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Teaching Positions in Higher Ed
A Continuum: Research v. Teaching Teaching only Biology Education Research Research Professor at Lecturer / Instructor “Alternate Stream” Primarily (PUI or R1 institutions) or “Parallel Track” Discipline-Based Undergraduate Teaching Professor Education Institution (PUI) (PUI or R1 Community College Researcher (DBER) institutions) Instructor/Professor
Teaching in Higher Ed: What’s Out There? Professor at Primarily Lecturer / Instructor Undergraduate (PUI or R1 institutions) Institution (PUI) ● Full-time teaching load, no research ● Non tenure-track (and can be short appointments) ● Closest to “traditional PI” ● Advancement opportunities (e.g. Senior Lecturer/Instructor) ● Teaching emphasis + and rank within organization varies by institution undergraduate research program ● Teaching:research and research expectations vary by institution “Alternate Stream” or “Parallel Track” Teaching Professor (PUI or R1 institutions) ● Titles may include “Teaching Professor” (e.g. Northeastern University, UC schools) or “Professor of the Practice” (e.g. Boston College) ● Often use tenure-track language (e.g. Assistant, Associate, Full Teaching Professor)...may not provide tenure ● Responsibilities beyond teaching (e.g. course design, classroom-based research experiences, “education scholarship”) Community College Instructor/Professor ● Full-time teaching load, no research ● Tenure or “continuing contract” Discipline-Based Education Researcher (DBER) available, based on longevity ● Extreme end of “education scholarship” - you’re a PI! May or may not actually include teaching ●
Teaching in Higher Ed: What’s Out There? Job forums are your friends!
Jobs Out There Right Now... Assistant Teaching Professor of Biology, Northeastern University Assistant Professor of Biology, Emmanuel The Assistant Teaching Professor will be the The Department of Biology invites applicants for instructor of record for 6 sections of the Biology the tenure-track position of Assistant Professor. Project Lab Techniques course (BIOL2309) Candidates with teaching and research expertise each academic year during the Spring in Biochemistry and Quantitative Biology are (January-April), Summer (May -June), and strongly encouraged to apply. The successful Summer II (July-August) semester. Biology candidate is expected to teach and potentially Project Lab is a required class usually taken develop both introductory and upper level during Freshman and Sophomore year. The Biology courses , particularly in the candidate's purpose of this course is to integrate classroom specialty. Candidates are also expected to learning through laboratory experiments. maintain a nationally recognized research Responsibilities include the design of the program and should specifically address how syllabus, identifying resources such as reading their scholarship will involve undergraduate materials and guest speakers, coordinating the students and take advantage of collaborations involvement of biology faculty members as with current faculty at the college and/or in the consultants to student projects. maintaining the surrounding Longwood Medical Area and the representation of the course online using greater Boston science community. Blackboard, critically reading and grading written assignments, holding office hours, and A Ph.D. in a relevant field of Biology is required determining and submitting grades. along with a demonstration to the commitment of undergraduate teaching. The candidate must have a Ph.D in Biology or related field and demonstrated teaching experience. The candidate must have excellent communication skills, both written and oral. Ability to critique written assignments.
Jobs Out There Right Now... Assistant Teaching Professor in Developmental and Cell Biology, UC Irvine Applications are invited for an Assistant Professor of Professor of Practice, Neuroscience, Teaching, a University of California position that emphasizes Tulane University teaching, but otherwise parallels the tenure-track faculty series, including membership in the Academic Senate. The Tulane University Neuroscience Advancement in this series requires, in addition to excellent Program seeks to fill a Professor of teaching and service, the candidate must make outstanding Practice (PoP) position to begin in either and recognized contributions to the development of his or January or July 2019. The PoP position is her specific discipline and/or pedagogy. The successful a non-tenured, full-time academic year candidate will participate in the undergraduate teaching (nine month) teaching position (3, 3 load) mission of the department, with opportunities to instruct with renewable 3-year appointments. lecture or lab courses such as introductory biology, The responsibilities of this position will developmental biology, cell biology, anatomy, and scientific include teaching undergraduate and writing. The successful candidate will also play a prominent graduate level lecture and laboratory role in biology education research, working with other courses, advising neuroscience majors, faculty to develop, implement and assess innovative and service to the program. A doctorate pedagogical initiatives . We seek an outstanding applicant in Neuroscience or related field is with a Ph.D. in a biology discipline, preferably with required. Applicants should be able to postdoctoral training in cell biology, developmental biology, teach courses in fundamental or STEM education research. Other preferred qualifications neuroscience and their areas of specialty include documented success in some or all of the following in cellular/molecular neuroscience, areas: teaching large undergraduate classes; use of neuroinformatics, or neuroimaging. evidence-based teaching practices; use of modern instructional technology; ability to develop effective teaching strategies for diverse student populations; conducting STEM education research.
Teaching in Higher Ed: Qualifications Professor at Primarily Lecturer / Instructor Undergraduate (PUI or R1 institutions) Institution (PUI) Evidence-Based Teaching Experience & Course Design Teaching Practices (course-based research experiences) Research Program & Publications Teaching Experience (course-based research “Alternate Stream” or “Parallel Track” Teaching Professor experiences) (PUI or R1 institutions) Evidence-Based Teaching Teaching Experience & Course (Education Scholarship) Practices Design (Curriculum Design) Evidence-Based Teaching (Postdoc Experience) Practices Community College Instructor/Professor Teaching Experience (esp. w/diverse student populations) Discipline-Based Education Researcher (DBER) (Evidence-Based Teaching Education Research Teaching Evidence-Based Practices) Program & Publications Experience Teaching Practices
Becoming Qualified Research Program & Publications ● Traditional research postdoc or teaching/research postdoc Teaching Experience & Course Design Harvard Extension School & Summer School ● ● Harvard Neurotutorials (Neurobiology) ● Adjunct at local colleges ● Outreach programs Evidence-Based Teaching Practices Online courses (e.g. CIRTL) ● ● Workshops (e.g. Bok Center, HILT) ● Conferences (e.g. Gordon Conference, SABER) ● Books (e.g. “Small Teaching”, “Make it Stick”) Science education primary literature (e.g. CBE Life ● Sciences Education) Curriculum Design & Education Scholarship ● Other teaching experiences / outreach opportunities Education-focused postdocs ●
Becoming Qualified: Teaching-Focused Postdocs Institutional Research and Academic Career Development Awards (IRACDA) “The IRACDA program provides support for a traditional mentored postdoctoral research experience at an RII combined with an opportunity for these fellows to develop critical academic skills, including teaching, through workshops and mentored teaching assignments at a partner institution.” https://sackler.tufts.edu/academics/TEACRS ● 75% research Receive formal training in pedagogy ● ● Teach courses at partner institutions (Bunker Hill Community College, UMass Boston, Pine Manor College)
Becoming Qualified: Teaching-Focused Postdocs Harvard Medical School Curriculum Fellows Program “The Curriculum Fellows Program (CFP) is a group of PhD-level scientists continually striving to improve graduate education at Harvard Medical School...At its core, the CFP is an educational laboratory that both researches and enacts pedagogical best practices for the graduate students, postdoctoral trainees and faculty we serve.” ● 3-year fellowship, work to improve graduate education at HMS ● 80% service to home department + 20% “scholarship”
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