Adjunct Biology Lab Instructors

Part-time instructors will teach general biology laboratories or anatomy and physiology laboratories. Both day and evening sessions are available. The instructor will teach a 2.5-hour laboratory session with students who are performing experiments in either introductory biology or A&P labs. Labs will involve presenting a mini-pre-lab lecture followed by monitoring and assisting students as they perform experiments. Position also includes managing a course website, attending a one-hour weekly lab meeting, holding one hour of weekly office hours, and grading worksheets and lab reports.

For more information, please contact Dr. Kasey Christopher at christopherk@duq.edu.

Minimum qualifications include a Master's degree or Ph.D. in biology or a related discipline from an accredited institution. Experience teaching undergraduate students is preferred.

Alternately, the successful candidate may possess any equivalent combination of experience and training, which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities required to perform the essential job functions. This includes commitment to the University’s values of diversity, equity and inclusion, and recognition of the importance of treating each individual with dignity and respect consistent with the University’s Mission. Additionally, applicants must have demonstrated experience with, and understanding of, the broad diversity of the University community (students, faculty, staff and others).

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the University Community.

Ability and willingness to contribute actively to the mission of the University and to respect the Spiritan Catholic identity of Duquesne University. The mission is implemented through a commitment to academic excellence, a spirit of service, moral and spiritual values, sensitivity to world concerns, and an ecumenical campus community.

Applicants are asked to submit a cover letter, Curriculum vitae, and contact information for three professional references.

Duquesne University was founded in 1878 by its sponsoring religious community, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit. Duquesne University is Catholic in mission and ecumenical in spirit. Motivated by its Catholic identity, Duquesne values equality of opportunity both as an educational institution and as an employer.