Quantitative Ecologist - Tenure-track As part of our continued growth in the areas of Environmental Stress and Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, the Department of Zoology at Oklahoma State University invites applications for a quantitative ecologist with research interests in ecological processes and patterns at multiple spatial and temporal scales (population/community to regional/global) and expertise in analytical or simulation modeling approaches. This is a tenure-track position that will be filled at the assistant professor level. Departmental growth coincides with expansion on the University campus as a whole, including construction of an Integrated Science Building scheduled for completion in 2008.
Candidates are expected to have a Ph.D., post-doctoral research experience, teaching experience, and success in obtaining extramural funding. Responsibilities of this position will include establishing a vigorous, extramurally funded research program, successfully mentoring M.S. and Ph.D. students, and effectively teaching courses at the undergraduate and graduate level including developing a graduate course in biological statistics and/or modeling. The Department of Zoology has a long history of research in conservation biology, integrative ecology, and environmental toxicology, and a variety of partnerships with the Departments of Botany, Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Natural Resource Ecology and Management, the Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and the College of Veterinary Medicine. More information can be found at http://zoology.okstate.edu. Candidates should submit (preferably by e-mail) a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statements of research and teaching interests, three letters of recommendation (sent directly by the candidatesÂ’ references), and up to three sample publications to Dr. Matt Lovern ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Zoology, Oklahoma State University, 430 Life Sciences West, Stillwater, OK 74078. Application review will begin 15 November 2007, with employment beginning in August 2008. Women and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply. Oklahoma State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
