Job Description

Job Summary
The Department of Natural Sciences at UM-Dearborn is seeking applications for one or more LEO Lecturer I non-tenure track appointments for Fall term 2025 which begins August 27, 2025. The contractual full-time rate per term is $25,500.00, salary is dependent upon the number of lecture and lab courses taught, up to 100% appointment for the fall term. The LEO Lecturer I would be teaching one to two introductory lecture courses (BIOL 130) and/or one to two introductory laboratory courses (BIOL 130L) at the undergraduate level for the Fall 2025 semester (August 27, 2025 ? December 31, 2025). The successful candidates will be comfortable teaching both in person, hybrid, and asynchronous/online modalities for the following Biology lecture and lab courses:

BIOL 130: Intro to Organismal and Environmental Biology - Lecture at 33.33% effort

BIOL 130L: Intro to Organismal and Environmental Biology ? Laboratory at 16.67% effort

Based on performance and enrollment, the LEO Lecturer I may be appointed for the Winter 2026 term.

Responsibilities*
Duties of this position include teaching undergraduate laboratory courses, developing and providing to students a syllabus and materials using the online course management system, evaluating and grading students, holding regularly scheduled office hours, and handling routine matters related to instruction and proctoring midterm and final exams.

Required Qualifications*
Candidates must possess an earned M.Sc. in Biology with relevant specialization, relevant teaching experience and evidence of teaching excellence. Candidates will be evaluated based on submitted CV, teaching evaluations, and relevant recommendations.

Desired Qualifications*
Prefer candidates who earned PhD in Biology with relevant specialization, relevant teaching experience and evidence of teaching excellence.