*Position*: Full-time Lecturer Botanical Education and Greenhouse Support
The Division of Biology and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
12-month position
*Institution*: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
*Location*: Knoxville, Tennessee
*Description*:
The Division of Biology and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology (EEB) jointly seek a full-time Lecturer to support the Director
of Biology Teaching and Learning and the EEB Greenhouse Manager. This
position is a 50/50 split between these two units. The primary
supervisor would be the Director of Teaching and Learning, currently Dr.
Beth Schussler.
For the Division, this position will oversee the Introductory Botany lab
course (Biology 115-offered in fall and spring). This includes preparing
all materials for the labs, purchasing and maintaining course supplies,
training and supporting the graduate student instructors of the labs,
and revising the curriculum as needed. Growing and maintaining plants in
the greenhouse for the botany lab is a necessary role.
This position will also assist with maintenance of the greenhouse
facilities, plant collections, and outdoor gardens under EEB and
Division care. This work will be done under the supervision of
Greenhouse Manager Jeff Martin. Duties include running the greenhouse
equipment, watering, insect and disease scouting, and plant care.
Supervising student workers is part of the required duties. This
position will also grow and provide plant materials needed for
instructional purposes in other Division courses.
*Qualifications*:
Minimum of a Master’s degree and 18 hours coursework in botany or plant
sciences required. Introductory botany teaching experience (especially
as a GTA), and prior work in a greenhouse preferred.
Interested individuals should send a cover letter and CV electronically
to Dr. Beth Schussler ([email protected]).
