Assistant Professor, Biology - Physiology

Overview

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT, USA

Posted 10/14/2025

The Biology Department at Fairfield University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position in physiology beginning Fall 2026, pending final budget approval.

• Teach undergraduate courses, with a teaching load of three undergraduate courses per semester.
• Contribute to the team-taught General Biology sequence (specifically General Biology
  2).
• Offer an upper-division course in the candidate's area of expertise and courses for non-science majors as part of the Magis core curriculum.
• Actively involve undergraduate students in the candidate’s research program and develop an active and sustainable laboratory-based research program.
• Engage in service to the department, University, and professional communities.
• Collaborate with colleagues to maintain a high-quality undergraduate liberal arts education consistent with Jesuit education principles.

• Ph.D. in Biology or a related field by August 2026.
• A strong commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching.
• Demonstrated potential to develop an active and sustainable research program with undergraduate researchers.
• Ideal candidate will have post-doctoral experience and undergraduate teaching experience.
• Evidence of peer-reviewed scholarly accomplishments.
• Understanding and commitment to educating undergraduate students in the liberal arts tradition, a hallmark of Jesuit education.