Position Summary
Bowdoin College’s Department of Biology and Program in Biochemistry invite applications for a full-time, benefits-eligible lecturer-track faculty appointment at the rank of Lecturer beginning July 1, 2025. Initial appointment to this ongoing teaching position is for three years, with recurring multi-year appointments and the possibility of eventual promotion to senior lecturer contingent on successful review and reappointment. The position subfield is open. The teaching load is four courses per year. Courses will include a rotation of intermediate-level offerings in cell biology, biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, microbiology, and developmental biology, with weekly lab sections co-instructed by professional laboratory instructors. The successful candidate also will teach an annual non-lab biochemistry course, contribute to introductory-level instruction in Biology, and offer advanced courses in their area of specialization where opportunity and demand allow. A PhD in Biochemistry, Biology, or a related field is expected by date of appointment. Prior experience leading undergraduate course instruction is strongly preferred. This position complements two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in Cell Biology and Biochemistry advertised separately.

Bowdoin requires its faculty to have a strong commitment to inclusive excellence in their teaching. At Bowdoin, inclusive excellence is an ongoing collective practice that honors our institutional commitment to provide an outstanding liberal arts education and serve the common good. We practice inclusive excellence when we build capacity to engage with and learn from differences, leverage resources to disrupt inequities, and foster belonging so that all members of our community can thrive.

The Bowdoin community warmly welcomes people of all backgrounds. We encourage applications from candidates who will enrich and contribute to the College’s multifaceted diversity. We especially encourage people from historically excluded groups to apply. Accessibility during the application and interview stages, as well as once employed, is a priority of the College: https://www.bowdoin.edu/accessibility/index.html. Finally, visa sponsorships for faculty hires are available.

Bowdoin College offers opportunities for professional development, including a path to promotion to senior lecturer and eligibility for fully-funded, one-semester senior lecturer sabbatical leaves. Support for teaching, curricular development, grant-writing, digital initiatives, computing software, professional conference travel, and community partnerships in courses is readily available to all faculty. The College also offers robust programming and resources for establishing and enhancing mentoring networks.

Bowdoin College accepts only electronic submissions. Please submit: 1) a cover letter; 2) a curriculum vitae; 3) a statement that describes your teaching philosophy and how your teaching, scholarship, and mentorship supports our commitment to equity and inclusion; and 4) the names and contact information for three references who have agreed to provide letters of recommendation. Letters will be automatically requested from the references of candidates invited for interviews.

Review of applications will begin September 9, 2024, and continue until the position is filled.

Founded in 1794 on the Maine coast, Bowdoin is one of the oldest and most selective coeducational, residential liberal arts colleges in the country. Located in Brunswick, a 30-minute drive north of Portland, the College is in an area rich with natural beauty and year-round outdoor activities. Bowdoin’s reputation rests on the excellence of its faculty and students, intimate size, strong sense of community, and commitment to diversity (40% students of color, 7% international students and 18% first generation college students). Bowdoin College complies with applicable provisions of federal and state laws that prohibit unlawful discrimination in employment, admission, or access to its educational or extracurricular programs, activities, or facilities based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry and national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, marital status, place of birth, genetic predisposition, veteran status, or against qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities on the basis of disability, or any other legally protected statuses. For further information about the College and our department, please visit our website: http://www.bowdoin.edu.