Position Description
Responsibilities include:
Teaching two or three courses per semester including a wide variety of circumstances including, but not limited to:
● Team teaching
● Outdoor classes that integrate active learning
● Courses with enrollment ranging from 25 to 150 students
● In person and online courses
The primary responsibilities are teaching the department’s core field courses which teach organismal and ecosystem field sampling methods.
Additional teaching responsibilities include courses as assigned by the department head.
Service to the teaching mission of the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology such as:
● Participation in Department and College curriculum development
● Sharing pedagogy-related techniques with colleagues
● Serving as an academic mentor to undergraduate students in the department major
● Service on department, college, or university committees
ACADEMIC RANK
This is a non-tenure track, teaching scholar position. The initial appointment will be at the rank of assistant professor with potential for advancement.
Salary and Benefits:
Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. We anticipate a hiring salary range between $70,000 - 80,000 dependent upon education, skills, collegiate equity, and previous experience. This is a 9-month appointment with the opportunity to obtain summer salary from research and/or educational grants up to 2.75 months. Benefits include employee health, dental, and faculty life/disability insurance, social security, faculty retirement and opportunities for professional development, including sabbatical and semester leave opportunities. Benefits are described at http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/benefits/index.html.
The University of Minnesota benefits package includes:
● Competitive wages, paid holidays.
● Low cost medical, dental, and pharmacy plans.
● Health care and dependent daycare flexible spending accounts.
● Excellent retirement plans with generous employer contribution and immediate vesting.
● Employer paid disability and life insurance.
● Wellbeing program with reduced insurance premiums.
● Tuition reimbursement opportunities covering 75% of eligible tuition.
● Opportunities for sabbaticals and other professional leaves.
● Opportunities for growth and promotion.
● Employee Assistance Program.
Teaching Assistant Professor
Posted: March 9, 2022 by MAEE Administration
Category: Uncategorized
Position Description
Responsibilities include:
Teaching two or three courses per semester including a wide variety of circumstances including, but not limited to:
● Team teaching
● Outdoor classes that integrate active learning
● Courses with enrollment ranging from 25 to 150 students
● In person and online courses
The primary responsibilities are teaching the department’s core field courses which teach organismal and ecosystem field sampling methods.
Additional teaching responsibilities include courses as assigned by the department head.
Service to the teaching mission of the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology such as:
● Participation in Department and College curriculum development
● Sharing pedagogy-related techniques with colleagues
● Serving as an academic mentor to undergraduate students in the department major
● Service on department, college, or university committees
ACADEMIC RANK
This is a non-tenure track, teaching scholar position. The initial appointment will be at the rank of assistant professor with potential for advancement.
Salary and Benefits:
Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. We anticipate a hiring salary range between $70,000 - 80,000 dependent upon education, skills, collegiate equity, and previous experience. This is a 9-month appointment with the opportunity to obtain summer salary from research and/or educational grants up to 2.75 months. Benefits include employee health, dental, and faculty life/disability insurance, social security, faculty retirement and opportunities for professional development, including sabbatical and semester leave opportunities. Benefits are described at http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/benefits/index.html.
The University of Minnesota benefits package includes:
● Competitive wages, paid holidays.
● Low cost medical, dental, and pharmacy plans.
● Health care and dependent daycare flexible spending accounts.
● Excellent retirement plans with generous employer contribution and immediate vesting.
● Employer paid disability and life insurance.
● Wellbeing program with reduced insurance premiums.
● Tuition reimbursement opportunities covering 75% of eligible tuition.
● Opportunities for sabbaticals and other professional leaves.
● Opportunities for growth and promotion.
