Part-Time Faculty in Microbiology

Description

PART-TIME FACULTY POSITIONS IN MICROBIOLOGY

2025-2026

Biology Department seeks Instructors to teach the following classes:

Microbiology for Health Professionals (Fall 2025): A sophomore level 3-credit microbiology course designed to prepare future health professionals. This course is a foundational course that covers basic physiological and biochemical activities of bacteria and viruses with an emphasis on virulence factors, mechanisms of infection, the use of anti-viral and antibiotic drugs, the host immune response, and efficacy of vaccination strategies. Enrollment cap is 80.

Class times:

MWF 1-1:50pm

Microbiology for Health Professionals Laboratory (Fall 2025 and Spring 2026): A sophomore level laboratory course that teaches aseptic technique, microbial cultivation and growth characteristic, bacterial isolation and identification of unknown species, and testing of antimicrobial effectiveness.  Up to a total of six sections of 16 students with up to three sections taught contemporaneously with departmental TA support.

Class time:

Friday: 11-11:50 pm and 2-3:50 pm

Part time faculty receive a competitive salary on a per course basis.   In addition, part time faculty in the Biology Department have shared office space to prepare lectures and meet with students.  Responsibilities include:

·         prepare and deliver course lectures at the assigned course time

·         prepare discussion material for the graduate TAs

·         write and grade examinations (with graduate TA support)

·         be available for 2-3 office hours per week

·         write letters of recommendation when appropriate

Qualifications

Qualifications:  Instructors teaching lecture courses must have an MS, PhD, or other advanced degree in an appropriate field of study. We will consider post-doctoral fellows seeking university teaching experience. 

Application Instructions

Candidates should submit their CV to http://apply.interfolio.com/164618 and include the names of two professional references.  In the cover letter, please indicate how part-time teaching fits into your current and/or future professional goals and which of the above courses are of interest.  Review of candidates will continue until the positions are filled.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Boston College conducts pre-employment background checks as part of the hiring process.

Boston College is a Jesuit, Catholic university that strives to integrate research excellence with a foundational commitment to formative liberal arts education. The university is an equal opportunity employer. In concert with our Jesuit, Catholic mission, Boston College is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and covered veterans.