Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.

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The Department of Entomology at the University of Maryland seeks two full-time, Professional-track (non-tenure) faculty Lecturers to contribute to the undergraduate curriculum in the Biological Sciences Program (BSCI). The positions begin on January 2, 2025. Each appointee will teach 2 undergraduate courses per semester in Introductory Biology, Organismal Biology, and/or Genetics. Each appointee will also be a member of the department’s academic advising team. This is a 9-month position with opportunities for separately compensated teaching in summer or winter terms. As a faculty member in the Entomology Department, each appointee will participate in faculty meetings and department and campus service. To apply, please access the eTerp database posting at https://ejobs.umd.edu and submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, teaching philosophy, and names of 3 individuals who we may contact for letters of reference, by Nov. 1, 2024 for best consideration.

University of Maryland benefits are available. US Citizenship or work authorization is required.

M.S. in Biology or related field, some undergraduate teaching experience, some experience with field or lab-based research

Ph.D. in Biology or related field, have taught full undergraduate course, training in pedagogy

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