The Department of Biological Sciences of Fordham University invites applicants for a tenure-track faculty position in animal ecology and conservation biology at the ASSISTANT PROFESSOR level for fall 2009. The department has an active research program and provides excellent physical facilities, state-of-the-art equipment, start-up funds, and competitive salaries and benefits. Preference will be given to vertebrate ecologists interested in establishing research collaborations with the Wildlife Conservation Society, with which Fordham University has a cooperative relationship. There are also research opportunities at Fordham’s biological field station, the Louis Calder Center (http://www.fordham.edu/calder_center/). In addition, the ecology program also runs a summer NSF-REU site (http://www.fordham.edu/calder_center/calder-center/CSUR-Program.html), in which the successful candidate is invited to participate.
We seek individuals who will establish a vigorous, extramurally funded research program. The successful candidate must have a Ph.D. and postdoctoral experience and is expected to teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and contact information for three references to: Dr. William Thornhill, Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University, 441 E. Fordham Road, Larkin Hall 160, Bronx, NY 10458 and/or by email (preferred) to [email protected]. Review of applications will begin immediately. The position will remain open until a suitable candidate is identified. Fordham University is an independent, Catholic university in the Jesuit tradition that welcomes applications from men and women of all backgrounds. We are an Equal Opportunity / Employer.
