Ecampus Laboratory Instructor Pool - 2026/2027: Botany & Plant Pathology

Application Deadline Application Deadline: When applying, please keep in mind this posting will close at 11:59 pm the night before the posted "end date". Department Botany & Plant Pathology Applications will be considered throughout the 2026/2027 academic year. Salary Starting salary will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience. Salary Range: Salary is commensurate with skills, education and experience. Anticipated Start Date: 2026-11-16 Anticipated End Date: 2027-06-15 Contact Information For additional information please contact: Joseph Spatafora View email address on click.appcast.io View phone number on click.appcast.io If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSUs Employee and Labor Relations team at View email address on click.appcast.io. Job Summary The Department of Botany & Plant Pathology invites applications for one or more fixed-term, non-tenure-track full/part-time Ecampus Laboratory Instructor positions to teach on a term-by-term basis for the 2026-2027 academic year. Some of these appointments may be reviewed for renewal or transition to an instructional position on an annual basis at the discretion of the Department Head. Applications submitted to this recruitment pool are reviewed on an as needed basis. Qualified candidates will be contacted when positions become available. The primary mission of the OSU Department of Botany and Plant Pathology is undergraduate and graduate education, research, and extension. The Department has 27 tenured and tenure-tracked faculty, ~50 faculty research assistants/associates/postdoc, 5 administrative staff members, ~40 graduate students, ~100 undergraduate majors, ~300 distance ed undergraduates, and 27 courtesy/adjunct appointments. The Department offers a B.S. in Botany and in Biological Data Sciences, M.S., and Ph.D. are in Botany & Plant Pathology, and contributes in a major way to teaching in the Biology Program. The Department participates in several interdisciplinary teaching and research programs, including the Environmental Sciences Undergraduate and Graduate Programs, and the Center for Quantitative Life Sciences. Key Responsibilities Instruction. Instructors may be needed to teach undergraduate laboratory courses associated with the Botany, Biology, and/or Biological Data Sciences Programs. Participate in advising and mentoring students, as needed. Qualifications Required: Bachelor of Science degree in Botany, Biology, or related field. Required: Evident commitment to inclusive excellence and educational equity. Preferred: Masters degree in Botany, Biology or a related field. Preferred: Teaching experience at the college or university level. Preferred: Record of/commitment to work with underrepresented/underserved students or other audiences. Preferred: Life experience, education, or training that broadens capacity to equalize student success or impact underserved audiences. Equal Opportunity / EEO We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status. OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire. OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. At Oregon State University, no qualified person shall, solely by reason of disability, be denied access to, participation in, or the benefits of, any program or activity operated by the University. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and if a position has critical or security-sensitive responsibilities your job offer may be contingent on a background check. Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. If requested, OSU will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants in order to provide access to the application, interviewing and selection process. You are not required to note the presence of a disability on your application to receive an accommodation. Please request any reasonable accommodations for disability as early as possible. Requests may be directed to the hiring unit or to the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access at View phone number on click.appcast.io. Company Facts Top 1.4% university in the world More research funding than all public universities in Oregon combined

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