Title: Assistant Instructor-Fixed Term 

Rank: Assistant Instructor 

Length of appointment: 1 semester 

The Department of Physiology is seeking Assistant Instructors to assist faculty in undergraduate physiology and/or neuroscience courses for the Fall 2026 semester. Renewal may be possible based on department teaching needs, funding, and performance. The primary focus of this position is to assist faculty with courses within the undergraduate physiology and/or neuroscience program. The successful applicants' duties could include in-class instruction of students (laboratory or classroom), conducting recitations sessions, assisting faculty in student evaluations and assessments, meeting with students outside of class and/or contributing to curriculum development; the exact responsibilities will depend on the course assignment. The successful candidate will have excellent oral and written communication skills, experience working in a teaching team, possess strong organizational skills, the ability to work cooperatively with a diverse population of students, staff, and faculty, and extensive knowledge of systems physiology and/ or neuroscience, and demonstrated success as a student in biological sciences, neuroscience, and/or laboratory courses. These Assistant Instructor-Fixed Term positions are funded for one semester only. The Assistant Instructor-Fixed Term position is a monthly payroll position at 50% (part-time). If offered this position, the candidate cannot work on two different payroll types at MSU such as working as a professional aide that is paid bi-weekly. The duties to be performed by this position requires regular in-person presence in East Lansing, MI and it is not remote-only compatible. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. 

• A Bachelors degree in Physiology, Neuroscience, or related field is required and must be completed by the start date.  

• Experience with learning management systems such as D2L, Microsoft Teams, Google Classroom.   

• Master's degree in Physiology, Neuroscience, or a related field  

• Experience in active learning classrooms and assisting with undergraduate courses in physiology, neuroscience, or a related field  

• CV  

• Cover letter including a paragraph describing your interest in the position and how it would fit with your short and long-term goals, as well as how your prior experience would prepare you for the job  

• Contact information of three (3) professional or academic references  

The University will provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities throughout the employment application process. To request an accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, complete the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities contact form here: https://www.rcpd.msu.edu/form/contact. Michigan State University is committed to recruiting and supporting a diverse student body, faculty, and administrative staff.  

For questions about the position, please contact Dr. Mazei-Robison at mazeirob@msu.edu. 

The Department of Physiology and Division of Pathology have significant teaching and research missions. The position works with a global community of internationally recognized scholars from diverse nationalities, ethnicities, and backgrounds; two large undergraduate majors (Physiology and Neuroscience) with approximately 1,200 majors combined; the Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Physiology (MCIP) graduate program, popularly combined with professional degrees (MD, DO, DVM); and vibrant research programs in areas such as cancer biology, cardiac pathophysiology, diabetes and obesity, gastrointestinal health and disease, immunity and tissue inflammation, musculoskeletal diseases, molecular metabolism and disease, and neuroscience. The discipline of physiology is uniquely positioned among the biomedical sciences to span the gulf between exploring the most fundamental aspects of biology and the most practical and applied problems of human and animal health. Faculty in the Physiology Department at Michigan State University work to understand how the vast array of molecular and cellular events successfully integrate to define the phenomenon of human existence.  

The Physiology Department Mission:  

• Identify factors and molecules that promote health and disease.  

• Understand mechanisms of disease progression.  

• Improve overall human and animal health through identification of novel therapeutic targets and treatments.  

• Train future scientists in state-of-the-art physiology concepts & approaches.