Lecturer in Biology (Johns Hopkins University)

Lecturer in Biology Requisition #: A-127983-3 Status: Full Time Type: Faculty School: Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Department/Program: Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences Location City: Baltimore Location State: MD Location Zip Code: 21218 Closing Date: Open until filled To apply: apply.interfolio.com/127983 General Description The David S. Olton Program in Behavioral Biology, housed in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University invites applications for a full-time, open-rank teaching faculty member with a strong background in organismal biology with expertise in Behavioral Evolution, Neuroethology or Evolutionary Neuroscience. This position will join existing tenure- and non-tenure-track faculty affiliated with the program and will contribute to the program's educational mission through teaching and advising undergraduate students. Specific teaching assignments include an introductory course, Human Origins (organismal to human evolution), an advanced Behavioral Evolution Laboratory that employs modern comparative methodological techniques, Senior Seminar in Behavioral Biology, and two courses of the applicant's design (one first year seminar and one upper-level course). Additional duties include mentoring the research of talented undergraduates, participating in curriculum development, and academic advising.? If desired by the candidate, opportunities are available to teach during the summer to secure summer funding. Johns Hopkins has established a non-tenure track for faculty involved primarily in education. This position will be filled at the Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Teaching Professor, or Teaching Professor level with a renewable contract, commensurate with the candidate's experience and current rank.??A Senior Lecturer appointment requires teaching with distinction for no fewer than five years at a similar university. The appointments of Associate Teaching Professor and Teaching Professor require a record of teaching experience and seniority commensurate with that of tenure-track Associate Professors and Professors.? Criteria for promotion include excellence in teaching, educational publications, curriculum development, and pedagogical innovation.? The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary and benefits options including health and retirement plan participation. The target start date is January 2024, but we are flexible and would consider an earlier start date for candidates who apply early and are poised to transition to this position. Qualifications A Ph.D. is required in a relevant discipline, and teaching experience is essential.? Application Instructions Candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy and interests, a one-page description of past research and potential projects involving undergraduates, teaching evaluations, and the names of at least three references. The search will remain open until the position is filled; however, in order to receive full consideration, applicants should submit their materials no later than September 15, 2023. Questions regarding the application process can be directed to Rebecca Swisdak (rswisdak@jhu.edu). To apply for this position, visit: apply.interfolio.com/127983 The Johns Hopkins University is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the university does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or other legally protected characteristic. The university is committed to providing qualified individuals access to all academic and employment programs, benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance and merit without regard to personal factors that are irrelevant to the program involved. The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711. The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work. Your recruiter will advise accordingly. During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment. The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office. Equal Opportunity Employer EEO is the Law. Learn more: https://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf Important legal information: http://hrnt.jhu.edu/legal.cfm Clery Notice of Availability The Johns Hopkins University Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available on the University’s website http://security.jhu.edu/_template-assets/documents/annual_report.pdf. In keeping with the mandates of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), the University’s Annual Report contains statistics of certain crimes that are reported and that occurred on campus, in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or an officially recognized student organization, and on public property within or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus for the three most recent calendar years. Also included are campus security policies including those related to missing student notifications, alcohol and drug use, sexual assault, relationship violence, and stalking, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, and fire safety policies and statistics. All Johns Hopkins faculty, staff and students are encouraged to read and print out the report at http://security.jhu.edu/_template-assets/documents/annual_report.pdf and to report all criminal incidents promptly to your respective security department. A printed copy of the report may be obtained from the following university security offices or personnel: Homewood (410-516-4631); Peabody Institute (667-208-6608); Medical Institutions (410-614-3473); Applied Physics Laboratory (443-778-4805); Harbor East Campus (410-234-9301); Columbia Center (410-516-9700); SAIS Bologna Center (202-663-5808, Int. +39.051.2917.811); Washington Centers - KSAS (202-663-5808), SAIS (202-663-5808), Carey Business School (202-663-5808); Hopkins-Nanjing Center (202-663-5808, Int. +86.25.8359.2436); Montgomery County Campus (301-294-7011) and Barcelona, Spain (Int. +34.93.542.25.99). If you apply for this position please say you saw it on Bioloxy

