The EESLMU Graduate Program for Evolution, Ecology and Systematics at the University of Munich (LMU), currently funded by the Evolution Initiative of the Volkswagen Foundation, is looking for a coordinator for the EES Master program, the summer school and seminar series. The current coordinator, Pleuni Pennings, will focus in future on setting up a structured PhD program and collaborations with other universities.
The ideal candidate should have a degree (preferably a PhD) in Biology or a related field. He/she should be highly motivated and have good communication skills. Proficiency in English and German is required. Experience with teaching, administration or curriculum coordination is an advantage. The main task of the coordinator will be to organize the EESLMU Master program. This novel, research-oriented Master program started in fall 2007 mainly with international students. Beside the Faculty of Biology of the LMU, the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology and the Bavarian Natural History Collections are involved in this program. The coordinator functions as an interface between university administration, teachers, and students. He/she could also be involved in teaching. The coordinator will also organize summer schools, conferences and a seminar series, and he/she will contribute to the website http://www.eeslmu.de/eeswiki. At the faculty of biology of the LMU, the three current coordinators (one each for EES, the Neurosciences graduate school and the bachelor program) collaborate in various activities (seminar series, mentoring program, publicity). EESLMU offers a great working environment for someone interested in science and teaching and who enjoys working together with a great variety of people (professors, students and others) to improve education in ecology, evolution and systematics. The position is available at 50% (TVöD 13 according to German salary scale) from October 1st 2009 for initially one year (with the possibility of extension for another 2 years). Application review will start from July 31st and will continue until the position is filled. Interviews will be held in the first week of August or in September. Informal inquiries and applications including a letter of motivation, CV, and names and telephone numbers of two references, should be sent preferably by email (as a single pdf file) to Prof Dr Susanne Foitzik [EMAIL PROTECTED] 0049 89 2180 74 209 or Dr Pleuni Pennings [EMAIL PROTECTED] 0049 89 2180 74 234 -- ****************************************** Pleuni S. Pennings * Program Coordinator of the Munich Graduate School for Evolution, Ecology, and Systematics * Postdoc in theoretical evolutionary biology Evolutionary Biology, Department Biologie II University of Munich (LMU) Großhaderner Str. 2 D-82152 Planegg-Martinsried Tel: 0049 89 2180 74 234 http://www.eeslmu.de/eeswiki http://www.biologie.uni-muenchen.de/ou/theopopgen/index.htm [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************
