Tenure-track faculty position in Ecology at The University of Pennsylvania.
The Department of Biology at the University of Pennsylvania invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Ecology. The appointment will be at the level of Assistant Professor. We are searching broadly for a community or ecosystem ecologist working at any spatial scale, from local to global, and using theoretical and/or empirical approaches. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, mechanisms of community assembly, coexistence, diversity, adaptation and the interplay between biotic and abiotic processes in the face of climate and land-use change. We welcome applicants working on any domain of life, from micro- to macroscopic.
We are especially interested in candidates who utilize novel approaches that span levels of biological organization or transcend traditional boundaries.
Penn's Department of Biology has a long-standing tradition of maintaining an integrated research and educational program across all basic biological sciences, from Ecology and Evolution, Plant Sciences, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genomics, to Neuroscience. The Department values interdisciplinary research, collaboration, and collegiality, and has a vision emphasizing Life in its Natural Context. Candidates are expected to have demonstrated excellence and productivity in research and will be expected to excel in undergraduate and graduate teaching.
Interested candidates should submit materials online at http://facultysearches.provost.upenn.edu/postings/606 and include a curriculum vitae, concise statements of research and teaching interests, a short annotated description of up to five publications, and the name and contact information of at least three referees. Recommenders will be contacted by the University with instructions on how to submit a letter to the website. Review of applicants will begin September 11, 2015 and continue until the position is filled.
The Department of Biology is strongly committed to Penn's Action Plan for Faculty Diversity and Excellence and to creating a more diverse faculty (for more information see: http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v58/n02/diversityplan.html). The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans are encouraged to apply.
-- Erol Akcay Assistant Professor Department of Biology University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA 204ELynch Labs http://erolakcay.wordpress.com
