Assistant Professor, Biology

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Job Summary:

Regis University in Denver, Colorado invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor of Biology. At the rank of Assistant Professor, the selected candidate will teach seven courses (21 credits) over a nine-month period. Successful candidates will show potential for excellent teaching and noteworthy scholarship in their discipline.

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop instructional plans (syllabus) for each class and ensure course content aligns with department standards;

• Plan Biology lectures, labs and assignments for Biology and Ecology students

• Teach the following courses: Introductory Biology; Introduction to Environmental Science; Ecology; and an interdisciplinary writing-intensive course in the Regis College Core Curriculum

• Teach an upper-division course in Ecology or Biology

• Grade assignments, papers, and other student work, monitor student progress, and provide additional guidance or instruction, where appropriate;

• Maintain office hours and occasionally meet with students outside office hours to support student learning; 

• Advise students

• Maintain currency in Biology, including occasional related conference attendance;

• Develop and continue scholarly research in the field, which may include the involvement of undergraduate students;

• Attend Department of Biology meetings;

• Perform community or academic service outside the Department on committees, groups and/or task forces.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Biology, Environmental Science, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, or a related field

• 8 semesters teaching Field Ecology, Organismic Biology, Ecology, Zoology, or Biology Lab as grad student instructor or teaching assistant, including 4 field seasons (12 mos) of ecological field project supervision.

• Grad student instructor or teaching assistant position must include demonstrated working knowledge of: Field research techniques including small mammal trapping, camera trapping, mammal dissection, zoonotic agent detection, vegetation surveys; Field research design and data analysis from ecological investigations that support monitoring of wildlife and the success of conservation practices; Field work in protected areas with international emphasis; Acquiring funding for research, travel, and conferences

• Must have 5 or more peer-reviewed publications and/or presentations including at least 1 at international conference.

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Please submit a resume, cover letter and list of references with your application. Current employees, please submit an application by logging into Workday. Click on the Career Worklet and access the internal site.

This position has an application deadline of September 23rd, 2025.

Regis University offers a broad range of benefits that includes:

• Comprehensive group health insurance, including medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance.

• A generous tuition benefit for employees, spouses and dependents

• Paid Mission leave to allow our employees to engage in acts of service or to have time for personal reflection.

• The "Gift of Time" when Regis closes between Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

• Options for flexible work arrangements based on position.

You can learn more about our benefits by clicking the links below.

25-26 Employee Benefits Summary 04.28.25 or

https://www.regis.edu/_documents/about/offices-and-services/human-resources/regis-university-employee-benefits-guide.pdf

Pay Rate:

$62,000/ annually

Application Deadline: