Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Department of Science, in the School of Natural Science and Mathematics at Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, MD, invites outstanding teacher-scholars to apply for a tenure-track appointment in Immunology. The successful candidate should possess a Ph.D., with post-doctoral experience preferred, in Immunology or a closely related discipline. Faculty at Mount St. Mary’s demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service to the campus community.  Primary teaching responsibilities will include an upper-level Immunology course, as well as other departmental courses including Introductory Biology and Anatomy and Physiology I and II, as needed. All departmental faculty are expected to engage in peer-reviewed scholarship that encourages and supports the involvement of undergraduates.  Applicants should include a cover letter, CV, teaching philosophy, and research statement and should be available to begin work at MSMU in August of 2024. 

This search will remain open until the position is filled.

Salary/Benefits

This position offers full benefits and annual, holiday and sick leave. The university offers a generous benefits package, including tuition remission for graduate and undergraduate classes at Mount St. Mary’s University, retirement program with a match as well as a generous paid time off schedule. Competitive salary commensurate to experience.

At Mount St. Mary’s, we seek to build an inclusive faculty that can engage the interests of an increasingly diverse student population. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The university has a strong institutional commitment to excellence through diversity in its educational programs and employment practices; we actively seek and welcome applications from candidates with exceptional qualifications, particularly those with demonstrable commitments to a more inclusive society and world. Successful candidates will share our commitment to the dignity and solidarity of all persons, the value of intercultural understanding, and will be able to articulate how they can contribute to the Mount’s Catholic liberal-arts mission.