Job Description

About Us

Georgia College & State University is the state's designated public liberal arts university. As a member of the prestigious Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), Georgia College is committed to fostering a liberal arts environment that values interdisciplinary inquiry, diversity and inclusion, and academic excellence. The College enrolls approximately 7,000 students -5,800 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students-- and is prominently cited for excellence in teaching, undergraduate research, nursing education, and high impact practices outside the classroom in a number of leading publications.

The university's beautiful and historic campus is located downtown in Milledgeville, Georgia, a charming, diverse college town of approximately 19,000 residents in Central Georgia, approximately 90 miles southeast of Atlanta. Milledgeville is also the home of noted American author and alumna, Flannery O'Connor, and the college community enjoys many exciting literary arts programs at O'Connor's former home, Andalusia, now owned by the College. Milledgeville is also located on the banks of beautiful Lake Sinclair and Lake Oconee, allowing faculty, staff, and students to take full advantage of the environmental and recreational benefits of being part of a lake community. For cultural, educational, and leisure opportunities beyond Milledgeville, Macon and Atlanta are located within easy driving distances.

Georgia College takes great pride in combining the educational experience of private liberal arts colleges with the affordability of a public university. The university's main campus is a residential learning community focused on undergraduate education and a select number of graduate programs. Faculty and staff are dedicated to engaging students through high-impact pedagogies that foster intellectual curiosity, reasoned inquiry, and critical thinking. We strive for excellence in the classroom and beyond. We nurture collaborative leadership and global citizenship, and we value diversity and inclusion in all of its forms.

Georgia College seeks faculty and administrators who understand and embrace our public liberal arts mission, who are committed to respecting and fostering diversity and inclusion inside and outside of the classroom, and who are dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through teaching, scholarship, and service. All Georgia College faculty share the responsibility of teaching our core curriculum and providing foundation courses for majors and non-majors alike. To carry out our public liberal arts mission, we seek faculty with the desire and ability to provide a first-class learning experience for our students, one that will prepare them to be competent, thoughtful, and well-rounded leaders who make transformative contributions to their communities and to the world.

Department Information
There are two undergraduate majors within the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences. We currently have 27 full time faculty members in the department with about 400 undergraduate biology majors, 100 environmental science majors, and an M.S. program in biology with approximately 20 students pursuing thesis and non-thesis degrees. For more information about the department visit us at http://www.gcsu.edu/biology/.

Job Summary
The Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences at Georgia College & State University invites applications for a tenure track position in Computational Biology to begin August 1st, 2023. We seek a highly trained individual who is committed to liberal arts education, can demonstrate excellence in teaching and research, and possesses the ability to work with a culturally diverse student, faculty and staff population. Teaching responsibilities will include 12 contact hours/semester. Primary teaching responsibilities will include teaching undergraduate and graduate courses including introductory biology and environmental sciences courses (majors and non-majors), introductory courses in computational biology as well as upper-level courses in the candidate’s area of expertise. The candidate will have the opportunity to develop an independent research program in a facility equipped with high-performance computing capacity.

Interested candidates should include a letter of application, vitae, 1-page teaching philosophy, 1-page research statement, unofficial transcripts and names of three references. We encourage people from underrepresented groups in STEM to apply as we value a diverse faculty body.



Responsibilities


Faculty - Teaching/Instructing -
Teaching Responsibilities
- Full-time instructional load teaching in areas of expertise within the academic discipline
- Regular course meetings and instruction
- Mentoring Students

Faculty employees also contribute to the Georgia College core curriculum by teaching topical freshman (GC1Y) or sophomore seminar (GC2Y) courses. All Georgia College faculty share the responsibility of teaching our core curriculum and providing foundation courses for majors and non-majors alike. To carry out our public liberal arts mission, we seek faculty with the desire and ability to engage students as they launch their intellectual journey.


Faculty - Professional Development -
Faculty are expected to conduct research and develop within the profession.
Academic Achievement/Professional Development would include grant funding and publication of scholarship.

Faculty - Service to Institution -
All faculty are expected to support the advancement of the department, college and university mission by providing service to the institution. Service may be at the department, college, university, community and disciplinary level. Duties include service on college-level and university-level committees, advising students regarding career options, and support of department-level outreach activities.
Ability to work collegially with others in service to the University; Support the advancement of the department, college and University mission.

Required Qualifications
Educational Requirements
Research experience that demonstrates knowledge and applications in the areas of bioinformatics and/or computational biology (demonstrated by publication record).

Ph.D. in Biological Sciences or related field.

The department is especially interested in candidates who can work collegially and effectively with individuals of diverse backgrounds and whose experience, research, teaching, and service can contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community.

Must meet SACSCOC accreditation requirements stated in C.S. 3.7.1 (www.sacscoc.org (faculty credentials))

Required Experience
At least one year of teaching experience.

Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Educational Qualifications
Ability to teach introductory biology and/or environmental sciences courses, and contribute to the core curriculum as well as upper division courses in bioinformatics (e.g., Introduction to Computational Biology, Programming for Biologist, Statistics in R, etc.).
Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., R, Python, Ruby, Perl, C/C++).
Ability and willingness to engage undergraduates and graduates in research.
In keeping with the University's mission we especially encourage applicants who will further our goal of cultural, ethnic, racial, and gender diversity.

Required Documents to Attach
Resume
Cover Letter
List of References
Transcripts
Research Interest
Teaching Philosophy