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DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR - BIOSTATISTICIAN APPLY ONLINE: WWW.DESU.EDU General Description of the Job: The position is a 12-month tenture-track faculty position (75% research and 25% teaching) as a biostatistician at the assistant professor level. Research is open and concentration areas are in agriculture and natural resource disciplines that include plant, animal, and the environmental sciences, fisheries and wildlife sciences, genetics and genomics, morphometrics, population biology, and/or statistical ecology. Qualifications in statistics, with experience in multivariate analysis, meta-analysis, Bayesian statistics, and/or spatial statistics are requisite. Postdoctoral experience is desired. The ability to work in a collaborative interdisciplinary environment is essential. Teaching responsibilities include both introductory and advanced biostatistics courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels. As a faculty member, the successful candidate would also mentor and advise undergraduate and graduate students, actively engage in research, serve on academic committees, and seek extramural grant funding. Because this position is partly supported by Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCor) funding, the successful candidate will actively participate in the University's goal to develop and establish the Center for Integrated Biological and Environmental Research (CIBER) at DSU and the statewide EPSCoR mission of research, education and outreach. Qualification Standards 1. Education: Candidate must have an earned doctorate degree in biostatistics or a related field with demonstrated expertise in statistical theory and analyses in one or more of the sub-disciplines mentioned below. 2. Successful experience: Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required. Research proficiency is expected. Teaching experience at the college level is desirable. 3. Other preferences: The successful candidate must be able to work supportively as a member of a team. Essential Functions The following are the functions essential to performing this job. 1. Teach a maximum of three courses each academic year, as required 2. Develop a nationally recognized research program. 3. Publish in recognized refereed journals. 4. Develop and submit grant proposals; coordinate and manage grants secured. 5. Advise undergraduate and graduate students 6. Participate in local, regional, national and international conferences. 7. Supervise assigned staff, including students. 8. Serve on academic committees, as assigned. 9. Participate in outreach activities, as needed. 10. Perform service to the community, as appropriate. Performance Standards The criteria for evaluation in this position include, but are not limited to, the following: 1. Develop a Plan of Work that addresses the needs of the citizens of Delaware. 2. Provide reports on input, impact, and successful outcomes of the faculty member's programs. 3. Produce scholarly work in peer-reviewed scientific journals, books, and other publications. 4. Secure research project funding from extramural granting agencies. 5. Exhibit excellence in research, teaching, and service. 6. Comply with and facilitate the EEO mandate of Delaware State University and USDA. Applicants should submit electronically as ONE PDF FILE that includes a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statements of research and teaching goals, and scanned transcripts. In addition, arrange to have three letters of reference sent directly to: Dr. Dyremple Marsh, Dean, Delaware State University, College of Agriculture and Related Sciences, 1200 N. DuPont Highway, Dover, DE 19901; email: [email protected] The position is to be filled for the 2009 Fall semester. -- Kevina Vulinec, PhD, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware 19901-2277, (302) 857-6457 Fax: (302) 857-6455, [email protected]
