community are also required. The Red Mountain campus is situated within 48ha of Sonoran Desert that harbors endangered and protected species and has been the recipient of an international award for conservation. Participation in these broader campus conservation and sustainability initiatives is a desired aspect of this position. Campus has an allied healthcare focus and most students taking biology classes are going into healthcare related fields and with some biology majors. Given the small size of the campus and faculty, candidates must be adaptable, capable of working both independently and collaboratively, and ready to contribute to a range of interdisciplinary and institutional initiatives.
Essential Functions
The Academic Teaching Fields require the following from an accredited college or university:
A Master's degree or higher in biology or a biology related discipline
OR
A Master's degree or higher in a medical or health related discipline (i.e. MD, PA, DVM, DPM, DO, DC, DDS, ND)
OR
Master’s degree or higher in biology education, science education or secondary education with 18 semester graduate credits in biology and/or applied biology courses
Desired Qualifications
Position will be located at the Red Mountain Campus at 7110 E McKellips Rd, Mesa, AZ 85207
May be required to teach at multiple sites and may be assigned to day, evening or weekend classes as needed.
Exposure to biology laboratory chemicals, specimens (including preserved specimens)
May be required to lift up to 25 lbs. with or without a reasonable accommodation
May require prolonged periods of viewing a computer screen
How to Apply
Applicants are required to submit unofficial transcripts, resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a cover letter showing how the applicant meets the minimum and desired qualifications. All minimum requirements must be met at the time of the application. If your master’s degree is not in the teaching field, then please list the 18 graduate semester hours completed in the teaching field in your application materials.
MCCCD accepts unofficial transcripts for U.S. schools at the time of application. Unofficial transcripts are submitted as an attachment to the application. Transcripts from non U.S. institutions must be translated and evaluated and provided with application material.
Additional materials will not be accepted after the job posting has closed.
Missing materials or incomplete employment history will not be considered.
Please ensure your materials clearly provide the following information.
If you encounter a technical issue in the upload of documents or the submission of your application, please contact MCC Human Resources at strategicstaffing@mesacc.edu prior to the application deadline. We are accessible on business days from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Arizona time.
Additional Requirements
List the courses you have taught: (1) Face-to-face, (2) online.
List the courses you have developed materials for to teach: (1) Face-to-face, (2) online.
List the research you have conducted that involved undergraduate students. Identify whether research follows the CURE model or intendent research.
List research publications.
In your cover letter please specifically and fully address your experience with respect to each of the desired qualifications.
Mesa Community College does not provide Visa sponsorship.
If you are hired into a one-year-only (OYO)/one-semester-only (OSO) benefits eligible position, once your assignment ends, you are ineligible for rehire into a part-time non-benefits eligible position (including Adjunct positions) or to continue working in a part-time non-benefits eligible position for a period of six months at the Maricopa Community Colleges.
Posting Close Date
Apply on or before March 20, 2025 to be considered.
EEO, Title IX, & Clery Act
Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination in employment or education, against any applicant, employee, or student because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status (including document abuse), age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."
The policy of the MCCCD is to provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of gender discrimination. Incidents of misconduct should be reported to the college Title IX Coordinator, as outlined in policy, contact information is available at this link Title IX Coordinators.
The Clery Act is a Federal law requiring United States Colleges and Universities to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. Crime reporting data for each of the Maricopa Community Colleges, as required under the Clery Act, is available at this link Clery Act.
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Job Title
Biology Faculty (One-Year-Only)
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Job ID
321153
Location
Mesa Community College
Full/Part Time
Full-Time
Regular/Temporary
Temporary
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Salary Range
$51,774 - $99,672/annually, DOE
Grade
001
Work Schedule
30 hours per week
Work Calendar
9 Months
Maricopa Summary
Are you looking for a place to work where you can make a real difference in the lives of over 200,000 college students every year?
Would you like to be part of an organization that adds $7.2 billion dollars to the economy and supports nearly 100,000 jobs in the fastest growing county in the United States?
Whether you’re teaching, working, or learning Make It Happen At Maricopa County Community Colleges!
