Job Description

Job Description:

Salary Range: $70,000 – $80,000
Benefits Information:

The Forensic Science Program in the College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola University Chicago seeks qualified candidates for an appointment as Lecturer beginning Fall 2025. Loyola's Forensic Science faculty members are dedicated to quality undergraduate teaching and a student-centered approach to education. By engaging in an active research program and service projects, faculty members contribute to the advancement of the field and bring their insights back into the classroom. The program has a faculty of nine lecturers: three full-time and six part-time. Our curriculum is built on the fundamental natural sciences of chemistry and biology. The program currently serves 307 students with about 30 BS graduates per year. Students can pursue capstone courses in forensic toxicology, molecular biology, and anthropology. For more information about the program, please visit its website at

We welcome candidates with strong teaching profiles in forensic and molecular biology ( DNA ) and appropriate professional experience in this area of forensic analysis. The successful candidate will join a nationally accredited program (Forensic Science Education Programs Accreditation Commission, FEPAC , fepac-edu.org) and should be familiar with the standards set forth in this accreditation.

This search is part of a College-wide, multiyear hiring initiative designed to hire outstanding teachers and researchers who are reflective of our diverse student body, committed to interdisciplinarity, dedicated to the pursuit of external grants, and appreciative of a Jesuit, Catholic education. As a University that is situated in the world-class, multicultural City of Chicago and dedicated to mentoring a diverse student body, many of whom come from underrepresented and underserved populations, we especially encourage applications from candidates from underrepresented groups.

This position involves teaching courses in forensic biology and forensic molecular biology ( DNA ). Candidates will be asked to teach courses that integrate undergraduate research experiences in forensic science. Additional teaching may be assigned in the Forensic Science program or Biology Department to complete a full-time 4-4 teaching load. The successful candidate will also engage in professional development activities as well as service at the program level or above.

Minimum Education and/or Work Experience:

The candidate will have a PhD in biology or a closely related field at the time of appointment and at least three years' relevant experience as a forensic science practitioner in an operational forensic science laboratory setting. Candidates for the position must demonstrate clear potential for excellence in teaching and student mentorship. The candidate must be willing to support the mission of Loyola University Chicago and the goals of a Jesuit, Catholic education.

Job Type: Full-Time

About Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago, a private university founded in 1870 as St. Ignatius College, is one of the nation's largest Jesuit, Catholic Universities and the only one located in Chicago. Loyola University Chicago is comprised of four campuses: Lake Shore (LSC), Water Tower (WTC), Health Sciences (HSC), and the John Felice Rome Center in Italy, and is home to ten schools and colleges: arts and sciences, business administration, communication, education, graduate studies, law, medicine, nursing, continuing and professional studies, and social work. Loyola also features course locations in Beijing, China; Saigon-Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Vernon Hills, Illinois (Cuneo Mansion and Gardens); and a Retreat and Ecology Campus in Woodstock, Illinois. Recognizing Loyola's excellence in education, U.S.News and World Report has ranked Loyola consistently among the "top national universities" in its annual publications. Loyola is among a select group of universities recognized for community service and engagement by prestigious national organizations like the Carnegie Foundation and the Corporation for National and Community Service.

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