Adjunct - Biology

University of St. Thomas - Houston

Introductory Biology

The University of St. Thomas (UST), a private Catholic university committed to the liberal arts and the religious and intellectual tradition of Catholic higher education, invites applications from outstanding candidates for adjunct faculty positions in biology.

General responsibilities include teaching undergraduate Introductory Biology courses (lab and/or lecture). At UST, Introductory Biology I focuses on population biology and evolution, whereas Introductory Biology II focuses on cellular and molecular biology. A Ph.D. in biology or related field and excellence in teaching are required for the position.

Applicants must provide a cover letter addressing qualifications for the position; curriculum vitae; and the names and contact information of three professional references. Candidates offered an adjunct faculty position must also provide official transcripts before the position starts.

The University of St. Thomas is committed to hiring faculty who can help it not only fulfill its integrated mission - the formation of the whole person for flourishing in this life and the next - but also advance it in new ways. The University's Catholic identity is the center of this mission, a Catholicism expressed for our own age by the Catechism of the Catholic Church and Pope St. John Paul II's Ex Corde Ecclesiae. The University asks all candidates applying for this position to consider these documents to ensure their professional goals and practices align with them.