Biotechnology Laboratory Sciences Faculty

Conducts all duties and responsibilities as defined in the Blinn College faculty handbook for a part-time instructor.
Instructor may be assigned to teach Cell Culture Techniques, Laboratory Methods and Techniques, or Biotechnology Laboratory Instrumentation.
Essential Duties 1.
Teach assigned courses, which may include Cell Culture Techniques, Laboratory Methods and Techniques, Biotechnology Laboratory Instrumentation, or other Biotechnology courses as needed.
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Prepare course syllabi according to the current college guidelines.
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Develop, grade, administer and facilitate quizzes, exams, and other assessment tools used to evaluate student learning.
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Assist in making recommendations to the Program Coordinator for Biotechnology Laboratory Sciences regarding curriculum additions, deletions,or revisions.
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Perform other duties as assigned.
Minimum Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities At least 3 years of cGMP laboratory experience or 3 years experience working in a laboratory that performs various biotechnology techniques such as PCR, electrophoresis, protein purification, HPLC, spectrophotometry and cell culture.
Preferred Experience and Training Technical Skills to include: HPLC operating experience, protein purification experience, FTIR experience, mammalian cell culture experience.
College teach experience preferred.
Physical Requirements Required Degree, License or Certifications A bachelor’s degree in genetics, biochemistry, biology, molecular biology, microbiology, or other biotechnology related field.
Special Notes To Applicants If the application is not complete, it may not be considered.
Credentials The College assigns appropriately credentialed faculty members in support of educational quality and the mission of the College, in keeping with Board policy DBA LOCAL-X (Employment Requirements and Restrictions – Credentials and Records: Credentials).
College policy is consistent with sound educational practice and SACSCOC guidelines.
Primary consideration is given to the highest degree earned in the discipline.
Furthermore, Blinn College’s Faculty Credentialing Guidelines table specifies recommended credentials for each rubric within the college’s course inventory.