I’m sharing this amazing job opportunity on behalf of my colleague Dr. Roland Kays, whose email is at the end of this announcement, so please contact him if you have any questions:
Senior Research Scientist, Biodiversity Research Lab Mammal Population/Conservation Genetics Salary Range: $72,172 - $137,456 Type of Appointment: Permanent Full-Time Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Application Deadline/Closing Date: 1/31/2019 Training and Experience Requirements: Ph.D. in wildlife ecology, zoology, conservation biology, or related field. The NC Museum of Natural Sciences and the NC State University’s College of Natural Resources jointly announce a search to recruit a scientist with a research program in mammal conservation genetics, mammal population biology/ecology, and/or mammal population genetics. Potential areas of research expertise include (but are not limited to) population modeling, conservation genomics, or predator-prey interactions. Researchers with collections based research programs or international conservation experience are encouraged to apply. This joint position is shared between the NC Museum of Natural Sciences (Biodiversity Lab) and NC State University (Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology program in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources). The employee will be based at the Museum, and have non-tenure track faculty status and associated teaching and service requirements as a Research Assistant Professor with the University. The successful candidate will have an outstanding record of scholarly publications, research grant support, and public science engagement. The areas of responsibility of this position include: 1. Development of an original scientific research program. Some aspects of this research should be suitable for display in the NC Museum of Natural Sciences’ Biodiversity Research Lab, a glass-walled laboratory on-exhibit in the Nature Research Center wing of the Museum; 2. Shared management and administration of the Museum’s Biodiversity Research Lab, Mammalogy Unit, and Mammal collections; 3. Teaching one class per year related to conservation genetics in NCSU’s Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources; 4. Mentoring undergraduate and graduate students and/or postdoctoral researchers; 5. Engaging the public through science communication and/or participatory science. To apply: fill out the application from the link below and attach current CV, contact information for 3 references, and a vision statement. Please note that all information must be included on the state application, which is supplemented, but not replaced by, the CV. To view the complete posting and apply please visit: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/northcarolina/jobs/2272344/senior-research-scientist-biodiversity-research-lab?keywords=science&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs For additional information about the position contact Dr. Roland Kays (rwk...@ncsu.edu) —————————————————————— Dr. Madhusudan Katti Associate Professor Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Program for Leadership in Public Science Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources 5223 Jordan Hall Addition, Campus Box 8008 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27695-8008 facultyclusters.ncsu.edu/people/mkatti about.me/mkatti Podcast: candle.science mka...@ncsu.edu +1-919-515-8638 Skype: Sahyadri ——————————————————————
