Kurtz Endowed Chair/Arboretum Director Position
The University of Denver is seeking applicants for the endowed Edna Biggs Kurtz Chair in Botany in the Department of Biological Sciences. In addition, the successful candidate will hold the position of Director of the Chester M. Alter Arboretum with a joint appointment at the associate professor or professor level in the Department of Biological Sciences. As arboretum director, the successful candidate will provide leadership and long-range strategic planning for the Chester M. Alter Arboretum, and will help develop this resource as a teaching and learning tool for the university community. As a member of the Department of Biological Science in a tenure-track position, the successful candidate will be involved in undergraduate and graduate teaching and will maintain an extramurally funded research program that complements the research interests of faculty in the Ecology and Biodiversity major offered by the department. Applications should be submitted to DU.JOBS.ORG. Applic! ation materials should include: a curriculum vitae, a statement outline one's view on the nature of arboretum on an urban university campus, research statement, and a statement of teaching philosophies. Three letters of recommendation plus two reprints should be sent directly to the Chair of the Kurtz Endowed Chair/Arboretum Director Search Committee, University of Denver, Department of Denver, Department of Biological Sciences, Olin Hall Room 102, 2190 E. Iliff, Denver, Colorado 80210. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. *************************************************
