Georgia Southern University seeks applications for a Visiting Instructor in Biology

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The Department of Biology in the College of Science and Mathematics at Georgia Southern University has an opening for a visiting instructor position in Biology for which we seek to make a hire for academic year 2021-2022. The home campus for this position will be the Statesboro campus but travel to the Savannah or Hinesville Campuses is a possibility.

Georgia Southern University is a distinctive combination of Southern charm and uncompromising
academics. We are a Carnegie Doctoral/R2 institution serving about 26,500 students through nine
colleges on three beautiful oak-lined campuses in Statesboro, Savannah, Hinesville, and via a growing
online program. Throughout its degree offerings at the associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral
levels, Georgia Southern cultivates community collaboration, world-class scholarship and hands-on
learning opportunities.

Georgia Southern University was founded in 1906 as a school for teaching modern agricultural
production techniques and homemaking skills to rural school children. Its Savannah campus was
established in 1935 as Armstrong Junior College for local youth who could not afford to attend college
away from home. The Liberty Center in Hinesville was established in 1998 to serve the military and their families at nearby Fort Stewart, the largest military base east of the Mississippi. All three locations came together in 2018 when Armstrong State University and Georgia Southern University consolidated. The “new” Georgia Southern University preserves a passion for serving its neighbors while preparing students for lifelong service as scholars, leaders, and responsible stewards of their communities.

Believing that diversity, equity, and inclusion contribute to excellence in the workplace and to the quality of the University’s academic environment, Georgia Southern University is committed to recruiting and retaining diverse faculty and staff to support, promote, and serve a diverse student body and promote Inclusive Excellence. Candidates from historically underrepresented groups, whose work furthers the institution’s Inclusive Excellence goals and who bring to campus varied life experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds are especially encouraged to apply.
Within this setting, the Department offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in Biology. In
addition, the minor in Biology attracts students from a range of disciplines.

Position Summary  

Reporting to the department chair, the visiting instructor of Biology will mostly
teach introductory biology and microbiology courses. At Georgia Southern, visiting faculty teach fifteen contact hours per semester, hold regular office hours, and actively participate in departmental meetings. Collegiality is essential. All visiting positions are non-tenure track appointments. There is the possibility of reappointment based on funding availability and satisfactory performance. The second year would be a terminal year, without exception. The salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.