Sarah Lawrence College Department of Biology seeks part-time guest faculty members to teach two courses in the spring 2025 semester. We are interested in candidates who can teach one or two of the following courses: genetics; botany; plant physiology; developmental biology; immunology; neuroscience. Other courses within the candidate’s area of expertise will be considered if proposed in the cover letter.

Courses will be capped at 15 students and include a seminar class (meeting 2x/week) and biweekly meetings with individual students to develop a semester-long independent project—conference work—which typically takes the form of a substantial literature review.

Application materials must include: cover letter indicating your preferred courses and a description of any experience teaching biology at the college level; CV; contact information for three references.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an Employment Visa.

Compensation for this position is on a per-course basis, contingent on teaching experience.

Candidates should have a PhD in a relevant field or be within the final year of their doctoral program.

Sarah Lawrence College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and has as one of its goals the recruitment and retention of a racially and culturally diverse administration, staff and faculty. To that end, every job opening is seen as an opportunity to increase diversity and every effort will be made to expand the applicant pool in accordance with these goals.
Sarah Lawrence College is located in southern Westchester County, 25 minutes by train from midtown Manhattan, NYC. For information on Sarah Lawrence College, our curriculum, teaching methods, and philosophy of education, please see our web site at https://www.sarahlawrence.edu/.