Assistant Teaching Professor, Animal Behavior
Full Time
Biddeford, ME 04005
Posted
Job description
The School of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SSBS) in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at the University of New England (UNE) invites applications for a teaching track Assistant Teaching Professor, starting in August 2023. The successful applicant will join an engaged faculty in a school offering majors in Animal Behavior, Applied Cultural Studies, Criminology, Global Studies, Neuroscience, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. To apply for this position, please submit the following materials:
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. To apply for this position, please submit the following materials:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae
- A statement of teaching philosophy and interests (including pedagogical approaches)
- Evidence of Effective Teaching (including a description of past teaching experience and approaches for creating classes that are welcoming for all students)
- Copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts
- Names and contact information for three professional references.
For more information, please visit the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences website at
https://www.une.edu/cas/schools/social-behavioral-sciences or contact the Academic Director. Dr. Michael Burman at
mburman@une.edu.
UNE is a private, non-profit, comprehensive R2 university, with campuses in Portland and Biddeford, Maine and Tangier, Morocco. The College of Arts and Sciences is located on UNE’s waterfront Biddeford campus, with nearby city-based amenities in Portland (a 30-minute drive) and Boston (a 2-hour drive). UNE’s location in southern Maine also affords easy access to forests, mountains, freshwater lakes, rocky coastlines, and sandy beaches. CAS, one of UNE’s five colleges, has a primary focus on undergraduate education.
UNE offers students a highly integrated learning experience that promotes excellence through interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation in education, research, and service. UNE’s excellence could not happen without a dedicated and talented faculty and professional staff. We value student-centered, multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary efforts that meet the highest ethical standards to achieve excellence in support of an integrative approach to the liberal arts, scholarship and research, and health and the environment.
Our core values include but are not limited to Student Centeredness; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Relentless Inquiry. Visit https://www.une.edu/about/mission-vision-and-values to learn about our mission, vision, cores and values.
UNE offers students a highly integrated learning experience that promotes excellence through interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation in education, research, and service. UNE’s excellence could not happen without a dedicated and talented faculty and professional staff. We value student-centered, multi-disciplinary and interdisciplinary efforts that meet the highest ethical standards to achieve excellence in support of an integrative approach to the liberal arts, scholarship and research, and health and the environment.
Our core values include but are not limited to Student Centeredness; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Relentless Inquiry. Visit https://www.une.edu/about/mission-vision-and-values to learn about our mission, vision, cores and values.
UNE also offers a generous comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their dependents. The package includes varied health and dental plans; a retirement plan that includes up to an 8% match; extensive paid leave including holidays, vacation, sick and personal time; and educational benefits for both employees and dependent children. Please visit the Human Resources Benefits site –
https://www.une.edu/hr/benefits
for additional information regarding UNE’s fantastic benefits package.
UNE is a great place to work. We boast both a tight-knit community and access to a wide array of degree programs, research opportunities and cultural events. We have three distinct campuses that combine to offer students a range of different learning experiences. Our two Maine campuses house our nationally recognized undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, while our campus in Tangier, Morocco is home to an innovative semester abroad program. UNE is perennially included on “best colleges lists” by U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review, Forbes, and others. Portland is one of the nation’s most livable small cities with an incredible natural environment, friendly people, a wealth of arts and cultural institutions, and major medical facilities. Outside magazine named it as one of the “Greatest Places to Live in America”, and Bon Appetit selected Portland as the 2018 “Restaurant City of the Year”.
UNE is a great place to work. We boast both a tight-knit community and access to a wide array of degree programs, research opportunities and cultural events. We have three distinct campuses that combine to offer students a range of different learning experiences. Our two Maine campuses house our nationally recognized undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, while our campus in Tangier, Morocco is home to an innovative semester abroad program. UNE is perennially included on “best colleges lists” by U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review, Forbes, and others. Portland is one of the nation’s most livable small cities with an incredible natural environment, friendly people, a wealth of arts and cultural institutions, and major medical facilities. Outside magazine named it as one of the “Greatest Places to Live in America”, and Bon Appetit selected Portland as the 2018 “Restaurant City of the Year”.
Responsibilities
The school seeks candidates to teach courses for the Animal Behavior programs, which may include Introduction to Techniques in Animal Behavior, Animal Learning and Behavior lecture and laboratory, Applied Animal Behavior, Animal Personality, and/or courses in their area of expertise. The candidate may also teach Introduction to Psychology. In addition, the successful candidate will participate in academic advising, recruiting, course and program assessment, and service to the university.
Qualifications
A master’s in animal behavior or a closely related field is required by the time of appointment; candidates with a Ph.D. are preferred. Undergraduate teaching experience is required.
EEO Statement Summary
Consistent with federal and state law and University policy, the University of New England is committed to the fundamental concept of equal opportunity for all of the members of the University community. The University prohibits and will not tolerate discrimination in employment, the provision of academic services or in any other area of University life based on race, color, sex, physical or mental disability, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, ethnicity, genetic information, HIV status, or status as a veteran. Prohibited bias factors will not be permitted to have an adverse influence upon decisions regarding students, employees, applicants for admission, applicants for employment, contractors, volunteers or participants in and/or users of institutional programs, services, and activities.
COVID Vaccination Statement (PLEASE NOTE)
In order to protect the health and safety of the UNE community, UNE requires all students enrolled in classes on our campuses and all on-campus employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 prior to the start of employment. The University allows for religious and medical exemptions to the policy. If you believe you are eligible for a medical or religious exemption to the vaccine policy you may seek the exemption through Human Resources after receiving this conditional offer of employment. Please note that no person to whom the policy applies will be finally employed or permitted to work if they are not fully vaccinated unless they request an exemption and are granted one.
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