Description

University Overview:

MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU) is a private university with a variety of undergraduate, graduate and adult education programs, accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Located in the Kansas City metropolitan area, MNU seeks to educate students to serve with purpose within the educational context of the liberal arts, and a Wesleyan-holiness theological perspective. MNU has an enrollment of approximately 1500 students with half considered traditional residential students. For more information about MNU, see our website: www.mnu.edu.

Position Description:

The Department of Natural, Health, and Mathematical Sciences at MidAmerica Nazarene University (MNU), a faith-based university in Olathe, Kansas, invites qualified candidates to apply for the position of Biology adjunct instructor. The candidate should have education related to biological sciences, specifically genetics. Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching and to Christian education.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Teach undergraduate, in-person Genetics course and/or Genetics laboratory
• Teach undergraduate, in-person 8-week science general education course

Course Description(s):

BIOL 3204 Genetics. A study of the fundamental principles of inheritance considering the molecular, cytological, and population evidence. Three class hours and three hours of laboratory per week.

GNSC 1303 Engaging with Science. This course is a unified study of structure and function of God’s created order. Students will creatively, critically, and collaboratively engage with the ideas, structures, and practices of science. General themes for the course include discussions on where the created order of the universe came from, what are the essentials needed to sustain life, and how the future may look. Three class hours per week.

Qualifications

Educational Qualifications/Skills Required:

A successful applicant will share the university’s mission of Christ centered transformation, a commitment to excellence and innovation, and possess the following:

• Master’s degree or higher that includes training in Biological Sciences
• Excellence in teaching and student supervision
• Excellent communication skills and timeliness

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

Work is performed in the classroom setting and/or online.

Application: Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. To apply for this position, send the following documentation to MNU Human Resources at hr@mnu.edu.

• Letter of application
• Curriculum vita
• Transcripts
• Statement of Christian faith, including personal faith (approximately 1 page)

Questions regarding your application may be addressed to Abigail Brubaker, HR Specialist, at abrubaker@mnu.edu. Question regarding the position may be addressed to Leigh Kreshel. Chair of the Department of Natural, Health, and Mathematical Sciences at lakreshel@mnu.edu.

MidAmerica is very much interested in reviewing applications from qualified members of traditionally underrepresented groups in America, including women and racial and ethnic minorities. MidAmerica Nazarene University policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, marital status, or disability in the recruitment and admission of students and in the operation of all university programs, activities, and services. Any concerns regarding discrimination on the basis of gender or disability should be addressed to the Associate Academic Vice President, university coordinator of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, in the Academic Offices in Lunn Hall, (913) 971-3573.