Position Summary:

The School of Health Sciences at Columbia College invites applications for a full-timetenure-trackAssistant Professor of Biologyposition beginning in August 2026 with a strong teaching focus in cell and molecular biology and related biomedical disciplines.

The Biology program is housed in the School of Health Sciences. Other programs in thisschoolincludeChemistryExerciseSciencePublicHealthandSpeechLanguagePathology. School faculty are committed to collaborative undergraduate research and have been successful in obtaining outside funding to support these efforts.

This position is a nine-month full-time tenure-track appointment. The standard teaching load is twelve credit hours for each of the fall and spring semesters. The candidate must demonstrate the ability to design and deliver courses in a variety of formats including online and hybrid modalities and is expected to teach core courses and specialized courses in cellular molecular genetic microbiological and biomedical sciences.

Courses may include but are not limitedto:

• Introductory Biology and LifeScience
• Human Biology and MedicalTerminology
• MicrobiologyandParasitology
• Molecular Cell biology Genetics Biochemistry Immunology andHistology
• Human Anatomy&Physiology
• Specializedelectives
• Additional courses as needed to support programmaticneeds.

The candidate is expected to have flexibility in class scheduling to meet the needs of theCollege. Faculty members are expected to participate in faculty governance and academic program activities and to engage in service as well as scholarship and professionaldevelopment.

Columbia College is a liberal arts college that is committed to creating a learningcommunitythatvaluesdiversityandinclusion.Weseek candidateswhowillbeinnovativein teaching leadership and research while building collaborative relationships in the college and profession.

Qualifications

Candidates must have an earned doctorate by August 1 2026. All required documentsmustbecompletedfortheapplicationto bereviewed.Columbia CollegeisanAffirmativeAction/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Applications

To apply a candidate must submit the following materials through the online submission portal (all in one pdf file except for the cover letter which may be uploaded as a separate document):

• A cover letter describing teachinginterests/experiences
• An up-to-date curriculumvitae
• A teaching statement that includes the teaching philosophy andmethodology
• A Statement regarding research and other scholarlyendeavors
• Names and contact information for three referencesand
• Copies of graduate transcripts (Unofficial copies of transcripts will suffice for the initial application stage).

Review of completed applications will begin immediately with all materials due by April 15 2026 and will continue until the positionisfilled.

Inquiries may be directed to the Assistant Dean of Natural Sciences Dr. Adrienne Oxley at.

About ColumbiaCollege

Columbia College was founded in 1854 as Columbia Female College by the MethodistConferenceofSouthCarolina.TodayColumbia Collegeoffersapersonalized liberalarts educationthat isopenandinclusivetoall.TheCollege provideseducationalopportunitiesthat develop students capacity for critical thought and expression lifelong learning and acceptance of personal responsibility.

Columbia College empowers students to change the world with Courage for Innovation Commitment to Social Justice Confidence through Service and Competence in furtherance of its mission the College is responsive to the needs of students the communities to which it belongs and the greater global society.

Columbia College encompasses the historic undergraduate day college as well as evening online and graduate programs. Total enrollment is approximately 1600. The College is noted for faculty who foster academic excellence through collaborative teaching and learning; a vital learning community in which character ethics and values are cultivated; the study of leadership enhanced by opportunities for practical application; programs that capitalize on advances in technology; and learning environments that extend beyond the classroom.