Open Positions
Fall 2025 proposed posting (revised)
Position Title
Half-Time Laboratory Professor of Biology at Middlebury College
Position URL
https://apply.interfolio.com/171737
Position Description
The Department of Biology invites applicants for a half-time Assistant Laboratory Professor position with expertise in cellular and molecular biology and/or genetics, beginning in January 2026. Successful applicants will have a Ph.D. by the position start date and a demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching. The successful candidate will teach two sections of an introductory, 100-level laboratory in cell biology and genetics. In collaboration with two additional lab professors, they will develop laboratory curricula, prepare laboratory classes, and mentor and train undergraduate teaching assistants. This is a 9-month, renewable contract, benefits-eligible position. The position does not offer resources for an individual research program.
Middlebury College is a top-tier liberal arts college with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in both faculty teaching, research, and service. It is also an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering a truly open, and supportive learning, teaching, and working environment. The College hires faculty from a myriad of life experiences, cultures, frames of reference, social identities, and learning perspectives to help cultivate and advance innovation in our curriculum and to provide a rich and varied educational experience to our talented and distinguished student body. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.
Middlebury College uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications electronically. Email and paper applications will not be accepted. At Middlebury, we strive to make our campus a respectful, engaged community that embraces difference, and a full range of views and opinions, with all the complexity and individuality each person brings. Through Interfolio submit: a letter of application addressed to Professor Greg Pask, search committee chair; a curriculum vitae; undergraduate and graduate transcripts; a statement of teaching interests and philosophy; and a one-page statement that addresses how your teaching and mentorship demonstrate a commitment to and/or evidence of access and inclusion in your classroom. You will also need three confidential letters of recommendation upon request, at least two of which speak to teaching ability.
For full consideration, all application materials must be received by 10/20/2025. The review process will begin 10/21/2025 and continue until the position is filled.
Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information on our background check policy can be found here: http://go.middlebury.edu/backgroundchecks.
The starting salary range for this position is $33,197-34,451.