Job Advertisement Faculty Position-Assistant Professor COMMUNITY ECOLOGY University of California, Riverside
The Department of Biology invites applications for a 9-month tenure- track faculty position in the area of Community Ecology, starting July 1, 2016. We are searching for an empirical ecologist who studies relationships between interacting species and their environment as part of the UCR Strategic Planning Vision in Renewable Nature: Environment, Energy, and Sustainable Development. Examples of research focus could include (but are not limited to) the functional ecology of communities, community assembly, consumer-resource dynamics, evolutionary ecology (including ecological genetics and genomics), interactions between ecology and evolution, and responses of communities to stressors such as climate change and invasive species using an integrative array of techniques such as GIS, sensors, molecular biology and genomics/bioinformatics. The ideal candidate will have a strong field component to their research and expertise in advanced statistical techniques. The successful candidate will join a vibrant community of researchers in the Department of Biology, The Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology Graduate Program, the Center for Conservation Biology, the Center for Invasive Species Research and the Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, and have access to modern campus facilities in bioinformatics, genomics, proteomics, microscopy, stable isotope analysis, geographic information systems, ecological sensing technologies and field stations and facilities. Consult www.biology.ucr.edu for details about the department. Applicants will be expected to vigorously pursue extramurally-funded research and contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching Ph.D. and demonstrated excellence in research are required. Applications, including a curriculum vitae, separate statements of research and teaching interests, and up to three selected reprints must be submitted through https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/JPF00381. In addition, applicants should request that three letters of recommendation be submitted through this site. Evaluation of applications will begin November 1, 2015 and priority will be given to applications that are complete by this date. The position will remain open until filled. UCR is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification. Advancement through the faculty ranks at the University of California is through a series of structured, merit-based evaluations, occurring every 2-3 years, each of which includes substantial peer input. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