Lecturer in Biology

Requisition #: A-127983-3

Status: Full Time

Type: Faculty

School: Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

Department/Program: Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences

Location City: Baltimore

Location State: MD

Location Zip Code: 21218

Closing Date: Open until filled

To apply: apply.interfolio.com/127983

General Description

The David S. Olton Program in Behavioral Biology, housed in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins University invites applications for a full-time, open-rank teaching faculty member with a strong background in organismal biology with expertise in Behavioral Evolution, Neuroethology or Evolutionary Neuroscience. This position will join existing tenure- and non-tenure-track faculty affiliated with the program and will contribute to the program's educational mission through teaching and advising undergraduate students. Specific teaching assignments include an introductory course, Human Origins (organismal to human evolution), an advanced Behavioral Evolution Laboratory that employs modern comparative methodological techniques, Senior Seminar in Behavioral Biology, and two courses of the applicant's design (one first year seminar and one upper-level course). Additional duties include mentoring the research of talented undergraduates, participating in curriculum development, and academic advising.? If desired by the candidate, opportunities are available to teach during the summer to secure summer funding.

Johns Hopkins has established a non-tenure track for faculty involved primarily in education. This position will be filled at the Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Teaching Professor, or Teaching Professor level with a renewable contract, commensurate with the candidate's experience and current rank.??A Senior Lecturer appointment requires teaching with distinction for no fewer than five years at a similar university. The appointments of Associate Teaching Professor and Teaching Professor require a record of teaching experience and seniority commensurate with that of tenure-track Associate Professors and Professors.? Criteria for promotion include excellence in teaching, educational publications, curriculum development, and pedagogical innovation.? The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary and benefits options including health and retirement plan participation. The target start date is January 2024, but we are flexible and would consider an earlier start date for candidates who apply early and are poised to transition to this position.

Qualifications

A Ph.D. is required in a relevant discipline, and teaching experience is essential.?

Application Instructions

Candidates should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy and interests, a one-page description of past research and potential projects involving undergraduates, teaching evaluations, and the names of at least three references. The search will remain open until the position is filled; however, in order to receive full consideration, applicants should submit their materials no later than September 15, 2023. Questions regarding the application process can be directed to Rebecca Swisdak (rswisdak@jhu.edu).

To apply for this position, visit: apply.interfolio.com/127983

The Johns Hopkins University is committed to equal opportunity for its faculty, staff, and students. To that end, the university does not discriminate on the basis of sex, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or other legally protected characteristic. The university is committed to providing qualified individuals access to all academic and employment programs, benefits and activities on the basis of demonstrated ability, performance and merit without regard to personal factors that are irrelevant to the program involved.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.

The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

Equal Opportunity Employer
EEO is the Law. Learn more: https://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf
Important legal information: http://hrnt.jhu.edu/legal.cfm

Clery Notice of Availability
The Johns Hopkins University Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available on the University’s website http://security.jhu.edu/_template-assets/documents/annual_report.pdf.

In keeping with the mandates of the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), the University’s Annual Report contains statistics of certain crimes that are reported and that occurred on campus, in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by the University or an officially recognized student organization, and on public property within or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus for the three most recent calendar years. Also included are campus security policies including those related to missing student notifications, alcohol and drug use, sexual assault, relationship violence, and stalking, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, and fire safety policies and statistics. All Johns Hopkins faculty, staff and students are encouraged to read and print out the report at http://security.jhu.edu/_template-assets/documents/annual_report.pdf and to report all criminal incidents promptly to your respective security department.

A printed copy of the report may be obtained from the following university security offices or personnel: Homewood (410-516-4631); Peabody Institute (667-208-6608); Medical Institutions (410-614-3473); Applied Physics Laboratory (443-778-4805); Harbor East Campus (410-234-9301); Columbia Center (410-516-9700); SAIS Bologna Center (202-663-5808, Int. +39.051.2917.811); Washington Centers - KSAS (202-663-5808), SAIS (202-663-5808), Carey Business School (202-663-5808); Hopkins-Nanjing Center (202-663-5808, Int. +86.25.8359.2436); Montgomery County Campus (301-294-7011) and Barcelona, Spain (Int. +34.93.542.25.99).

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