Job Summary
Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship in Biology
College of the Holy Cross
The Department of Biology at the College of the Holy Cross invites applications for an Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship in Biology to begin in August 2010. Candidates will normally be within three years of their doctorate and must demonstrate commitment to undergraduate teaching as well as scholarly achievement. Candidate's research interests may be in either behavioral energetics or terrestrial arthropods or the biochemistry of proteins related to cell adhesion, migration and/or mechanotransduction. Teaching opportunities will be in an area suitable to the candidate's background and will involve some combination of introductory or upper level courses for biology majors and courses for non-science majors. Consult the Biology Department's website for a more detailed discussion of this position:
http://www.holycross.edu/departments/biology/website
This full-time fellowship appointment is for two years. The fellow will teach three courses per year and is expected to extend his/her doctoral research under the guidance of a tenured faculty member. Fellows have access to funds to support research and travel, are offered the opportunity to enroll in courses offered by the Colleges of Worcester Consortiums' Certificate in College Teaching Program, and also participate in a faculty development program that fosters excellence in teaching and scholarship. The fellowship offers a competitive salary and includes full benefits.
The deadline for applications is December 4, 2009. Applicants should send a letter of application which includes a statement of teaching philosophy and research interests, curriculum vitae, graduate and undergraduate transcripts and three letters of recommendation to Prof. Ken Prestwich, Ref: HERC, Mellon Fellowship Search Committee Chair, Department of Biology, College of the Holy Cross, 1 College Street, Worcester, MA 01610.
The College of the Holy Cross is a highly selective Catholic liberal arts college in the Jesuit tradition. It enrolls about 2,700 students and is located in a medium-sized city 45 miles west of Boston. Holy Cross belongs to the Colleges of Worcester Consortium (http://www.cowc.org) and the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (http://www.faculty.harvard.edu/01/013.html). The College is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and complies with all Federal and Massachusetts laws concerning Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action in the workplace.
| Category |
Biological/Biomedical Sciences
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| Position |
Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship in Biology
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| Institution |
College of the Holy Cross
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| Region |
Massachusetts
Massachusetts - Central MA
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| Location(s) |
Worcester
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| Type |
Internship/Fellowship/Post-Doc
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| Date Posted |
11/02/2009
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| Apply By |
12/04/2009
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