North Central College invites applications from individuals in the areas of organismal, ecological or evolutionary biology for a new full-time tenure-track position to begin September 1, 2015. The successful candidate will complement existing strengths in the Biology department with interests such as organismal interactions, invertebrates, molecular evolution or conservation biology. A PhD is required, and post-doctoral research experience is strongly desired. The successful candidate will teach in our introductory biology and sophomore core sequences and in upper-level courses such as evolution or advanced ecology. The candidate will also have opportunities to develop new advanced courses consistent with his or her interests and to participate in our general education curriculum and/or our interdisciplinary environmental studies minor. Applicants should exhibit strong potential for excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring in a liberal arts environment, including a commitment to collaborative research with undergraduates.
North Central College, founded in 1861, is a selective comprehensive liberal arts college of 3,000 students. The Colleges rapidly growing Biology program features an investigative, research-rich curriculum. Plans are in place for a new Science Center with construction projected to start in 2015. The campus is located in Naperville, 28 miles west of Chicago, within a region that includes a network of local and regional corporate, high tech and internationally recognized scientific facilities, and with convenient Metra train access to Chicago. Naperville has been ranked as one of Money magazines Best Places to Live. For more information about the Biology program and the College at large, please visit www.noctrl.edu/biology. Applicants should submit a letter of application, vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, a statement of research interests and plans, and three letters of recommendation in electronic format to Cheryl Horton at https://secure.interfolio.com/apply/26473. There is no cost for the Interfolio service. For further information, please email Dr. Jonathan Visick, Chair, Department of Biology at [email protected]. Review of applications will begin on November 3, 2014, with on-campus interviews anticipated in early January.
