Ecologgers, Please see the advertisement below and encourage all whom you think are qualified to apply. Also feel free to send the advertisement around to any individual or unit you feel is appropriate. Specific questions regarding the position can be directed to me or to Richard Stouthamer (chair of the search committee). Thank you for your time.
Rick Redak Professor and Chair Department of Entomology University of California Riverside, CA 92521 ________________________________ Position Announcement: Entomology RANK: Assistant Professor/Assistant Entomologist. Appointment level and salary commensurate with experience. LOCATION: Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, California POSITION: Invasive Species Ecologist. The Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, and the Agricultural Experiment Station invite applications for a tenure-track position, 9-month appointment, available July 1, 2012. The position has 50% Instruction and Research and 50% Organized Research in the Agricultural Experiment Station. QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must hold a Ph.D. degree in Entomology, Biology, Ecology or a related discipline. The successful candidate must demonstrate evidence of strong training and experience with the biological processes, species attributes and ecological conditions that promote the establishment and potential spread of invasive and/or introduced terrestrial arthropod species. Areas of research emphasis could include the study of invasion processes; the evolution and genetics of invasiveness; the role of habitat quality and diversity on the establishment of invasive and introduced species; the dispersal and spread of these species; and the interactions of such species with established potential hosts, competitors and natural enemies. Hypothesis-driven research that includes theoretical issues relating to propagule size and establishment frequencies; climatic matching; genetic adaptations; and population genetics, dynamics and regulation would also be considered. Applied research consistent with the mission of the Agricultural Experiment Station directed toward managing invasive and introduced (insect or weed) species is expected. RESPONSIBILITIES: Develop an extramurally funded research program to conduct basic and applied research in the broad area of invasive species ecology. Teaching responsibilities include supervision of graduate students, participation in undergraduate instruction in entomology, ecology, and evolution, as well as a graduate course taught in an area of interest. Interactions with the other research groups in interdepartmental programs are encouraged. Participation in the Center for Invasive Species Research and the Center for Conservation Biology and the Institute for Genome Biology is encouraged. An expanded position description is available on the UC Riverside Department of Entomology website: http://www.entomology.ucr.edu APPLICATION: Send curriculum vitae, transcripts, statement of research interests, reprints, manuscripts in press, and have four letters of recommendation sent to: Dr. Richard Stouthamer Invasive Species Ecologist Search Committee Chair Department of Entomology University of California Riverside, CA 92521 Phone: 951-827-2422; FAX (951)-827-3086 e-mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Application deadline: Review of applications will begin March 1, 2012, but the position will remain open until filled. The University of California is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer committed to excellence through diversity, and strongly encourages applications from all qualified applicants, including women and minorities