About Us
What's Currently Happening at Maricopa
- Many of our campuses have received grant awards through the National Science Foundation to improve undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving institutions program (HSI Program).
- Commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity and employee groups to create an environment of shared governance
- One of the largest community college systems in the country
- 2020 Healthy Arizona Worksites Program recipient
- Named 19th Best Employer for Women by Forbes
- 2019 No. 42 in Arizona’s Best Employers
At Mesa Community College, diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. We honor the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, socioeconomic background, immigrant status, language, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, nationality, and intellectual perspective, enrich the college community. We continuously adapt and respond to differences with a single focus - to create a welcoming, safe, equitable, and inclusive environment that ensures all students and employees have the support and knowledge to succeed and thrive. MCC is committed to building and sustaining a workplace that reflects our community and student population. Our goal is that our students and employees have the knowledge and skills necessary to excel, lead, navigate, and thrive in a diverse world.
Benefits
The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is committed to providing you with a competitive, comprehensive benefits program that provides the care you and your family need to lead healthy and productive lives. Our benefits are designed to provide support for every life stage and lifestyle in our community.
Benefits & Perks Options
- 16 paid observed holidays
- Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) & 12% Employee Contribution Match (Pension, Long Term Disability, and Health Insurance)
- Paid, sick, and personal time (if applicable) Maricopa Employee Store: Perks & Gears (exclusive discounts and offers for Maricopa Community Colleges faculty and staff)
- Tuition reimbursement for employees and dependents
- Flexible work schedules
- Maricopa Employee Health & Wellness Program:
- Sight-On-Site Eye Care Services
- Diabetes Empowerment Education Program Mobile On-site Mammography Screenings
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Wondr™ online program that teaches clinically-proven, healthy habits that lead to less stress, better sleep, weight loss, and more
- Pre-Retirement Event
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (may forgive the remaining balance on a federal student loan made directly by the U.S. Department of Education after qualifying).
- 10 Maricopa Affinity Resource Employee Groups (Celebrates diversity, embraces inclusion, and supports employees, students, and community!)
This is a short-term, benefits-eligible, full-time one-year-only teaching opportunity for academic year 25/26 beginning August 2025. Mesa Community College seeks a dynamic and passionate faculty member to teach general biology for majors at our Red Mountain campus with the flexibility and expertise to also teach anatomy & physiology. We are looking for an innovative and creative science educator dedicated to empowering a diverse and often underprepared community college student population through engaging and inclusive teaching practices for in-person and online instruction. In addition to teaching, developing and refining teaching materials, utilizing current teaching methodologies, incorporating research experiences for students into the curriculum and providing service to the department, campus and community are also required. The Red Mountain campus is situated within 48ha of Sonoran Desert that harbors endangered and protected species and has been the recipient of an international award for conservation. Participation in these broader campus conservation and sustainability initiatives is a desired aspect of this position. Campus has an allied healthcare focus and most students taking biology classes are going into healthcare related fields and with some biology majors. Given the small size of the campus and faculty, candidates must be adaptable, capable of working both independently and collaboratively, and ready to contribute to a range of interdisciplinary and institutional initiatives.
Essential Functions
- Instructs a diverse population of students in classroom, lab and online settings; uses learner-centered strategies to engage students and promote student success; demonstrates innovation in teaching and learning and the scholarship of learning by focusing on student learning, retention, and achievement; incorporates instructional technology and current teaching methodologies appropriate to the modality.
- Develops and refines instructional materials and curriculum; develops written syllabi and course materials; assesses and evaluates knowledge of subject matter taught and monitors students' scholastic records using MCC’s LMS; prepares and grades examinations and other learning activities; participates in division and college assessment and program review processes; uses assessment and evaluation results to improve instruction and student learning
- Maintains academic support hours to assist, tutor, and advise students to promote learning, citizenship and personal development; provides leadership for the Life Science Department; works with students outside of the classroom on instructional activities and projects; participates in outreach activities to promote student recruitment
- Participates in college and district activities including department/division meetings, committees, professional growth, workshops, and projects; contributes to the academic life and mission of the college and Red Mountain campus; demonstrates intercultural competence in interactions with students, staff, and the community; maintains a team approach in collaborating with faculty, staff, and students.
