Tenure track position at the Assistant Professor level in watershed ecology

The Department of Earth, Ecological and Environmental Sciences, a new = and rapidly growing academic unit at The University of Toledo, invites = applications for a tenure track position at the Assistant Professor = level in watershed ecology to complement existing strengths in ecology, = hydrology, geology, geography and environmental engineering. = Competitive candidates must have a Ph.D. and postdoctoral experience. = They will be expected to participate in undergraduate and graduate = instruction, and develop an externally funded research program that =
supports University of Toledo graduate students. =20
The watershed ecologist will join an interdisciplinary team of = scientists whose research focuses on the Great Lakes. Research = opportunities are particularly promising in the western Lake Erie basin, = where the confluence of an intensively used agro-urban watershed with an = economically and ecologically critical receiving water body produce an = ideal natural laboratory for applied ecological research. Our new = colleague will be housed at University's Lake Erie Research Center and = should have research interests that include the land/water interface, = wetlands restoration, and/or pollutant transport in drainage networks.
It is anticipated that this position will begin in August 2005. Review = of applications will begin October 25, 2004 and continue until the = position is filled. Salary, fringe benefits and start-up funds are = competitive. The Department offers B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees. A = proposal for a new Ph.D. track in Environmental Sustainability Science =
and Engineering is pending. Applicants should submit curriculum vitae, =
descriptions of teaching and research interests, and the names and = addresses of three references to: Chair, Search Committee Watershed = Ecologist, Department of Earth, Ecological and Environmental Sciences, = Mail Stop #604, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606-3390. The = University of Toledo is an equal opportunity, equal access, affirmative = action employer and educator. M/F/V/D are encouraged to apply.