Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology

Ripon College Board Of Trustees•Ripon, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Ripon College invites applications for a two-year full-time Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology starting August 2027. The successful candidate will teach Microbiology and will contribute to a curriculum supporting biology, biomedical science, and biochemistry majors, including but not limited to Introductory Biology and an upper-division course in the area of expertise. All Ripon College faculty advise students, provide service to the college, and contribute to the distinctive Catalyst core curriculum. The expected teaching load is 6 courses per year or equivalent and mentoring senior thesis research projects. Successful applicants will have teaching experience, the ability to mentor undergraduate senior research theses, and a completed Ph. D. by August 2027. Ripon College is a small and vibrant, Phi Beta Kappa liberal arts college located in central Wisconsin. The newly renovated Franzen Science Center houses the Biology Department. The faculty at Ripon College are a talented and dynamic group of teacher-scholars who work closely with a diverse student population on capstone and undergraduate research projects and participate in interdisciplinary collaboration with one another on scholarship and creative activity. The faculty benefit from wide-ranging opportunities for support, including mentoring, curriculum and scholarly development grants, travel grants, and colleague teaching grants. Successful applicants for faculty positions at Ripon College will join a group of faculty who embrace the standards of social justice; value the principles of equity and inclusion; and seek to foster and facilitate student achievement at all levels.

Requirements

Ph.D. or ABD in the Biological Sciences
Ability to teach microbiology and other core courses in the department
Strong commitment to student-centered active learning and student engagement
Completed Ph. D. by August 2027
Teaching experience
Ability to mentor undergraduate senior research theses

Nice To Haves

Experience in public health or epidemiology
Demonstrated experience working in multicultural environments
Willingness to develop courses building on the established curricula
Willingness to engage in collaborative work across disciplines

Responsibilities

Teach Microbiology
Contribute to a curriculum supporting biology, biomedical science, and biochemistry majors, including Introductory Biology and an upper-division course in the area of expertise
Advise students
Provide service to the college
Contribute to the distinctive Catalyst core curriculum
Teach 6 courses per year or equivalent
Mentor senior thesis research projects