Assistant or Associate Professor-15521 Faculty Position and Director of Conservation Science
Asst or Assoc Professor Lab of Ornithology and Department of Natural Resources College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Cornell University Located at the Imogene Powers Johnson Center for Birds and Biodiversity in the 220-acre Sapsucker Woods sanctuary, the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology is the world's leading resource for conservation, research, education, and citizen science focused on birds. The Lab is a vibrant unit within Cornell's College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, where several full-time faculty teach undergraduate courses, advise graduate students, and manage world-class, mission-driven programs. Our management and staff are committed to the highest standards of ethics and excellence in all areas of our work, and our Board leadership includes faculty from Cornell and other universities, successful entrepreneurs and managers from the business and non-profit sectors, and conservation-minded citizens from the United States and beyond. The Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology and the Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University invite applications for the Robert F. Schumann Faculty Fellowship, a joint, tenure-track appointment as Director of the Conservation Science Program at the Lab and Assistant or Associate Professor of Natural Resources. * We seek an individual who will advance our mission to interpret and conserve the earth's biological diverity through research, education, and citizen science, via his/her individual and programmatic leadership in research, fieldwork, and outreach leading directly to the conservation of biological diversity. * The successful candidate must maintain a productive, extramurally funded research program in conservation biology; contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching and mentoring; and engage fully in the academic and intellectual life of the Lab, the Department, and Cornell University. * Candidates must have demonstrated leadership skills and an inspired vision for the future of the Lab's Conservation Science Program (currently ten professional staff with an annual budget of US$1.3M). * The Director of Conservation Science will be a public spokesperson for conservation science and must be able to collaborate with the Lab's 10 other programmatic units along with colleagues and partner institutions world-wide. More information on this position is available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/page.aspx?pid=1737 Required Qualifications: * PhD and an established record of peer-reviewed research in conservation biology. Preferred Qualifications: * Emphasis on birds is preferred, but not mandatory. Applications Procedures: * Please send a single pdf file containing a letter of application outlining qualifications and experience for the position, a curriculum vitae, statements of research interests and teaching philosophy, and the names and contact details for three references. * Email to s...@cornell.edu<mailto:s...@cornell.edu> or in hard-copy to Susan Taggart, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, 283A Johnson Center for Birds & Biodiversity, Ithaca, NY 14850. * Inquiries about position specifics can be directed to Dr. Irby Lovette (i...@cornell.edu<mailto:i...@cornell.edu>) or Dr. Bernd Blossey (b...@cornell.edu<mailto:b...@cornell.edu>). * Review of applicants will begin on September 30, 2011 and continue until the position is filled. Cornell University, located in Ithaca, New York, is an inclusive, dynamic, and innovative Ivy League university and New York's land-grant institution. Its staff, faculty, and students impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas and best practices to further the university's mission of teaching, research, and outreach. Cornell University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educator and employer. Sue Taggart Administrative/Human Resources Assistant Lab of Ornithology/Cornell University
