Biology - Non-Tenure Track Faculty - Creating a Pool

Title: Biology - Non-Tenure Track Faculty - Creating a Pool

Employee Classification: Instructional Asst Professor

College/Unit: College of Arts and Sciences

Department: School of Biological Sciences

Campus Location: Normal, IL

In anticipation of possible openings throughout the academic year and summer sessions, a pool of qualified persons interested in non-tenure-track teaching positions is maintained. Applications are accepted continuously for part-time, non-tenure-track positions and reviewed as vacancies become available. There may not be an actual vacancy at the time you apply.

Individuals will teach various undergraduate laboratory and/or lecture courses in the School of Biological Sciences.

ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY
Illinois State University, founded in 1857, is the oldest public university in Illinois. Illinois State is a co-educational, residential university that emphasizes undergraduate study with more than 20,000 students. Our six colleges offer 174 undergraduate majors, 76 minors, 97 master's programs, 17 doctoral degrees, and 40 certificate options. We have repeatedly been named a "Great Place to Work" by the Chronicle of Higher Education.

BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL COMMUNITY
Illinois State University is located in the growing twin cities of Bloomington and Normal, with a population of approximately 132,000 and conveniently located approximately two hours from both Chicago and St. Louis. The community is home to GROWMARK, the Illinois Farm Bureau, State Farm Insurance's International Headquarters, Illinois Wesleyan University, Lincoln College, and Heartland Community College. The community has distinguished itself for its outstanding school systems, its citizens' level of educational attainment, its parks and recreation, health care, job growth, economic opportunity, and low crime rate. Forbes magazine, in a review of the best places for business, ranked Bloomington-Normal the 15th best place for business out of 168 small metros listed. Bloomington was also recently placed on CNNMoney's list of the 100 Best Places to Live. Expansion Management Magazine rated Bloomington-Normal as one of two metro areas with a five-star quality of life, giving the community high rankings in such areas as standard of living, quality of schools, traffic, and commute time. Please visit the Bloomington-Normal Area Convention & Visitors Bureau website at https://www.visitbn.org/ for more information.

1. A conferred Master's degree in Biology or a closely-related field is required to teach undergraduate courses.
2. Excellent oral and written communication skills.
3. Proficiency with computers.
4. Candidates must be able to demonstrate oral proficiency in the English language as a requirement for this position, as mandated by state law.

1. Prior experience instructing at the college level.

Varies

TBD

Commensurate with experience and qualifications

Cover letter, Reference List (contact information for at least three professional references), CV

PLEASE NOTE: These documents are required to be submitted online in order to complete the application process. Please have these documents ready prior to clicking on "Apply"

PLEASE NOTE: These documents may be submitted online in order to complete the application process. Please have these documents ready prior to clicking on "Apply"

Applications will be reviewed as vacancies become available.

School of Biology
Kris Trepac
krtrepa@ilstu.edu

Human Resources
Lexi Marquez
emmarq1@ilstu.edu

This position is subject to a criminal background investigation based on University Policy 3.1.30 and any offer of employment is contingent upon you passing a satisfactory criminal background investigation. You may not begin work until the criminal background investigation results have been received and cleared by Human Resources.

Illinois State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) or other state or federal law you may request an accommodation by contacting the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at (309) 438-3383. The Office of Equal Opportunity and Access will hold any confidential information you provide in confidence.

If you are having difficulty accessing the system, please call Human Resources at (309) 438-8311.