● Employee Assistance Program.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
● PhD or equivalent degree in organismal biology, or a related field at the time the appointment begins
● Experience with college/university teaching of field courses in fisheries, wildlife, conservation, ecology or similar courses
● Demonstrated ability to teach a variety of organismal and ecosystem based field techniques
● Demonstrated commitment to working with people with diverse identities and underrepresented communities
Preferred Qualifications:
● Evidence of effective teaching in both the classroom and the field
● Experience working in and/or knowledge of the fields of fisheries, wildlife, ecology, or conservation
● Experience working with diverse teams and students from different cultures and backgrounds
● Experience teaching field work in both terrestrial and aquatic systems
● Demonstrated experience or commitment to instruction programs that supports diverse learners and builds inclusive classroom environments
● Experience team teaching courses
● Comfortable teaching classes in a variety of environments, active learning, field settings, and team teaching (including occasional adverse weather conditions)
● Capable of building collegial interactions with partners from diverse communities and cultures to connect students to professional experiences
● Ability to use and implement online or hybrid learning technologies and course delivery software to teach in multiple learning modalities
Physical Requirements:
● This position requires frequent hiking off trail, frequent carrying equipment weighing up to 30 pounds, and work in occasional adverse weather conditions.
Position Description
Responsibilities include:
Teaching two or three courses per semester including a wide variety of circumstances including, but not limited to:
● Team teaching
● Outdoor classes that integrate active learning
● Courses with enrollment ranging from 25 to 150 students
● In person and online courses
The primary responsibilities are teaching the department’s core field courses which teach organismal and ecosystem field sampling methods.
Additional teaching responsibilities include courses as assigned by the department head.
Service to the teaching mission of the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology such as:
● Participation in Department and College curriculum development
● Sharing pedagogy-related techniques with colleagues
● Serving as an academic mentor to undergraduate students in the department major
● Service on department, college, or university committees
ACADEMIC RANK
This is a non-tenure track, teaching scholar position. The initial appointment will be at the rank of assistant professor with potential for advancement.
Salary and Benefits:
Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications. We anticipate a hiring salary range between $70,000 - 80,000 dependent upon education, skills, collegiate equity, and previous experience. This is a 9-month appointment with the opportunity to obtain summer salary from research and/or educational grants up to 2.75 months. Benefits include employee health, dental, and faculty life/disability insurance, social security, faculty retirement and opportunities for professional development, including sabbatical and semester leave opportunities. Benefits are described at http://www1.umn.edu/ohr/benefits/index.html.
The University of Minnesota benefits package includes:
● Competitive wages, paid holidays.
● Low cost medical, dental, and pharmacy plans.
● Health care and dependent daycare flexible spending accounts.
● Excellent retirement plans with generous employer contribution and immediate vesting.
● Employer paid disability and life insurance.
● Wellbeing program with reduced insurance premiums.
● Tuition reimbursement opportunities covering 75% of eligible tuition.
● Opportunities for sabbaticals and other professional leaves.
● Opportunities for growth and promotion.
● Employee Assistance Program.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
● PhD or equivalent degree in organismal biology, or a related field at the time the appointment begins
● Experience with college/university teaching of field courses in fisheries, wildlife, conservation, ecology or similar courses
● Demonstrated ability to teach a variety of organismal and ecosystem based field techniques
● Demonstrated commitment to working with people with diverse identities and underrepresented communities
Preferred Qualifications:
● Evidence of effective teaching in both the classroom and the field
● Experience working in and/or knowledge of the fields of fisheries, wildlife, ecology, or conservation
● Experience working with diverse teams and students from different cultures and backgrounds
● Experience teaching field work in both terrestrial and aquatic systems
● Demonstrated experience or commitment to instruction programs that supports diverse learners and builds inclusive classroom environments
● Experience team teaching courses
● Comfortable teaching classes in a variety of environments, active learning, field settings, and team teaching (including occasional adverse weather conditions)
● Capable of building collegial interactions with partners from diverse communities and cultures to connect students to professional experiences
● Ability to use and implement online or hybrid learning technologies and course delivery software to teach in multiple learning modalities
Physical Requirements:
● This position requires frequent hiking off trail, frequent carrying equipment weighing up to 30 pounds, and work in occasional adverse weather conditions.