The Academic Teaching Fields require the following from an accredited college or university:
A Master's degree or higher in biology or a biology related discipline
OR
A Master's degree or higher in a medical or health related discipline (i.e. MD, PA, DVM, DPM, DO, DC, DDS, ND)
OR
Master’s degree or higher in biology education, science education or secondary education with 18 semester graduate credits in biology and/or applied biology courses
Desired Qualifications
- MS or PhD degree within the biological sciences. Broadly trained biologist with experience in cell and molecular biology or organismal biology, and anatomy and physiology.
- College teaching experience in face-to-face lecture and lab setting teaching students going into healthcare related fields and biology majors.
- Online college teaching experience preferably with expertise independently developing lecture and lab online courses, or with experience teaching from a ready-made online course shell, for students going into healthcare related fields and biology majors.
- Experience conducting research within the biological sciences in a lab or field setting involving undergraduate college students.
- Developed face-to-face and online curriculum, lecture and lab instructional materials using best practices in college education aimed at a diverse and underprepared student population.
- Demonstrated innovation and creativity related to science education
- Demonstrated commitment to service to the department and college.
Position will be located at the Red Mountain Campus at 7110 E McKellips Rd, Mesa, AZ 85207
May be required to teach at multiple sites and may be assigned to day, evening or weekend classes as needed.
Exposure to biology laboratory chemicals, specimens (including preserved specimens)
May be required to lift up to 25 lbs. with or without a reasonable accommodation
May require prolonged periods of viewing a computer screen
How to Apply
Applicants are required to submit unofficial transcripts, resume/Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a cover letter showing how the applicant meets the minimum and desired qualifications. All minimum requirements must be met at the time of the application. If your master’s degree is not in the teaching field, then please list the 18 graduate semester hours completed in the teaching field in your application materials.
MCCCD accepts unofficial transcripts for U.S. schools at the time of application. Unofficial transcripts are submitted as an attachment to the application. Transcripts from non U.S. institutions must be translated and evaluated and provided with application material.
Additional materials will not be accepted after the job posting has closed.
Missing materials or incomplete employment history will not be considered.
Please ensure your materials clearly provide the following information.
- Clearly illustrate how prior experience, knowledge and education meet the minimum and desired qualifications for this position.
- Indicate whether former or current employment is Full-Time or;
- Part-Time employment (must include number of hours worked or load)
- Provide employment history in a month/year format (e.g., 09/07 to 10/11) including job title, job duties, for each position held and name of employer for each position.
- Three professional references, preferably current and/or former supervisors. If references are not provided in resume upon application, they will be requested at time of interview.
If you encounter a technical issue in the upload of documents or the submission of your application, please contact MCC Human Resources at strategicstaffing@mesacc.edu prior to the application deadline. We are accessible on business days from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Arizona time.
Additional Requirements
List the courses you have taught: (1) Face-to-face, (2) online.
List the courses you have developed materials for to teach: (1) Face-to-face, (2) online.
List the research you have conducted that involved undergraduate students. Identify whether research follows the CURE model or intendent research.
List research publications.
In your cover letter please specifically and fully address your experience with respect to each of the desired qualifications.
Mesa Community College does not provide Visa sponsorship.
If you are hired into a one-year-only (OYO)/one-semester-only (OSO) benefits eligible position, once your assignment ends, you are ineligible for rehire into a part-time non-benefits eligible position (including Adjunct positions) or to continue working in a part-time non-benefits eligible position for a period of six months at the Maricopa Community Colleges.
Posting Close Date
Apply on or before March 20, 2025 to be considered.
EEO, Title IX, & Clery Act
Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination in employment or education, against any applicant, employee, or student because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status (including document abuse), age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."
The policy of the MCCCD is to provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of gender discrimination. Incidents of misconduct should be reported to the college Title IX Coordinator, as outlined in policy, contact information is available at this link Title IX Coordinators.
The Clery Act is a Federal law requiring United States Colleges and Universities to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. Crime reporting data for each of the Maricopa Community Colleges, as required under the Clery Act, is available at this link Clery Act.
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