Colorado State University -- Fort Collins, Colorado POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT - QUANTITATIVE POPULATION
ECOLOGIST POSITION #010626.0002 FWCB [8 Oct. 2007]: Assistant/Associate Professor in Quantitative Population Ecology LOCATION: Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology, Warner College of Natural Resources, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA APPOINTMENT: Nine-month tenure track QUALIFICATIONS: Required: 1) Ph.D. in wildlife biology, ecology, biometrics, statistics, applied mathematics, or closely related field; 2) research experience in quantitative population ecology emphasizing conservation and management of animals. Highly Desirable: 1) Post-doctoral research experience; 2) strong record of publications in refereed, high quality scientific periodicals; 3) teaching experience; 4) skilled in using modern methods, technologies, and media in teaching, research, and outreach; 5) experience working with natural resource agencies. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1) Teach an undergraduate course in wildlife data collection and analysis; 2) teach a second undergraduate course to be determined or developed 3) teach, in alternate years, a graduate-level course such as population estimation and modeling; 4) advise undergraduates; 5) establish a nationally recognized program of externally funded research and scholarly activity, including support for graduate students; 6) Participate in professional and university service and outreach activities. SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFITS: Commensurate with qualifications and experience. Sick leave per University policy, group health, life, dental, disability, and retirement benefits. ACADEMIC AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES: The Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology is one of the largest programs in the country with approximately 350 undergraduates, 50 graduate students, and 12 academic faculty. In addition to the Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit which is housed in our department, faculty have established strong connections with a diverse group of local research partners, including The Colorado Division of Wildlife, The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Wildlife Research Center (located on our foothills campus), The Forest Service's Rocky Mountain Experiment Station (located on our main campus), USGS Fort Collins Science Center, and the Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) (housed with our program). Recently ranked by Money Magazine as the "best small city in the U.S." and by as Outside Magazine one of ten "New American Dream Towns," Fort Collins is a midsize community (approximately 134,000 residents) located in northern Colorado at the base of the Rocky Mountains. APPLICATION PROCEDURE: You can also find this job posting by visiting our college website at http://www.warnercnr.colostate.edu/ with links to apply on-line at https://welcome.warnercnr.colostate.edu/jobs/. Please include your curriculum vita, official transcripts from all universities attended, representative publications, a list of four references, and a cover letter with a statement of interest that includes your outlook for combining your philosophy of teaching with your research and scholarly work in this field. DEADLINE: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. However, to guarantee full consideration by the search committee, all materials must be received by the application review deadline of 8 October 2007. Preferred start date is August 2008. http://www.cnr.colostate.edu/FWB/ E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Colorado State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and complies with all Federal and Colorado State laws, regulations, and executive orders regarding affirmative action equirements in all programs. The Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity is located in 101 Student Services Building. In order to assist Colorado State University in meeting its affirmative action responsibilities, ethnic minorities, women and other protected class members are encouraged to apply and so identify themselves. The Colorado Open Records Act may permit the University to treat application as confidential to a limited extent. If you wish to have your application treated as confidential, to the extent permitted by law, it must be accompanied by a written request that all materials submitted be held in confidence to the extent permitted under the Colorado Open Records Act at the time it is submitted to the Search Committee. Under the Act, applications of "finalists" become public. Finalists are those applicants selected by the Search Committee or applicants still being considered 21 days before the position is to be filled. If there are six or fewer applicants for the position, however, they are all considered "finalists" and their applications are open to public inspection immediately after the closing date.
