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Lecturer - Molecular & Cell Biology - MCB 2021-2022

University of California Berkeley

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Posted:

December 16, 2020

Location:

Berkeley, California

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Academic/Faculty, Biological/Biomedical Sciences

Lecturer - Molecular & Cell Biology - MCB 2021-2022

The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology (MCB) at UC Berkeley invites applications for a pool of full-time or part-time, temporary non-tenure track Lecturer positions to teach MCB courses as the need arises. Screening of applicants begins immediately and will continue as needed. Applicants will be selected from this pool for one calendar year, beginning with the Spring 2021 semester. The number of positions varies from semester to semester, depending upon the needs of MCB. Vacancies may arise during the Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters. Positions typically start at the beginning of the semester, and appointments may be renewable based on need, funding, and performance.

Due to COVID 19 UC Berkeley will begin the spring semester with fully remote instruction. UC Berkeley is prepared to implement hybrid and/or flexible modes of instruction as soon as public health conditions allow. Remote instruction may be synchronous, asynchronous, or a combination of both. Instructors must have internet access and be prepared to adjust pedagogical approaches with a remote setting and use new teaching tools.

Teaching Responsibilities
We are seeking outstanding lecturers who can teach/co-teach small, medium and large size lecture, seminar and/or laboratory courses in the subject areas listed below:

Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology

Cell & Developmental Biology

Genetics, Genomics and Development

Immunology and Pathogenesis

Neurobiology

General Duties
In addition to teaching responsibilities, general duties include holding office hours, assigning grades, advising students, preparing course materials (e.g., syllabus), maintaining a course website, and using a learning management system( e.g. bCourses at UC Berkeley, Canvas, etc.).

Minimum Basic Qualifications (by the time of application):
Laboratory Courses and Lecturer Courses: A Master's degree (or equivalent international degree) is required by the time of application.

Additional Qualifications:
Lecture Courses: A Ph.D. degree (or equivalent international degree) is required to teach a lecture course by the time of hire.

Preferred Qualifications (by start date):
Lecture Courses: Documented experience in teaching one of the biological or life sciences at the college level.
Laboratory Courses: Completion of all Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree) requirements except dissertation in a biological field or life sciences is also satisfactory.

Salary
Minimum annual full-time salary rate of $57,507. Salary will be commensurate with experience and percentage will be calculated based on number of lecture hours required. Some credit given to prior college-level teaching experience (not including graduate student or summer session teaching).

Appointments for fall semesters are usually reviewed in May, and finalists are selected once funding is confirmed for the next academic year. Spring appointments are reviewed in October. Reviews for summer appointments are in January.

Email questions to [mcbsearch.committee@berkeley.edu].

Application Process
To apply, please go to the following link: [https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF02414].

If reference letters are solicited by the Department, they will be treated as confidential as per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via third party (i.e., dossier service or career center) to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality at http://apo.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html prior to submitting their letters.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: [http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct].

We encourage applicants from individuals who will contribute to diversity in higher education.

The Department is committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in all areas and is interested in candidates who will contribute to diversity and equal opportunity at UC Berkeley through their work. The department is also interested in candidates who have an understanding of the barriers facing women and people of color in higher education. Our excellence can only be fully realized by faculty, students and staff who share our commitment to these principles. Successful candidates for our faculty positions will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to equity and inclusion. For more information, visit [https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity]

Internal Number: 2102116

About University of California Berkeley

The University of California was chartered in 1868 and its flagship campus - envisioned as a "City of Learning" - was established at Berkeley, on San Francisco Bay. Today the world's premier public university and a wellspring of innovation, UC Berkeley occupies a 1,232 acre campus with a sylvan 178-acre central core. From this home its academic community makes key contributions to the economic and social well-being of the Bay Area, California, and the nation.

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