FACULTY POSITION - ASSISTANT PROFESSOR PLANT COMMUNITY ECOLOGIST
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE The Department of Botany and Plant
Sciences invites applications for an assistant professor, tenure-track
(9-month) position in Plant Community Ecology. Applicants should work at
the forefront of the field, with emphasis on a functional approach to
understanding community dynamics. We seek a plant ecologist who can
interact with programs in conservation biology, invasive species
ecology, ecological genomics, ecosystem and landscape ecology, and/or
theoretical and computational ecology. Preference will be given to
candidates who integrate empirical with statistical, phylogenetic, or
modeling approaches, and who can apply advanced techniques such as, but
not limited to, GIS/remote sensing, niche modeling, ecophysiological
measurements, or stable isotopes. The successful candidate will
supervise graduate students, develop a graduate-level community ecology
course, and participate in the life science undergraduate teaching
program. The position includes a research appointment in the
Agricultural Experiment Station with an expectation to develop a
nationally competitive program and obtain extramural grant funds. For
additional information about the Department and the campus
visithttp://cnas.ucr.edu<http://cnas.ucr.edu/>/
andhttp://www.plantbiology.ucr.edu<http://www.plantbiology.ucr.edu/>/.
Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in ecological or environmental sciences or
related fields with postdoctoral experience. Evaluation of applications
will begin Jan 7, 2013 and continue until the position is filled. The
position will be available July 1, 2013. Interested individuals should
submit 1) a curriculum vitae, 2) a statement of research and teaching
interests,and 3) have three letters of recommendation submitted through
Academicjobsonline
(<https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/2291>https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/2291)
The
University of California, Riverside is an Affirmative Action equal
opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity. -- Louis
Santiago Associate Professor of Physiological Ecology Botany & Plant
Sciences and Center for Conservation Biology University of California
2150 Batchelor Hall Riverside, CA 92521-0124
<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]
http://plantbiology.ucr.edu/faculty/santiago.html
