Biology Term Faculty Member - Military Veterans

The Department of Biology at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University invites applications for a full-time three-year term position in terrestrial ecology starting August 2025. Review of applicants will start on October 30 and continue until the position is filled.

DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS
The Department of Biology is one of the largest at CSB/SJU, with 15 full-time faculty representing the full spectrum of biological sub-disciplines. Small class sizes and hands-on learning are the norm in both introductory and advanced Biology classes. We have a large array of modern laboratory equipment and unparalleled field resources.

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY HIGHLIGHTS
The College of Saint Benedict (CSB), a liberal arts college for women, and Saint John's University (SJU), a liberal arts college for men, are located in the central lakes area of Minnesota, surrounded by more than 3,000 acres of pristine forests, prairies, and lakes. The campuses are minutes away from St. Cloud, an increasingly diverse regional center with a population of over 100,000, and 70 miles from Minneapolis and St. Paul. Some CSB/SJU faculty and staff choose to reside locally, while others commute from the Twin Cities. Both St. Cloud and the Twin Cities offer a wide range of fine arts, cultural, dining, recreational, and sporting opportunities.

CSB and SJU are Catholic colleges in the Benedictine tradition enlivened by values of community, hospitality, stewardship, and justice. The schools are dedicated to cultivating an equitable, inclusive community founded on respect for all persons. Students, staff and faculty from many diverse belief systems and backgrounds collectively bring a rich dimension to the academic, cultural, and religious experience at CSB and SJU. We welcome faculty who devote themselves with passion and integrity to their disciplines and to a transformative education of their students. Please view our brochure regarding Higher Education in the Catholic and Benedictine Tradition.

With a total enrollment of approximately 2,900 students, faculty members develop relationships with students in small classroom settings and have opportunities to work closely with students on research projects, experiential learning experiences, and study abroad programs. Recent initiatives to create a dynamic general education curriculum and to develop plans for a new teaching and learning center demonstrate strong institutional support for faculty development.

Institutional Inclusion Visioning Statement
The College of Saint Benedict (CSB) and Saint John?s University (SJU) believe that an excellent liberal arts education requires an understanding and appreciation of cultural difference and that everyone deserves to feel safe and morally valued. To that end, we will challenge our own practices and systems. Our commitment to an inclusive environment will be incorporated into all decision-making processes. We dedicate ourselves to cultivating an equitable, inclusive community founded on respect for all persons.

CSB and SJU offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits program (click the benefits tab above the position summary section to view more information). For further information regarding our institutions, visit CSBSJU .
Teaching responsibilities for this position include developing and implementing an upper-division terrestrial ecology course, plus teaching introductory biology courses. A typical semester includes teaching two lecture sections and three lab sections. Candidate is expected to engage in service within the department as well as student advising. The candidate is welcome, but not required, to maintain a research program.
Required:

• PhD in ecology or closely related field (ABD considered)
• Evidence of the ability to be an effective teacher
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Ability to teach in the Introductory Biology sequence and its labs, as well as an upper-division course in terrestrial ecology that the candidate will design
• Commitment to teaching undergraduate students in a liberal arts environment

• Ability to engage students in ecological research in a terrestrial setting
• Preference will be given to candidates who will utilize the abundant ecological research opportunities in the St. John?s Arboretum