Visiting Assistant Professor - Military Veterans

The Biology Department at the College of Saint Benedict (CSB) and Saint John?s University (SJU) invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), three-year term, benefit-eligible position of Visiting Assistant Professor.

The Biology Department has 13 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 unique field resources.

Review of applicants received by December 31, 2024, and continue until position is filled.

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 .

A successful candidate will teach lectures and laboratories in a two-semester human anatomy and physiology (BIOL 325 / 326), courses taken primarily by pre-professional health students. In addition, the candidate will teach a combination of lectures and laboratories in our introductory biology sequence (BIOL 100 and 200). BIOL 100 and 200 are built on the fundamental themes of biology (e.g., homeostasis, reproduction, etc.). Each semester the candidate will teach two lecture sections and 3 laboratory sections.

In addition to teaching, the candidate will participate in departmental service such as advising. A successful candidate is welcome, but not required, to maintain a research program.

Required:

• PhD in an appropriate biological discipline (ABD?s considered).
• Demonstrated ability to teach upper-level physiology courses with laboratory.
• Demonstrated ability to teach introductory-level biology courses with laboratory.
• Ability to work as an effective team member in a highly collaborative department with multi-section courses.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in the classroom and workplace.

• Commitment to the education of undergraduates in a liberal arts environment.
• Previous experience teaching human anatomy and physiology and introductory biology in both classroom and laboratory.