Adjunct Faculty Instructor

Job Details

Jefferson College of Life Sciences – Postbaccalaureate Pre-Professional Program invites applications for a part-time Adjunct Instructor in Biochemistry. We seek enthusiastic educators who are passionate about helping students connect biochemical concepts to real-world scientific and health-related challenges. This is an excellent opportunity for professionals and academics who have a strong background and practical experience, enjoy mentoring students, fostering scientific curiosity, and creating engaging learning experiences in both lecture and laboratory classroom settings. Previous teaching experience is preferred. Pre-employment background check is required. Candidates must have expertise in biochemistry or a related field.

Job Description

Candidates that have earned a masters or doctoral degree are preferred. Candidates that have earned a bachelor’s degree and have laboratory teaching experience will be considered for laboratory.

As an Adjunct Instructor in Biochemistry, you will play a key role in inspiring student success by delivering engaging undergraduate lecture and laboratory courses. You will foster a supportive learning environment, assess student progress through assignments, examinations, and laboratory activities, and provide timely feedback and academic guidance. Working collaboratively with faculty while maintaining regular office hours and effective communication, you will contribute to a culture of academic excellence, student achievement, and professional growth. Duties include teaching lecture and/or lab sections, grading assignments, communicating with students and colleagues, and holding regular office hours.

Candidates should address a letter of application to the Director, Postbaccalaureate Pre-Professional Program, detailing teaching experience, teaching philosophy, areas of academic specialization, and including a curriculum vitae. Additional materials may be requested later. Please indicate in your letter if you have a preference to teach lab, lecture, both or either. Applications should be submitted to [need HR posting job number to submit applications on HR website]. Review of candidates will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Temporary

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

1020 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow’s professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University , home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health , nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps ), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.