Job Description

Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT

Middlebury: College: Department of Biology

Location: Middlebury, VT

Deadline: Sep 01, 2026 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time

Description
The Biology Department invites applicants for a full-time temporary (3-year) leave-replacement appointment at the rank of Visiting Assistant Professor of Biology. The position will last from Fall 2027 through Spring 2030.

The successful candidate will be expected to teach the lecture section of an introductory course in ecology and evolution as well as design and teach courses that will serve the biology curriculum and fall within their area of expertise. Specifically, the candidate will teach laboratory courses that center on the organismal level and include field-based exercises that focus on skills to study organisms and ecosystems in the field. The candidate will also teach a non-laboratory elective course in the Winter Term. Depending on research needs, a shared lab space may be available to the successful candidate if they wish to have an active research program.

Middlebury College is a top-tier liberal arts college with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in faculty teaching, research, and service. It is also an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering a truly open and supportive learning, teaching, and working environment. The College hires faculty from a myriad of life experiences, cultures, frames of reference, social identities, and learning perspectives to help cultivate and advance innovation in our curriculum and to provide a rich and varied educational experience for our talented and distinguished student body. At Middlebury, we strive to make our campus a respectful, engaged community that embraces difference and a full range of views and opinions, with all the complexity and individuality each person brings. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. This is a full time, benefits eligible, salaried position with a hiring range of $92,577 - $96,355 per year.

Qualifications
Applicants must have a Ph.D. by the position start date and demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching.

Application Instructions

Middlebury College uses Interfolio to collect all faculty job applications electronically. Email and paper applications will not be accepted. Through Interfolio submit: a letter of application addressed to Kirsten Coe, search committee chair; a curriculum vitae; undergraduate and graduate transcripts; a statement of teaching interests and philosophy; a one-page statement that addresses how your teaching and mentorship demonstrate commitment to and/or evidence of access and inclusion in your classroom; and three current letters of recommendation, at least two of which speak to teaching ability/promise. https://www.middlebury.edu/college/academics/biology.

For full consideration, all application materials must be received by 9/1/2026. The review process will begin 9/2/2026 and continue until the position is filled.

To apply, please visit: https://apptrkr.com/7272546