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Lecturer in Botany and Plant Sciences
Position overview
Position title: LecturerApplication Window
Open date: November 6, 2024
Next review date: Friday, Dec 6, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Monday, Jun 30, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Department of Botany and Plant Sciences at the University of California Riverside anticipates hiring temporary, part-time Instructors for a variety of courses, to be taught in Spring 2025 (Spring Quarter runs late March to mid-June). *All Positions are contingent upon funding. This is a part time teaching position that involves teaching a number of courses per year depending on demand.
The current base pay range for this position is $68,247 to $192,040. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs.
Basic qualifications for this position that must be met by the date of application include: Master's or Ph.D. in Plant Biology/Botany-related disciplines with significant teaching experience at University/College level of upper division courses.
Preferred qualifications for this position include: Instructor experience for both lecture and laboratory courses is required. Teach a wide range of plant biology topics including physiology, anatomy, systematics, developmental morphology, and ecology.
For advancement information for Lecturers, please refer to the Contract for the Lecturers Unit (IX) between the University of California and the American Federation of Teachers: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/ix/contract.html.
To apply: submit (i) a Curriculum Vitae, (ii) a Cover Letter with identified position that you are applying for and quarter availability, (iii) a Statement of Teaching, (iv) names and contact information for three references, (v) a Statement of Past and/or Planned Future Contributions to Advancing Diversity and Inclusive Excellence and, (vi) Teaching Evaluations to https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/JPF02005. Review of applications will commence on December 06, 2024, and proceed until position is filled. For full consideration, applicants should submit their complete applications prior to the above date.
For more information about this position, please contact Juan Pablo Giraldo, Chair of the Search Committee, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, at juanpablo.giraldo@ucr.edu. For questions on application procedures and requirements, please contact Rocio McFadden, Academic Personnel, at rocio.mcfadden@ucr.edu.
Department: https://plantbiology.ucr.edu/
Qualifications
Master's or Ph.D. in Plant Biology/Botany-related disciplines with significant teaching experience at University/College level of upper division courses.
Instructor experience for both lecture and laboratory courses is required. Teach a wide range of plant biology topics including physiology, anatomy, systematics, developmental morphology, and ecology.
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter - A Cover Letter with identified position that you are applying for and quarter availability
Teaching Evaluations
Statement of Teaching
Statement of Past and/or Planned Future Contributions to Advancing Diversity and Inclusive Excellence - In a “Statement of Past and/or Planned Future Contributions to Advancing Diversity and Inclusive Excellence”, we ask applicants to describe their past and/or potential future contributions to promoting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, which is a key requirement of the role of every faculty member and administrator at UCR. There are numerous ways to contribute, and a commitment to this part of our mission can be reflected through research, teaching, supervision, mentoring, community engagement, service, and any of the other varied activities that are a part of an academic career.
- 3 required (contact information only)
Please provide the contact information for a minimum of three references. You may request that your references provide their letters (via AP Recruit) at the time of application (recommended). Upon review of applications, if the Search Committee wishes to review your reference letters and they are not already uploaded, they will reach out to your references via AP Recruit.
Help contact: rocio.mcfaddden@ucr.edu
About UC Riverside
The University of California, Riverside is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. UCR is a member institution of the American Association of Universities (AAU) as well as the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities (HSRU). Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status.
For the University of California’s Affirmative Action Policy please visit: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-035.pdf.
For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, State, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.