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Julie Jedlicka, PhD Assistant Professor of Biology Missouri Western State University jjedli...@missouriwestern.edu <mailto:jjedli...@missouriwestern.edu> office: 237A Agenstein, 816-271-4552
*ASSISTANT PROFESSOR* *BIOLOGY (BOTANY) - *Missouri Western State
University invites applications for a tenure-track position to begin in
August 2017. Expertise in plant systematics, plant evolution, or plant
conservation is required, and familiarity with the flora of Missouri is
preferred. Opportunities to teach and develop courses in the candidate’s
area of expertise will be available. Primary teaching responsibilities
will be organismal biology for majors, plant systematics, and local
flora. Other teaching responsibilities might include general biology for
non-majors and participation in distance education. The successful
candidate must demonstrate strong commitments to teaching, mentoring
undergraduate student research, and sustained scholarly activity.
Available resources include the Leo Galloway Herbarium collection, and
nearby access to the natural resources and personnel of state and
federal agencies. An earned doctorate is required by the start of
employment. Qualified applicants must submit a single PDF containing a
letter of interest addressing position qualifications, vitae, unofficial
transcripts, one-page statement of teaching philosophy, one-page
research plan involving undergraduates, copies of pertinent
publications, and contact information for three references to:
recruitm...@missouriwestern.edu
<mailto:recruitm...@missouriwestern.edu>. Employment is contingent upon
proof of the legal right to work in the U. S. An appointment is not
final until documents are provided. To ensure full consideration,
applications must be received by December 2, 2016. For inquiries about
the department please visit http://www.missouriwestern.edu/biology. EOE
