Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology

Description

Bates College, a private, highly selective, residential college in Lewiston, Maine is devoted to undergraduate study in the liberal arts. The Department of Biology invites applications for a one-year full time Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, beginning July 1, 2025. The department would be interested in a wide-range of candidates who specialize in marine science and marine biology at the system, ecosystem, or population-level.

Teaching responsibilities (5 courses) will include contributions to the biology and general education curricula (e.g., course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) course at the 100-level, a 100-level marine science course, 200- and 300–level marine courses that might cross-list with environmental studies, and a short term marine science field course). Catalog descriptions of current courses can be found here.

Bates students come from a diversity of educational and socioeconomic backgrounds, and we are committed to each student’s success. We encourage applications from individuals from historically marginalized groups and from those who may have followed non-traditional pathways to higher education due to societal, economic, or academic circumstances.

Bates College is a residential liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine—a diverse and growing community roughly 45 minutes from the state’s largest city, 2 ½ hour north of Boston, and 4 ½ hours south of Montreal. Faculty scholarship and creative work at Bates are robustly supported by internal grants, and a well-staffed external grants office. Community-engaged learning and study abroad are both broadly encouraged and supported; pedagogical development and innovation is further buttressed by our highly engaged Center for Inclusive Teaching and Learning. Educational access and racial justice are central to Bates’ history and mission and our faculty-led initiatives reflect this commitment.

Qualifications

A Ph.D. is required by the start date. 

Application Instructions

Review of applications begins February 25th, 2025, and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants should submit electronically, via Interfolio, a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and statement of teaching philosophy that describes the ability to teach courses across the curriculum, at introductory and advanced levels, including experience working with, or plans to work with, historically underrepresented, first-generation, and marginalized student populations. Letters of recommendation will be requested after an initial review of applications. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check and verification of degree.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Bates College is committed to equal opportunity and to providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students, in the administration of its education policies and programs, or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff.  Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations.  All college faculty, staff, students, contractors, visitors, and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.

Inquiries concerning the college’s policies, compliance with applicable laws, statutes, and regulations (such as Title VII, Title IX, and ADA/Section 504), and complaints may be directed to the Title IX Officer, Gwen Lexow at 207-786-6445 or titleix@bates.edu.<