Colorado State University – Fort Collins, Colorado
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT – Assistant Professor in Spatial Ecology
POSITION: Assistant Professor.
LOCATION: Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology,
Warner College of Natural Resources, Colorado State University, Fort
Collins, Colorado, USA
APPOINTMENT: Nine-month, tenure-track, academic faculty
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required: Ph.D. in Ecology, Wildlife Biology, Conservation Biology,
Geography, or closely related field; minimum rank of assistant
professor. Demonstrated research focus on spatial/landscape ecology
involving fish and/or wildlife as well as experience in spatial data
management, display, and analysis.
Highly Desirable: 1) Excellence in spatially-explicit ecological
research as evidenced by a strong record of research and publication in
high impact scientific journals, 2) research focus that addresses both
applied and theoretical aspects of spatial/landscape ecology pertaining
to fish and/or wildlife using a breadth of approaches; 3) university
teaching experience; 4) experience working collaboratively and across
disciplines at local, regional, and global scales. 5.) a strong
commitment to enhancing diversity and inclusion in fish, wildlife, and
conservation biology fields.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 1) Establish an internationally recognized
program of externally funded research and scholarly activity, including
support for graduate students and involvement of undergraduate students;
2) teach two courses per year, one of which will be focused at the
junior/senior undergraduate student level on a topic such as
spatial/landscape ecology; 3) participate in professional and university
service and outreach activities.
SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFITS: Salary commensurate with qualifications and
experience. Sick leave, group health, life, dental, disability, and
retirement benefits are per University policy.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Application materials include: 1) a letter of
application with a statement of teaching philosophy and research
interests; 2) curriculum vitae; 3) PDFs of three representative
publications; 4) graduate transcripts; and 5) the names and contact
information for 3-5 professional references. All application materials
should be submitted to:
http://jobs.colostate.edu/postings/60142
For questions contact: Dr. Mevin Hooten, Search Committee Chair.
[email protected], 970-491-1415.
DEADLINE: Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
However, to guarantee full consideration by the search committee, all
materials must be received by the application review deadline of Nov.
16, 2018. Preferred start date is August 2019.
ACADEMIC AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES: Colorado State University is a land
grant institution with an enrollment of approximately 31,000 students.
It is located in Fort Collins, Colorado (http://www.fcgov.com/visitor/),
an attractive and dynamic community of 159,000 residents at the base of
the Rocky Mountains. Fort Collins has been named one of the most
desirable places to live by a variety of organizations. The region is
home to a diverse range of ecosystems and land uses, and offers numerous
outdoor recreational activities.
The Department (http://warnercnr.colostate.edu/fwcb-home/) offers Ph.D.,
M.S., and B.S. degrees in Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology;
undergraduates choose one or more Concentrations: a) Fisheries and
Aquatic Sciences, b) Conservation Biology, and c) Wildlife Biology.
Faculty also advise graduate students in the inter-college Graduate
Degree Program in Ecology (http://ecology.colostate.edu/), a premier
interdisciplinary graduate program in ecology. The Department is one of
the top-ranked programs nationally, comprising approximately 440
undergraduates, 60 graduate students, and 18 academic faculty.
The Department houses the Colorado Cooperative Fish and Wildlife
Research Unit and the Larval Fish Laboratory, and faculty have
established strong connections with colleagues in other colleges, e.g.,
Warner College of Natural Resources, College of Natural Sciences, and
College of Engineering, and other relevant units including the CSU Water
Center and School of Global Environmental Sustainability. Faculty also
team with a diverse group of local to national research partners,
including Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, USDA National Wildlife Research Center, USDA Forest
Service Rocky Mountain Experiment Station, National Park Service, The
Nature Conservancy, and USGS Fort Collins Science Center.
Colorado State University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer and complies with all Federal and Colorado State laws,
regulations, and executive orders regarding affirmative action
requirements in all programs. The Office of Equal Opportunity and
Diversity is located in 101 Student Services Building. In order to
assist Colorado State University in meeting its affirmative action
responsibilities, ethnic minorities, women and other protected class
members are encouraged to apply and so identify themselves.
The Colorado Open Records Act may permit the University to treat
application as confidential to a limited extent. If you wish to have
your application treated as confidential, to the extent permitted by
law, it must be accompanied by a written request that all materials
submitted be held in confidence to the extent permitted under the
Colorado Open Records Act at the time it is submitted to the Search
Committee.
Under the Act, applications of “finalists” become public. Finalists are
those applicants selected by the Search Committee or applicants still
being considered 21 days before the position is to be filled. If there
are six or fewer applicants for the position, however, they are all
considered “finalists” and their applications are open to public
inspection immediately after the closing date.
