The Department of Biology at Central Michigan University seeks applications for a fixed-term faculty position at 75% to begin Fall 2025. We are particularly interested in candidates who can support our teaching mission for our undergraduate program in Biology: Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology by teaching lower- and upper-level courses in this concentration. Potential courses include BIO 213 (Foundations of Ecology), BIO 500 (Biostatistics), and upper-level electives in ecology, evolution, and conservation biology, and potentially other electives depending on the candidate’s area of expertise. Candidates whose teaching strengths that could also contribute to other areas of biology are also encouraged to apply.
Required Qualifications
- Ph.D. in biology or a related field.
- Demonstrated potential for outstanding teaching.
- Effective communication skills.
- Ability to foster an inclusive and equity-centered teaching and learning environment where all can thrive.
- Ability to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience teaching at the college level.
- Experience in plant biology, biostatistics, and other ecology and conservation biology fields.
- Experience in active learning teaching approaches.
- Knowledge of modern pedagogical practices.
Message to Applicants
Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering an environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We are especially interested in highly qualified candidates who will advance and promote CMU’s mission, vision, and leadership standards.
You must submit an online application to be considered as an applicant for this position. Applicants who submit their applications by June 20, 2025, will receive full consideration.
You must submit an online application to be considered as an applicant for this position. Applicants who submit their applications by June 20, 2025, will receive full consideration.
Applications must include a cover letter and a current CV.
About the Department
The CMU Department of Biology is an interactive group of 28 tenure-track, 3 research, and 3 fixed-term faculty with diverse expertise across the discipline of biology. The Department of Biology is primarily housed in the new Biosciences Building, which features modern teaching and laboratory spaces. Our teaching spaces include an active learning classroom. We also have a greenhouse, vivarium, microscopy facility, field sites, and a biological research station.
Posting Begins
06/09/2025
Posting Ends
Open Until Filled
Yes
Type of Recruitment
External
About CMU
Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.
We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.
CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.
Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.
CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.
Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.
We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.
CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.
Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.
CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.
Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.
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