LECTURER Position Description: Full time, 9-month, non tenure track biologist. Appointment date: August 2012.
Responsibilities: This position will require a dynamic educator to work closely with undergraduate students in virtual and face-to-face settings. Responsibilities will be 70% teaching, 20% service, and 10% scholarship. Teaching responsibilities will include coordination of online non-majors biology labs and teaching General Education courses such as Human Biology and Humans and the Environment, and Introductory Biology labs for majors. A typical teaching load includes 12 credit hours and 15 + contact hours per semester. In addition, the applicant will be expected to lead departmental recruitment and retention efforts, coordinate visits with prospective students, develop and maintain an on-line strategy marketing our programs and faculty activities, and contribute service to the Department. Required Qualifications: Masters degree in biology or an appropriate subdiscipline. Preferred Qualifications: The ideal applicant would have experience in recruitment and retention programs for the sciences. Applicants should provide evidence of teaching experience and recruitment, for example, program development and teaching evaluations. Other necessary qualifications include strong communication skills, a commitment to excellence in teaching and advising, and active participation with students. Contact: Dr. Brian R. Maricle, Chair of Search Committee, Department of Biological Sciences, Fort Hays State University, 600 Park Street, Hays, KS 67601-4099 Phone: 785-628-5367, Fax: 785-628-4153, email: [email protected] Fort Hays State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, religion, national origin, color, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, or veteran status in its programs and activities. The University employs only United States citizens and aliens who are lawfully authorized to work in the United States. The director of affirmative action, coordinator of Title IX, Title VI, Section 504 and ADA regulations, may be contacted at 600 Park St., Hays, KS 67601, 785-628-4033. FHSU is committed to the cultural enrichment of its student body and work force through Affirmative Action and Equal Education/Employment Opportunity. Members of historically underrepresented social groups in higher education, women, and persons with disability or veteran status are encouraged to apply. Preference will be given to applications received by 14 June 2012. Electronic copies of materials can be sent to [email protected]. Electronic applications preferred. Applications must include: 1. Curriculum vitae 2. Unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts 3. Statement of teaching interests and recruitment and retention philosophy; this may include supporting documentation 4. Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of four references Do NOT send letters of recommendation at this time. Check Details at: www.fhsu.edu/faculty-and-staff/employment-and-benefits/ The final candidate will have consented to and successfully completed a criminal background check. The Department of Biological Sciences has 12 full-time faculty positions representing the disciplines of botany, ecology, physiology, evolutionary biology, microbiology, anatomy, and vertebrate zoology. The Department offers B.S. degrees in 12 concentration areas, a General Science program for pre-health professional and environmental science students, and advises thesis and non-thesis M.S. degrees in biology. A minimum of seven GTAs assist with teaching undergraduate labs; an additional six graduate assistantships are available through the Sternberg Museum of Natural History and the Kansas Wetlands Education Center. The Department is housed in the recently renovated Albertson Hall, which includes fully mediated classrooms and laboratories. The Department employs a full-time lab coordinator and office manager, and a half-time greenhouse manager. Fort Hays State University is a state-supported liberal and applied arts institution governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. It primarily serves the western one-half of Kansas. Approximately 13,000 students are enrolled in four colleges (Arts and Sciences, Business and Leadership, Education and Technology, and Health and Life Sciences) and a Graduate School, which have a combined total of 340 full-time faculty members. The campus is modern, spacious (4,160 acres), attractive, and has outstanding museums, galleries, and cultural and recreational facilities. A unit of the AAUP represents the faculty through a formal negotiated labor agreement. Kansas State Universitys Agricultural Research Center at Hays is adjacent to the campus. Fort Hays State University is committed to the cultural enrichment of its student body and work force through Affirmative Action and Equal Education/Employment Opportunity. Members of historically underrepresented groups in higher education, women, and persons with disability or veteran status are encouraged to apply. Hays, Kansas is a city of approximately 20,000 located roughly midway between Kansas City and Denver on I-70. It is a regional center serving the cultural, health, educational, business, service, and transportation needs of much of western Kansas. Medical and educational facilities are superior. Manufacturing, medical, education, retail, farming, ranching, and oil comprise a large part of the local economy. Hays offers excellent K-12 schools, has a friendly community, and continues to develop a growing downtown business district.
