Open Position: Plant Ecologist, Evolutionary Biologist, or Systematist
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology seeks to fill an open-rank (tenure track or tenured) faculty position in Plant Sciences. Qualified candidates will have a Ph.D. in a related field of biological sciences. We are interested in all subfields within organismal plant biology but especially in candidates with experimental or comparative approaches in plant evolution, systematics, ecology, conservation biology, and/or biogeography. The successful candidate is expected to establish an internationally recognized and externally funded research program. Although not required, we encourage applicants with interest in the Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Garden, a seven-acre garden on the UCLA campus, through teaching, research, and/or public outreach/education to indicate so in their cover letter. As a campus with a diverse student body, individuals with a history of mentoring under-represented minorities in the sciences are encouraged to apply and include details in cover letter. Applicants should submit materials online to https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/apply/JPF00342 including detailed cover letter; curriculum vitae; statements of research and teaching; and names and contact information of four references. Review of candidates will begin on October 3, 2014 and continue until the position is filled. Please use job number JPF00342 in all correspondence.
Additional information about the Department and the Botanical Garden and may be found at http://www.eeb.ucla.edu and http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/ respectively. Inquiries regarding the position should be directed to Grace Angus ([email protected]) or Search Chair, Professor Lawren Sack ([email protected]). Women and minority applicants are encouraged to apply.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy
------------------------------------------------------ Lawren Sack Professor, Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of California, Los Angeles 621 Charles E. Young Drive South Los Angeles, CA 90095-1606 USA Tel: 310-825-6525 Fax: 310-825-9433 Email: [email protected] http://www.eeb.ucla.edu/Faculty/Sack
