POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
Title: Assistant or Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology
Location: Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS)
University of Florida Gainesville, Florida
Salary: Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience
Review Date:Review of application materials will begin on March 25,
2011. Position will open until a viable applicant pool is determined.
Duties and Responsibilities
This is a 12-month, full-time, tenure-accruing position that will be 70%
research (Florida Agricultural Experiment Station), 20% extension (Florida
Cooperative Extension Service) and 10% administration in the Department of
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Institute of Food and Agricultural
Sciences, at the University of Florida. The successful candidate will
develop internationally recognized research and extension programs
addressing questions broadly consistent with the goals of the National
Ecological Observatory Network (NEON; http://www.neoninc.org) program
related to ecology of wildlife and their habitats. The Ordway Swisher
Biological Station is a research, teaching, and extension facility of the
University of Florida (http://ordway-swisher.ufl.edu).
Duties will include:
(1) Develop an internationally recognized research program focusing on
large-scale ecology and conservation with an emphasis on animal populations
and their habitats, broadly related to the primary hypotheses and drivers
underlying the NEON program. Linking aspects of this research program to the
Ordway-Swisher Biological Station (OSBS), a research, teaching and extension
facility of the University of Florida (http://ordway-swisher.ufl.edu), is
highly desirable.
(2) Develop an innovative extension program harnessing the potential of
the Ordway-Swisher as a site for extension and outreach programming. Linking
a portion of this program directly to NEON and its citizen science, youth
education, and public outreach programs is highly desirable.
(3) Serve as Associate Director for Research and Education of the
Ordway-Swisher Biological Station. In this capacity, the incumbent will
work in partnership with the Station Director and Associate Director for
Conservation and Management to oversee programs and the Stations
infrastructure development. Duties include facilitating the Stations
infrastructure development through competitive extramural funding and work
with potential donors, and participation in review of proposed research and
educational activities at the Station.
Tenure will accrue in the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.
The faculty member will participate actively in graduate education and
research, and departmental governance. Position assignment may change in
accordance with the needs of the department. All IFAS faculty are expected
to demonstrate commitment and responsibility to the three functions,
teaching, research, and extension, of the Land Grant mission.
Qualifications
Candidates must possess an earned doctorate in the ecological or biological
sciences, natural resources, or related discipline; evidence of scholarship
and depth of knowledge in the area of expertise; potential to develop
cutting-edge research and outreach programs and to inspire undergraduate and
graduate students; and a commitment to promoting a diverse educational and
professional institution. Postdoctoral experience is desirable. Candidates
should have demonstrated skills in verbal and written communication,
interpersonal relationships, and procurement of extramural funding.
Candidates must also have a commitment to IFAS core values of excellence,
diversity, global involvement, and accountability.
Ordway-Swisher Biological Station
The Ordway-Swisher Biological Station (http://ordway-swisher.ufl.edu) is a
research and teaching facility managed by the Department of Wildlife
Conservation and Ecology on behalf of the University of Florida. The 3,701
hectare (9,146 ac) field station is located 25 miles east of the UF Campus
in Melrose, Fl (Putnam Co.). OSBS is comprised of a mosaic of wetland and
upland habitats that include sandhills, xeric hammock, upland mixed forest,
swamps, marshes, and clastic and sandhill upland lakes. Over 50 permanent
and ephemeral lakes and ponds, a significant hardwood swamp and three wet
prairies occur on the Station. Current buildings on the Station support a 30
person classroom, staff offices, equipment storage and maintenance, and a
caretaker house. Construction of additional buildings is expected over the
next few years to support expanding needs. The Station has been selected as
the NEON core wildland site for Domain 3. The Station's research program
focuses on supporting research of faculty and students at the University of
Florida and other organizations, agencies, and academic institutions. Over
