The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Arkansas announces a tenure-track opening at the Assistant level to start 15 August 2005. We seek candidates whose research and teaching expertise focuses on ecology/environmental biology. Examples of relevant areas include but are not limited to biogeochemistry, conservation biology and landscape/ecosystem ecology. Possible areas of specialization include biological invasions, the effects of elevated CO2, land use change, or nutrient cycling. The successful applicant is expected to establish an externally funded research program and to be actively committed to teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate level.
The University has state of the art facilities to support environmental research including the University of Arkansas Stable Isotope Laboratory
(UASIL: http://www.uark.edu/ua/isotope) and the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST: www.cast.uark.edu), a GIS and remote sensing facility. The University has doctoral programs in Biology, Environmental Dynamics, and Cellular and Molecular Biology. The candidate will be expected to contribute to the development and the strengthening of these programs and to have an active research laboratory supported by extramural grants. Applicants must have a Ph.D., and postdoctoral (or equivalent professional) experience is preferred.
Please send a statement of research and teaching interests and goals, curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference to Dr. Cindy Sagers, Chair, Ecology Search, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701. For further information, visit the Biological Sciences website at: http://biology.uark.edu/bisc.html, or contact C. Sagers at csagers@uark.edu, or (479) 575-7195. Target date for receipt of applications is 15 October, 2004, but applications will be reviewed until the position is filled.
The University of Arkansas is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, Title IX employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
25 de agosto de 2004
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