1996-97 THORNTON LECTURER
WESTERN STATE COLLEGE OF COLORADO
DATE AVAILABLE: September 1996
DESCRIPTION: Western State College seeks a biologist with field and
laboratory teaching expertise to fill a one-year temporary position.
Responsibilities will include the development and coordination of new and
innovative research experiences in the introductory biology course for
biology majors, Biological Principles. Particularly desirable is the
development of exercises that 1) capitalize on our mountain setting and
proximity to diverse habitats, 2) expose students to laboratory-based
inquiry, and 3) incorporate computing in data acquisition and analysis.
The Lecturer will teach a total of 18 credit hours per year, primarily in
Biological Principles lecture and laboratory sections, and work with the
faculty in course development and grant writing. Desirable is a
broadly-trained biologist with a strong record of scholarship, a commitment
to undergraduate teaching and research, and a willingness to incorporate
integrated approaches to undergraduate science education. A masters
degree in a biological discipline is required. Ph.D preferred. This
position may be renewed a second year.
SALARY: Up to $28,000 commensurate with experience, plus benefits.
INSTITUTION/LOCATION: Western State College is a state supported,
undergraduate college with approximately 2,500 students and 110 faculty. The
biology program has approximately 200 majors, a comprehensive undergraduate
curriculum, and a faculty of eight. Western is located in Gunnison, a rural
Rocky Mountain community at an altitude of 7700 feet, 200 miles southwest of
Denver.
APPLICATIONS: Send curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy and
the names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references to: Thornton
Lecturer Search Committee, Biology Program, Western State College, Gunnison,
CO 81231. Review of applications will begin April 1, 1996 and will continue
until the position is filled.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: For more information contact Peter Gauss
(970-943-2094; pgauss at western.edu). To learn more about Western State
College and the biology program, please visit our home page on the World
Wide Web (http://www.western.edu).
Western State College is an equal opportunity educator and employer and
specifically invites applications from women and members of minority
groups.
