The Department of Biology invites applications for a departmental Chair beginning August 28, 2006. Salary is competitive and significant research support will be provided. The successful candidate must have a distinguished record which would merit appointment at the rank of Full Professor with tenure. Applicants should have a commitment to promoting research, teaching and service at both undergraduate and graduate levels, and should have excellent interpersonal skills. Duties will include supervising support staff, instructors and faculty and being an advocate for Biology's interests to the College, University and community.
Candidates who can articulate and implement plans that allow faculty to continue their recent gains in research productivity are preferred. Primary among such skills must be the ability to spearhead implementation of a new Ph.D. program in Integrated Bioscience. This program is designed to increase collaborative research between Biology and other sciences, both at The University of Akron and regionally. Candidates should be both conversant across a broad spectrum of biological disciplines and have the ability to facilitate interactions with other departments. The Department is also strongly committed to teaching excellence and innovation, at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. Candidate must be able to lead our department in its quest for excellence in service to university, profession and community. Ability to cultivate new fund-raising opportunities for the department and the college required. The Department of Biology has 20 full-time faculty enrolling 600 majors. Faculty members have active, extramurally-funded research programs that span the range from molecular biology to community ecology. Extramural research funding to Biology faculty has more than doubled in the last 10 years, with total funding exceeding $1,000,000 annually. The Biology Department is housed in a 38,000 sq ft building, with a new ~45,000 sq ft building planned to begin construction in 2006. The Department oversees an animal research facility and a field station located on a nearby nature preserve. For additional information about the Biology department visit: http://www3.uakron.edu/biology/. Review of application will begin January 15, 2006. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae, statements on administrative philosophy, research and teaching, copies of recent publications, and three letters of recommendation to: Chair, Biology Chair Search, Department of Biology, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-3908. The University of Akron is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity and to the principles of affirmative action in accordance with state and federal laws.
