Job Description

Position Description
The Department of Biology invites applications for a full time, non-tenure-track Assistant Professor of Instruction position. We seek an experienced and dedicated instructor to offer lecture courses and to coordinate lab classes in anatomy and physiology, and microbiology, for pre-health and pre-nursing students beginning in Fall 2026. The successful candidate will be expected to participate in departmental and university meetings, committees and service activities, and to assume other duties as assigned by the Chair of the Department of Biology. This position is promotion-eligible but non-tenurable.
Required Qualifications
An earned doctorate in biology or a closely related life science field.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Previous teaching experience in microbiology or anatomy and physiology classes.
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated excellence in college or university-level teaching as instructor of record in introductory biology courses.
Proficiency in the use of instructional technology.
Experience coordinating multiple laboratory classes and managing teaching assistants.
Previous teaching experience in both microbiology and anatomy and physiology classes.
Application Procedures
Only applications submitted through the Texas State University website will considered:
https://jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/56947.

For full consideration, please submit the following items by May 31, 2026:
Cover letter emphasizing your qualifications for this position.
Curriculum vitae.
Unofficial transcripts (as one pdf document).
List of References.
As part of the application, you will be asked to provide contact information for three academic references with knowledge of your experience and skills in university-level teaching. Please provide the names and email addresses for these references in the “List of References” section of the employment application.
The candidate selected for hire will be required to provide official transcripts from all degree-granting universities.