What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Teaching Professor of Biological Sciences position at usm?
Special Instructions to Applicants
Applicants
should submit a cover letter, CV, teaching philosophy, unofficial graduate transcripts,
and contact information for three professional references. Review of applications will begin immediately
and continue until the position is filled.
For inquiries about the position, please contact Dr. Jennifer Walker, Associate
Dean and Search Committee Chair at, 228-865-4507 or Jennifer.Walker@usm.edu.
Applicants
must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis
without the need for visa sponsorship.
The University will not sponsor applicants for work visas (e.g., H-1B).
Job Summary
The
School of Biological, Environmental, and Earth Sciences at The University of
Southern Mississippi is seeking a full-time, nine-month, non-tenure track Assistant Teaching Professor at the Gulf Park campus beginning August
2026. The successful candidate will be
expected to teach 12 credit hours per semester, and possible courses include
undergraduate introductory biology majors and non-majors courses (lectures and
labs), sophomore-level general microbiology, microbiology for health professions,
and upper- level environmental microbiology, or other advanced microbiology
courses.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Teach 12 semester credit hours of freshman introductory majors and non-majors courses and laboratories as well as sophomore level microbiology courses and junior/senior level courses including, but not limited to, cell biology and physiology.
- Mentor teaching assistants in laboratories.
- Collect and report assessment data.
- Participate in appropriate committees and recruitment activities.
- Teach online classes as needed.
- Participate in student advisement.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
