Faculty & Staff Positions

Position Summary

The Department of Biology at Barnard College, Columbia University, seeks a full-time Lecturer, starting July 2025, with a specialization in Ecology and/or Evolution. Teaching duties include lecture and laboratory sections of Introduction to Organismal and Evolutionary Biology and upper-level lecture and laboratory courses that complement our current offerings in Ecology and/or Evolution.   

How to Apply

Search for JR4194 on Barnard's faculty employment page or apply at this link.

Applicants should submit a CV, a cover letter, a teaching statement, and a statement describing their past research. The teaching statement should include a discussion of the upper-level lab and lecture courses the applicant could teach (both existing offerings and new courses). The research statement should include a description of how the applicant’s research experience will inform their teaching.

Review of applications will begin November 15, 2024.  The search committee plans to conduct Zoom interviews with semi-finalists in December. Campus visits will be conducted in January and February. For questions, contact Professor Elizabeth Bauer (ebauer@barnard.edu).

Salary

$85,000 - $120,000

Skills & Qualifications

A Ph.D. is required. Prior experience or demonstrated commitment to teaching and mentoring diverse students is desirable.

How to Apply

Please email your resume/CV and cover letter to Professor Jon Snow (jsnow@barnard.edu).

Description

The teaching assistant will participate in the biology department course BIOL BC1502 Introductory Cell and Molecular Biology. Teaching assistants will be responsible for attending lectures and helping undergraduate students navigate the course material through weekly office hours, helping the instructor grade and manage homework assignments, and offering occasional exam review sessions. In addition, teaching assistants will meet on Barnard’s campus to proctor exams 3 times over the course of the semester.

This is a tutorial version of the teaching assistantship that entails grading and regular meetings with students during extended weekly office hours. It does not involve teaching discussion sections. Appointments entail five to ten hours of weekly effort attending lectures, holding office hours, reviewing course materials and grading. Assistantships are not hourly wage appointments. Expected effort is approximate and averaged across the semester.  Appointments may be canceled through the conclusion of the final registration period for the semester if there is insufficient enrollment in the course.

Responsibilities

• Attend all lectures MW 10:10-11:25 for Spring 2024 semester

• Hold weekly office hours with one extra office hour before each exam (3 exams total)

• Grade course assignments and assessments

• Assist the course instructor with administration and various instructional tasks, such as the development and management of electronic materials

Qualifications

• Must have completed an undergraduate degree in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a biology graduate degree program at Columbia
• Previous teaching experience at the undergraduate level

Salary

$4,000 per course, per semester

The biology department looks for adjunct professors based on semesterly instructional needs. The pay rate for adjunct professors in the 2024-2025 academic year is $12,500 per course for courses with at least three academic credits and $8,250 per course for each course less than three academic credits.

The biology department may hire graduate teaching assistants for introductory biology lecture courses depending on departmental needs. Undergraduate degree required. Teaching assistants work part time on a semesterly basis with an anticipated stipend of $4000.

The biology department may hire graders depending on departmental needs. Undergraduate degree required. Graders work part time on a semesterly basis, with an anticipated stipend of $2,500 for approximately 30 students.