Instructor, Biological Sciences - Tenure Track - Fall

Position: Instructor, Biological Sciences - Tenure Track - Fall 2026
* Grant-in-Aid:
Tuition & fee assistance for employees and their families at NSHE institutions.
* Time Off: CSN provides a variety of time off options to help employees manage their work-life balance.
* Holidays:
All CSN employees receive 12 paid holidays per year.
* Benefits: CSN offers attractive and customizable health insurance plans for employee and dependents.
* Retirement Plan:  Participants contribute 19.25% with 100% employer match.
* On-site  services available.
* Learning & professional development opportunities.
* Active  that focus on campus-wide diversity initiatives to create a welcoming campus climate.
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*** Teaching transferable, entry-level lectures and laboratories for BIOL 191 Introduction to Organismal Biology and one or more of the following: NRES 310 Wildlife Ecology & Management, BIOL 432 Herpetology, BIOL 433 Ornithology, and BIOL 434 Mammalogy.
* Applying a variety of instructional strategies appropriate to the needs of the student population and the standards of the discipline.
* Developing clear syllabi and effective course materials.
* Evaluating student mastery of skills and competencies required by course learning outcomes.
* Participating in course and program assessment and curricular development.
* Participating in discipline, department, and school meetings and activities
* Serving on department, school, and college-wide committees that focus on unit planning and institutional decision-making.
* Establishing and maintaining positive working relationships with students, faculty, and staff of diverse ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
* Teaching on multiple campuses during the day or evening hours.
* Master of Science degree in biological science from an accredited College or University.
* One year of experience teaching organismal biology at the college level.
* Ph.D. in biological science from an accredited College or University.
* At least one year of experience teaching organismal biology at a community college.
* At least one year of experience teaching wildlife ecology & management herpetology, ornithology, or mammalogy at the college level.
* Demonstrated experience with the use of technology in the classroom.
* Demonstrated experience with assessment of course and program student learning outcomes.
* Demonstrated experience working with a diverse/multicultural student body and/or workforce.
* Resume/CV
* Cover Letter
* Contact information for three professional references (Name, email, and phone number)
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in 1971 and situated in the greater Las Vegas metropolitan area, CSN, as Nevada’s largest college and one of the largest in the nation, operates in over 50 locations including 3 main campuses, as well as multiple sites and centers throughout the southern Nevada area.  As a comprehensive, multi-campus community college, and the largest and most ethnically diverse institution in the state of Nevada, CSN educates over 50,000 students, including more than 14,000 non-credit students annually.

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