Applications are invited for a tenure-track position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in the Department of Biological Sciences. We seek an ecologist conducting hypothesis-driven research in urban ecology. Experience using molecular tools is desirable. The successful applicant will establish a research program at Fordhams biological field station, the Louis Calder Center, and participate in our Center for Urban Ecology (CUE). There are also opportunities to collaborate with scientists at the New York Botanical Garden, Wildlife Conservation Society, and American Museum of Natural History. A commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching and research is required. Assistant Professor candidates must demonstrate potential to develop an externally funded research program. Associate candidates must have a record of external, peer-reviewed funding and indicate future directions using regional resources.
Applicants should email one PDF application file containing a cover letter, CV, contact information for three references, teaching and research statements, and three reprints to [email protected]. Address the cover letter to Dr. J.D. Lewis, Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458. Review of applications will begin October 29th, 2012. Fordham University is an independent, Catholic university in the Jesuit tradition that welcomes applications from men and women of all backgrounds. Fordham is an EOE.
