Assistant Tenure-Track Professor of Biology (specializing in Microbiology)

CSU Careers•Chico, CA

52d•Onsite

About The Position

California State University (CSU), Chico is seeking an Assistant Tenure-Track Professor of Biology specializing in Microbiology. This comprehensive and residential public university, holding Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) designation, is part of the 22-campus CSU system. Chico State is committed to recruiting outstanding candidates who embrace values predicated on the primacy of student success and the elimination of equity gaps, have demonstrated experience working with diverse populations, and will contribute to policies, programs, and practices that support an inclusive, accessible, and equitable learning and working environment. The position starts in Fall 2027 within the College of Natural Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences. The anticipated hiring range is $78,000-$90,000 per year, commensurate with education and experience. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest in undergraduate teaching excellence, enthusiasm for mentoring undergraduate and Master's level graduate students in research, a demonstrated ability or potential to establish externally funded research, and a record of publication.

Requirements

PhD in Microbiology or a related field.
Candidates nearing completion of the terminal degree may be considered; however, all requirements for conferral of the degree must be met no later than the start date of the position.
A strong interest in undergraduate teaching excellence.
Enthusiasm for mentoring undergraduate and Master's level graduate students in research.
A demonstrated ability or potential to establish externally funded research.
A record of publication.
Preparation to teach undergraduate majors level general microbiology with a focus on bacteria and microbial diversity with lecture (2 hrs/wk) and laboratory (6 hrs/wk).
A proposed research program at a comprehensive, regional, state university involving both undergraduate and Master’s level graduate students (including your area of research and teaching background, and how you have addressed, or plan to address teaching to diverse student groups).
A CV.
Contact information of three professional references.
Proof of eligibility to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated experience working with diverse populations.
Contribution to policies, programs, and practices that support an inclusive, accessible, and equitable learning and working environment.

Responsibilities

Teaching assignments totaling 10-14 class hours per week including laboratories and lectures in topics such as applied microbiology (food, industrial, biotechnology, etc.), evolution, diversity, ecology, symbioses, and pathogenesis.
Teaching opportunities for the General Microbiology position include a lower- and upper-division biology courses including, but not limited to, bacterial, archaeal, or protist microbiology.
Developing an externally-funded research program involving undergraduate and Master's level graduate students, supported by a startup package including research space, equipment and supply funding, and partial release time from teaching in the first two years of the appointment.
Committee work and academic advising of majors in the BS degree in Microbiology and Biology and the BA in Biological Sciences program.