University Of Nevada Reno

University Of Nevada Reno

Lecturer II / Teaching Assistant Professor, Natural Resources and Environmental Science

University of Nevada, Reno - Main Campus · Mid · Full-time

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About the role

  • The NRES Department has diverse faculty and students dedicated to solving critical environmental challenges with cutting-edge research.
  • We are a research-intensive Department with a focus on field- and lab-based teaching, aiming to provide students with a foundation in scientific concepts and applied skills for careers in research, outreach and resource management.
  • Reno's location at the intersection of the northern Sierra and the Great Basin provides close proximity to diverse landscapes for class field trips and other outdoors learning experiences.

Responsibilities

  • Mountain EAP supports employees (and eligible dependents) through life's difficult moments. Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.

Requirements

  • Applicants must be strongly committed to excellence in teaching and student mentoring as well as having a demonstrated interest in innovative teaching.
  • Final applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment.
  • The University of Nevada, Reno reserves the right to hire at any level of Lecturer (I-II) or Teaching Assistant/Teaching Associate Professor (terminal degree candidates) that is appropriate for the hire.

Nice to have

  • Preference will be given to candidates who have taught at least one undergraduate course as primary instructor.
  • Compensation Grade
  • Your 19.25% contribution is generously matched by the University.
  • Reno is proud to be a University town!
  • Many local businesses offer discounts to WolfCard holders
  • Mountain EAP is located in Reno and specializes in counseling and advising services for personal or interpersonal issues.
  • Faculty Senate is the principal representing body for faculty.
  • Its membership includes representatives from each academic and administrative major unit of the University.

Compensation

  • Lecturer II (Salary range:
  • Teaching Assistant Professor (Salary range:
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  • $63,000 - $96,900)
  • To view the salary schedule for this position, please visit: Salary Schedules and select Academic Faculty.

Benefits

  • Health insurance options including dental and vision
  • Sick leave, long term disability and life insurance - Faculty Benefits

Company info

  • The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge. Founded in 1874 as Nevada's original land-grant university, the University serves more than 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.
  • Classified by the Carnegie® Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 ("Very High Research") university, it is also recognized in the Carnegie® Community Engagement classification. The University is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the "Best National Universities" and "Best National Public Universities." It also ranks in the top tier of the WSJ/Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times' "Top Colleges for Economic Diversity."
  • Since 2009, nearly $1 billion has been has invested in advanced labs, facilities, and residence halls on the main campus. The University is home to Nevada's first medical school - the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and the Wayne L. Prim Campus at Lake Tahoe, where education, research, and creative work thrive in a stunning mountain setting. The University delivers on its original land-grant mission with outreach across the state through the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada Small Business Development Center, the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and Wolf Pack Athletics.
  • The main campus is in Reno, Nevada, a burgeoning global technology hub with a vibrant midtown and downtown. Found where the high desert of the Great Basin meets the High Sierra and Lake Tahoe, the beautiful, 290-acre main campus is also
  • The University of Nevada, Reno is a leading public research university committed to the promise of a future powered by knowledge.
  • Founded in 1874 as Nevada's original land-grant university, the University serves more than 23,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and 63 countries.
  • Classified by the Carnegie® Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an R1 ("Very High Research") university, it is also recognized in the Carnegie® Community Engagement classification.
  • The University is also ranked by U.S. News & World Report among the "Best National Universities" and "Best National Public Universities." It also ranks in the top tier of the WSJ/Times Higher Education World University Rankings and the New York Times' "Top Colleges for Economic Diversity."
  • Since 2009, nearly $1 billion has been has invested in advanced labs, facilities, and residence halls on the main campus.
  • The University is home to Nevada's first medical school - the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine and the Wayne L.
  • Prim Campus at Lake Tahoe, where education, research, and creative work thrive in a stunning mountain setting.
  • The University delivers on its original land-grant mission with outreach across the state through the University of Nevada, Reno Extension, Nevada Agricultural Experiment Station, Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Nevada Small Business Development Center, the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, and Wolf Pack Athletics.
  • The main campus is in Reno, Nevada, a burgeoning global technology hub with a vibrant midtown and downtown.
  • Found where the high desert of the Great Basin meets the High Sierra and Lake Tahoe, the beautiful, 290-acre main campus is also
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