FACULTY POSITION IN EVOLUTIONARY GENETICS/GENOMICS DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY
The Department of Biology at San Diego State University invites applications for a tenure track Assistant Professor, beginning in Fall 2014. We seek a creative, productive evolutionary biologist with research strengths in eukaryotic genomics or genetics. We are especially interested in candidates who use innovative experimental, computational and/or comparative approaches. Research area is open to studies of all eukaryotic organisms. Areas of interests include, but are not limited to: comparative genomics, evolutionary genetics, genetic variation and natural selection in natural and model systems, experimental evolution, mechanisms of evolution, and quantitative genetics. Research area is open to studies of eukaryotic organisms either above or below the species level. Preference will be given to those candidates with a central focus in evolutionary biology who also clearly demonstrate cross-disciplinary research programs. The position is open at the Assistant Professor level. Candidates should have a strong record of research accomplishments and funding, post-doctoral experience, demonstrate the ability to establish an active research program that will attract funding from federal agencies such as NSF and NIH, and be committed to undergraduate as well as graduate teaching. Teaching will include participation in our undergraduate Genetics and Evolutionary Biology curriculum, and additional undergraduate and graduate courses in the candidates areas of expertise. The successful candidate is expected to interact with a diverse student body and an active group of biology faculty who have research programs in phylogenetic inference and biodiversity, population genetics, molecular evolution, genomics, metagenomics, bioinformatics, cell biology, physiology, developmental biology, microbiology, cardiovascular biology, marine ecology, conservation biology and ecosystem studies/global change. The Biology Department has MS and PhD programs in Evolutionary Biology, Cell and Molecular Biology, and Ecology. The candidate is expected to be a core member of the Evolutionary Biology graduate programs, but preference will be given to those that can also participate in additional programs. Applicants should submit electronically a single pdf comprising a cover letter, a curriculum vitae, statement of research, statement of teaching interest, and three representative publications to evgenom...@mail.sdsu.edu (Andrew Bohonak, Chair, c/o Medora Bratlien). Applicants must request that three letters of recommendation be sent electronically, directly to the search committee. Review of applications will begin 16 December 2013, and will continue until the position is filled. Incomplete applications are not guaranteed full consideration. Additional information about this position and three others currently advertised in the SDSU Department of Biology can be found at http://www.bio.sdsu.edu/jobs/. SDSU is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, or covered veteran status. The person holding this position is considered a "mandated reporter" under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.
