PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY
College of Arts and Science
Biology Department
[Environmental Life Science]
The Department of Biology at Pittsburg State University is accepting applications for a full-time, tenure track, 9 academic month
position in Environmental Life Science beginning August 2016, contingent on funding.
Tracking Number: BIOL007688S
Position Duties and Responsibilities: The successful candidate will be responsible for coordination, supervision and teaching of
Environmental Life Science (non-majors biology) lectures and laboratories, as well as teaching upper division courses in area of
expertise. Advising of biology majors, participation in service activities, and developing a research program in area of expertise to
involve undergraduate and graduate students are required.
Minimum Qualifications: Minimum qualifications include an earned Ph.D. in Biology or closely related field by starting date of
appointment.
Preferred Qualifications: Teaching experience; demonstrated commitment to undergraduate education in introductory non-majors
courses; professional expertise to include either natural history (environmental education, sustainability, or ecology) or human
anatomy and dissection for pre-professional health majors; research and practical experience in relevant area of biological science.
Position Start Date: August 15, 2016
Salary: Assistant Professor. Salary negotiable
The Following Background Checks Are Required: Employment will require a criminal background check.
Department Description: Through its 15 faculty and facilities, the Biology Department meets instructional needs for students: (1) on
a variety of career tracks within biology, (2) as support for other disciplines, and (3) as a basic body of shared knowledge for general
education. The department has successful programs in pre-health, cell and molecular, field biology and ecology, and secondary
education. We have over 400 undergraduate majors and about 20 in the graduate (masters) program.
For more information see the Biology department web page at: http://www.pittstate.edu/department/biology/
Additional Information: Pittsburg State University is an accredited, comprehensive, state-supported institution in southeast Kansas,
enrolling approximately 7,000 students annually. The institution has Colleges in the fields of Arts and Sciences, Business, Education,
and Technology. For more information see: http://www.pittstate.edu. Pittsburg has a population of approximately 19,000 residents
and is located in southeast Kansas, about thirty miles from Joplin, Missouri, which has a metropolitan area population of about 60,000
residents. Kansas City is located 120 miles north; Tulsa, Oklahoma is 125 miles southwest; Wichita is 160 miles west; and
Springfield, Missouri is 95 miles east. Air travel is through Joplin Regional Airport, NW Arkansas Regional Airport, and Springfield
Airport. For more information see: http://www.pittks.org.
Application Process: Submit a formal application letter, curriculum vitae (including reference contact information), separate
statements of teaching philosophy and research interests, undergraduate and graduate transcripts, reprints of recent publications,
evidence of teaching effectiveness, and three letters of reference (only electronic submissions accepted except for reference letters) to:
Dr. Hermann Nonnenmacher, Environmental Life Science Search Committee, Pittsburg State University, Dept. of Biology, 1701
South Broadway, Pittsburg KS 66762-7752, phone: (620)235-4834, e-mail: hnonnenmacher@pittstate.edu.
Application Deadline: Review of applications begins January 4, 2016 and continues until the position is filled.
Pittsburg State University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer.