Blackburn College, a unique four-year liberal arts college with a student-managed work program located in Carlinville, IL, seeks applications for a full-time, teaching-focused, tenure track position in Biology.

Qualifications for the position include:

• A Ph.D. related to a topic in Biology, Zoology, or Animal Physiology, or a date of Ph.D. defense completion by May 2025.
• A strong commitment to teaching and advising undergraduates
• Candidates will need to be able to teach courses including Zoology or Evolution, Comparative Anatomy, Animal Physiology and additional courses such as Development, Biocommunication, and/or other coursework based upon the expertise of the applicant.
• Willingness and ability to mentor students in multiple contexts as part of the college’s unique student-managed work program.
• The position is scheduled to start in January of 2025.

The Biology Department offers small class sizes in the upper-division classes and many opportunities to mentor, advise, and work closely with students as a supervisor in our student managed work program. The Department has modern facilities in a LEED certified building along with green-houses and a vivarium. There are generously sized, dedicated lab spaces to support teaching and undergraduate student research for each faculty member of the department. The college has access to local field sites for research and teaching lab field trips. Blackburn is both a Bee Campus and a Tree Campus as a result of efforts originating in the Biology Department. 

The salary range for this position will be $54,000-$60,000. The final salary offered will depend on the individual’s years of related work experience and whether the education qualifications are met.

Blackburn College features a robust benefits package that includes:

• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Short Term and Long-Term Disability
• 403B Retirement Account
• EAP
• PTO
• FSA and HSA Options
• Tuition Remission/Tuition Exchange
• Life Insurance

Blackburn College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and seeks to build an inclusive community that can engage the interests of a diverse population. We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and sustaining a culture that reflects the diversity of our country, and as such we particularly encourage applications from members of underrepresented groups such as women, people of color, LGBTQ+, veterans, and those with disabilities. Applicants should be legally permitted to work in the United States; Blackburn is not able to sponsor faculty visas for employment immigration.

Your application materials should include a CV, a cover letter, a statement of teaching philosophy, a diversity statement describing what diversity means to you and why it is important, and three letters of recommendation. Please include the names/addresses/phone numbers of the three current, and professional references you are requesting letters from as part of your application materials.

Send application materials to: Human Resources, Blackburn College, 700 College Ave., Ludlum 110, Carlinville, IL 62626 or email hr@blackburn.edu. Employment-based immigration sponsorship is not offered for this position. Phone calls or walk-ins not accepted. Review of applications will begin on October 11th, 2024 and continue until the position is filled.