The University of Colorado Museum of Natural History and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB), University of Colorado Boulder invite applications for a joint, tenure-track appointment as Curator of Botany and Assistant or Associate Professor. Primary responsibilities will be to curate and develop the Museum's botany collections, use phylogenetic and systematic approaches as a core part of their research program on any group of plants (including bryophytes and lichens), and teach in Museum and Field Studies and EEB. The successful individual will be expected to take a leadership position in advancing the role of the Herbarium. The Herbarium houses a diverse collection of approximately a half million specimens of vascular plants, bryophytes, and lichens and has strong holdings from the southern Rocky Mountain region. This regional strength is enhanced by collections from western North America, the American Arctic, the Altai and the Caucasus Mountains of Central Asia, the European alpine, and the Sierra Madre Occidental of Mexico. Additional information about EBIO and the CU Museum and Herbarium can be found on the web at: http://cumuseum.colorado.edu and http://www.colorado.edu/eeb.
Applicants must have a doctoral degree; curatorial experience is important. Apply at http://www.jobsatcu.com/ , Posting# 805528. The application package should include curriculum vitae, representative publications, statements of research, teaching, and curatorial experience and vision, along with names and addresses of four references. Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Review of applications begins January 1, 2009 until a successful candidate is identified. The University of Colorado is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment.
