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Position Number: 00111896

Essential Job Duties:
The Postdoctoral Teaching Scholar will play a key role in the development and delivery of integrative foundational courses in biotechnology. Scholars will collaborate with faculty and students to design and implement research-informed instructional strategies that enhance undergraduate and graduate education, incorporate technologies from the modern workforce and cutting-edge research fields, and promote scientific communication.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Course Development & Teaching: Working alongside current faculty, teach integrative foundational biotechnology courses using active learning techniques and digital tools to engage students in real-world problem-solving and design new modular course(s) in modern areas of biotechnology. Scholars may also be asked to teach existing mixed undergraduate/graduate courses relevant to the course(s) they are developing.
• Curriculum Innovation: Contribute to the implementation of research-based pedagogical approaches that foster critical thinking, collaboration, and communication to solve societal grand challenges using molecular sciences.
• Assessment & Student Engagement: Develop and implement assessment tools to evaluate student learning and improve instructional effectiveness and student success.
• Professional Development: Participate in teaching workshops, mentoring programs, and research collaborations that support career growth.
• Research & Mentorship: Engage in discipline-based education research (DBER) related to interdisciplinary biotechnology education. Provide mentoring to undergraduate and graduate students engaged in curriculum development and educational research.

Departmental Required Skills:

• PhD in molecular biology or related area. Candidate must complete all PhD requirements prior to employment.
• Postdoctoral research experience, strong interpersonal skills, and teaching ability.

Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education:
n/a

Necessary Licenses or Certifications:
n/a

AA/EOE:
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Department: 118601 - Biotechnology Teaching

Location: Raleigh, NC