Position Vacancy in Animal Behavior and/or Population Ecology The Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez (UPRM, www.uprm.edu/biology) invites applications for a Tenure-track Position as Assistant Professor in Animal Behavior and/or Animal Population Ecology to begin August 2008 or until position is filled. A Ph.D. degree is required, post doctoral experience desired. Candidates must demonstrate teaching skills for undergraduate courses in Animal Behavior, Evolution and General Biology and graduate courses in Population Ecology and Behavioral Ecology as well as the ability to design and develop courses in area of specialty. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an active research program along with his/her teaching duties. Research collaboration with other faculty from Agricultural Sciences and Engineering as well as both undergraduate and graduate students is desirable. External funds, when obtained, will allow eligibility for release time and/or additional compensation during the academic year and/or summer. UPRM is a Land-Grant, Sea-Grant, and Space-Grant institution; interaction with faculty and researchers in these fields is encouraged. Puerto Rico represents a suitable setting to develop research in tropical systems, and the University of Puerto Rico stimulates collaboration with active faculty and students in a wide range of the Biological Sciences and Biotechnology. Benefits include health insurance, relocation costs (if applicable), and tuition waivers in the UPR system for immediate family members. Knowledge of English and Spanish or a willingness to learn is desirable. Please send Curriculum Vitae, statements of research interests and teaching philosophy, and contact information for three references (by e-mail with hardcopy to follow) by April 14, 2008 to Dr. Lucy Bunkley-Williams, Director, ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Department of Biology, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, P.O. Box 9012, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico 00681-9012. The University of Puerto Rico is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Submitted by Nico Franz http://academic.uprm.edu/~franz/
