Visiting Assistant Professor

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Posting Details

Position Title: Visiting Assistant Professor FLSA: Exempt Job Type: Full-Time Staff Term: Staff Work Schedule (hours/dates): Academic Year Schedule (dates): Spring 2027, AY 2027-28, and Fall 2028 Faculty Term: Position Type: Faculty Department: Biological, Chemical, and Environmental Sciences Job Summary/Basic Function: The Biological, Chemical, and Environmental Sciences (BCES) Department at Wheaton College is seeking applicants for a two-year Visiting Assistant Professor position starting Spring 2027 (Jan 18th) and continuing for Fall 2027, Spring 2028, and Fall 2028. The 3/3 teaching responsibilities will include upper-level courses in the candidate's area of expertise in the Spring, and Genetics and a course in data analysis using R or Python geared towards bioscience majors in the Fall. We are particularly interested in candidates with expertise and teaching experience in evolution, genetics, or bioinformatics.

Responsibilities of the Instructor include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Teaching effectively in an in-person environment that fosters meaningful student-faculty interaction.• Creating a course syllabus (with assistance, if desired) and ensuring it is provided to students and posted on the course's Canvas site.• Selecting and ordering textbooks and/or procuring other required course materials before classes begin.• Grading assignments in a timely manner and posting grades in Canvas.• Holding regular office hours and being responsive to student needs.Wheaton's Biology Department is committed to creating an innovative, inclusive learning environment. Our work has been supported by an HHMI grant for inclusive excellence in STEM. As a department focused on equity and supporting diversity within academia, we encourage applications from individuals who have been historically excluded from Biology and from those who are strongly committed to diversifying the field through mentoring students. Applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, statement of teaching philosophy, and contact information for three references. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

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Preferred Qualifications: Compensation and Benefits To attract and retain the most talented individuals, Wheaton College maintains a flexible and competitive staff compensation and benefits program.

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The anticipated hiring or recruitment range for this position is $50 – $55K. The actual salary offered will be commensurate with the qualifications, education and experience of the candidate hired. Physical Demands ADA Statement: Individuals must possess these knowledges, skills and abilities or be able to explain and demonstrate that the individual can perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities. Eeo Statement Wheaton College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and does not discriminate against any individual or group on the basis of gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, race, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, or disability. In a continuing effort to maintain and enrich an intellectually diverse learning environment, the Department and the College actively encourages applications from women and members of underrepresented groups.

Wheaton's core belief is that valuing diversity is pivotal to personal development, intellectual expansion, and societal equity. Our community is united by a shared dedication to equity and access that is essential to providing a transformative education in the Liberal Arts and Sciences. Posting Date: 09/11/2026 Closing Date: Open Until Filled Yes Contact(s): Office of Human Resources Contact Phone/Extension: 508-286-8206 Contact Email: [email protected]

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