The School of Integrative Biology and the School of Earth, Society, and Environment at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, seek an outstanding ecologist who studies biogeochemical cycles at landscape to global scales using observational, experimental, theoretical and/or modeling techniques. Candidates must have a Ph.D. or equivalent in a relevant field. Post-doctoral experience is highly desirable. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an externally funded research program, teach at undergraduate and graduate levels, and collaborate with faculty to develop research initiatives in global change ecology and earth system science. The University of Illinois is a public university with more than 40,000 students and provides a highly collaborative and supportive academic environment, with opportunities for interactions with the Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology; the Center for Water as a Complex Environmental System; the Energy Bioscience Institute; the Institute for Genomic Biology; the National Center for Supercomputer Applications; the Beckman Institute; the Center for Transformative Climate Solutions, and the Illinois State Natural History, Geological, and Water Surveys. Urbana-Champaign, located 120 miles south of Chicago, is home to a diverse ethnic population, and provides superb public and private schools, a variety of cultural opportunities, quality public transportation, and a rapidly expanding community of high-tech businesses. The appointment is for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor. The target start date is August 16, 2012. Salary is commensurate with experience. To ensure full consideration, please create your candidate profile through http://go.illinois.edu/GCEAsstProf and upload your application letter, curriculum vitae, summary of research and plans, teaching philosophy and experience, and contact information for three professional references by October 21, 2011. Referees will be contacted electronically upon the submission of the application. Applicants may be interviewed before the closing date; however, no hiring decision will be made until after that date. For further information contact Global Change Ecology Search Chair, s...@life.illinois.edu. Illinois is an Affirmative Action /Equal Opportunity Employer and welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas who embrace and value diversity and inclusivity. (www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu).
