Assistant Teaching Professor MicrobiologyImmunology
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Job Summary
The School of Life Sciences (SOLS) invites applications for a full-time benefits-eligible non-tenure-eligible Assistant Teaching Professor position with an anticipated start date of August 16 2026. The position is 80% teaching and 20% service. Subsequent academic year renewals (Aug. 16 to May 15) are contingent upon satisfactory performance availability of resources and the needs of the unit. Supplementary summer teaching may be available.
Applicants should have advanced knowledge of microbiology immunology and microbial genetics/genomics as well as experience in teaching and mentoring at the college or university level. Ideally candidates will also have research experience in microbiology immunology virology microbial genetics environmental microbiology or microbial physiology.
Successful applicants will contribute to SOLS innovative online MS programs in biology with focus on the area of microbiology and immunology. They will be responsible for providing instruction in online Masters-level and undergraduate courses in microbiology immunology microbial genetics/genomics and/or general biology. This includes supervising coursework for Applied Projects and Capstones for the Biology MS program. Responsibilities will include supervising graduate teaching assistants and updating/developing course materials with other faculty & staff. This person will also provide service within the school college and university in capacities appropriate for the position.
About School of Life Sciences
With more than 100 full-time faculty members and excellent undergraduate and graduate training programs the School of Life Sciences (SOLS) ( has wide-ranging expertise across the biological sciences. SOLS supports and encourages multiple interdisciplinary research initiatives. ASU offers an attractive start-up package with highly competitive conditions of employment. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and SOLS value our cultural and intellectual breadth and continually strive to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment. ASUs stimulating and highly collaborative environment provides access to state-of-the-art equipment and core facilities.
About The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is the academic heart of Arizona State University committed to improving communities on a local national and global scale. We support the professional development and growth of our faculty and staff in their cutting-edge research to advance these aims. Within The College our faculty engage with a large curious student body guiding them as they grow into socially aware critical thinkers and writers able to succeed in a wide range of careers and to address the challenges of the twenty-first century. Advancing the success of our students remains our top priority. To learn more about The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences please visit .
About Arizona State University
ASU exemplifies a new prototype for the American public research university. As articulated in the ASU Charter ASU is a comprehensive public research university measured not by whom it excludes but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic social cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.
Essential Functions:
- Provide instruction in online Masters-level and undergraduate courses such as BIO 420 (Immunology) MIC 205 (Microbiology) BIO 353/4 (Cell Biology/Lab) BIO 357 (Cell and Molecular Biology Lab) and/or BIO 181 (General Biology I)
- Supervise coursework for Applied Projects and Capstones for the Biology MS program
- Supervise graduate teaching assistants and updating/developing course materials with other faculty & staff
- Provide service to the school college and university commensurate with 20% effort
Required Qualifications:
- PhD or other doctoral degree in microbiology molecular biology immunology environmental microbiology microbial genetics/genomics or a related field by the time of appointment
- Demonstrated experience teaching college-level microbiology or immunology courses (teaching assistant experiences considered)
- Demonstrated evidence of organizational and communication skills
Desired Qualifications:
- Three (3) or more years of college-level teaching experience
- Three (3) or more years of research experience in microbiology immunology virology microbial genetics environmental microbiology or microbial physiology
- Demonstrated experience teaching college-level biology courses in alternative delivery modalities such as hybrid or online
- Experience creating curriculum and teaching online
- Experience in using technology to supplement and improve pedagogy
- A record of using evidence-based methods of teaching that promote mastery of biological concepts and advance higher-order critical thinking as evidenced by instruction and assessments
- Demonstrated commitment to serving and understanding the particular needs of online students
- Experience supervising and mentoring teaching assistants
- Participation in the higher education community and professional development activities (for example authoring educational and scientific publications presenting at conferences attending workshops etc.)
- Demonstrated commitment to working with faculty staff students and communities to advance the principles of the ASU Charter
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Classroom Experience
- Medical Management
- Library Services
- Pharmacy Residency
- Research Experience
- Teaching
- Higher Education Teaching
- Curriculum Development
- Grant Writing
- Mentoring
- Research Laboratory Experience
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