Anatomy & Physiology & or/ Microbiology/General Biology Instructor

Title: Anatomy & Physiology & or/ Microbiology/General Biology Instructor

Salary Range: Salary based on experience and experience

Contract Term Length: 10 Months

Standard Hours: 37.50

Work Location: Hybrid

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Jefferson Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Jefferson Community College

Department: Natural Sciences

Total Rewards

Jefferson Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks of Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

The Natural Sciences Division of Jefferson Community and Technical College has an anticipated opening for a full-time Biology instructor. This position will be responsible for full-time instruction in all or two of the following: General Biology & Laboratories, Microbiology & Laboratories, and/or Anatomy & Physiology with Laboratories.

Job Duties:

Jefferson Faculty are expected to teach in the format (fully in-person, hybrid, or online) or the location needed. Jefferson has six campus locations: Downtown, Technical, Southwest, Shelby County, Bullitt County, and Carrollton County. (We are very much in need of instructors at our Carrollton and Shelby campuses, if you have a preference for one of those campuses please mention this in your cover letter.)

In addition to teaching classes, all full-time instructors are expected to:
• Develop courses using modern pedagogical techniques that include student success, retention, and DEI activities
• Maintain scheduled office hours for mentoring and coaching students
• Use Blackboard Ultra for communication and feedback with students
• Use Starfish in advising and instruction
• Advise students on academic pathways and support registration
• Engage in Internal Service as well as External/Community Service activities
• Engage in Professional Development in discipline, teaching, advising, and all aspects of the faculty position and develop as an academic leader

The Biology Department at Jefferson Community & Technical College encourages a strong emphasis on Active Learning Techniques in our classrooms. This approach to instruction results in less traditional lectures and more Inquiry Learning from students even in fully online sections. Instructors will be expected to Plan Active Learning and Inquiry Learning activities to implement during class time.

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s degree in Biology or a Master’s degree in a related field with 18 graduate hours in the Biology discipline. Successful candidates for the Anatomy & Physiology position must demonstrate academic preparation in that specific sub-discipline. Successful candidates for the Microbiology position must have earned graduate-level credit in a microbiology course.  

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred candidates will have two years of teaching experience including labs. Experience in, and understanding of the importance of, working with students from diverse backgrounds is required

Additional Skills Requested:

This position requires the ability to work in a culturally diverse environment, which consists of frequent contact with a diverse constituency of students, faculty, staff, and the public. Candidates who have demonstrated a commitment to working with underrepresented minority students through teaching, mentoring, or administration are especially encouraged to apply. Candidates who have experience with intersectional, inclusive instruction and with a demonstrated ability to incorporate diverse perspectives into teaching and student engagement are encouraged to identify those experiences in the application materials. Jefferson Community and Technical College is working to build a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working.