Job Description:

About Fairfield University:

Fairfield University is a co-educational, comprehensive Jesuit university with a 200-acre campus located along the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, CT. The University is comprised of approximately 5,400 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students pursuing degrees within five schools: The John Charles Meditz College of Arts and Sciences, The Charles F. Dolan School of Business, The School of Engineering, The Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and School of Education and Human Development. As an expression of our Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values.
 

Job Description:

The Biology Department at Fairfield University invites applications for a tenure-track assistant or associate professor position in Health Studies beginning Fall 2026, pending final budget approval. Fairfield’s Health Studies Program is a large interdisciplinary minor that gives students the opportunity to learn about the complex issues related to the current and future environment of contemporary healthcare. Applicants who use computational data science, biomedical analytics, bioinformatics, biostatistics, and/or artificial intelligence to study human health and disease are especially encouraged to apply. The candidate must be able to actively incorporate undergraduate students into their research program. Teaching responsibilities may include Introduction to Health Studies, a Health Studies Capstone and an upper division Biology course in the candidate’s area of expertise. The teaching load is typically three undergraduate courses per semester with a possible course reduction to accommodate for leadership roles and responsibilities. In addition to serving on Fairfield University’s Health Studies Steering Committee and rotations as Director of the Health Studies Program, the candidate will also be expected to be active in service to the department, University, and other professional communities.
 

Requirements:

Applicants are expected to have a Ph.D. in Biology or a related field by August 2026, show a strong commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching, and demonstrate the potential to develop an active and sustainable research program with undergraduate research students. The ideal candidate will have post-doctoral experience, experience teaching at the undergraduate level, evidence of peer-reviewed scholarly accomplishments, and an understanding and commitment to educating undergraduate students in the liberal arts tradition, a hallmark of Jesuit education.

Additional Information:

The Biology department consists of 24 full-time faculty representing a range of specialties and is housed in the Bannow Science Center. The Biology department has a vibrant culture of undergraduate student-faculty collaboration in research, regular departmental extra-curricular events and guest lectures, and a large student interest in the health sciences. The salary and benefits for the position are highly competitive.

Fairfield University provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. 

Application Instructions:

Review of applications begins immediately, for full consideration all materials must be submitted by October 24, 2025.

For full consideration, please click “Apply Now” and upload the following materials:

• a cover letter briefly summarizing your interest and qualifications for this position
• a curriculum vitae
• a statement of teaching interests and philosophy
• a statement outlining research interests, including discussion of how undergraduate students will be incorporated into your research program
• up to three (3) reprints of representative scholarly publications
• unofficial graduate transcript
• three letters of recommendation to be sent directly from qualified reviewers (these should be emailed to biologysearch@fairfield.edu)

Category:

Academic - Faculty Tenure/Tenure Track

Performs such other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental/University needs indicate. 
 

*Disclaimer

The above information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain and should not be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, activities, and/or qualifications required or expected of employees assigned to this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change and new ones may be assigned at any time, with or without notice.

All offers of employment are contingent upon a satisfactory background check.

Fairfield University provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

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