*Position Announcement: Vector Biology (Entomology)** **Assistant Professor/Assistant Entomologist** *Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, California, http://www.entomology.ucr.edu
*POSITION: *Vector Biology. The Department of Entomology invites applications for a tenure-track position, 9-month appointment, available July 1, 2015. The position has 25% Instruction and Research and 75% Organized Research in the Agricultural Experiment Station http://cnas.ucr.edu/about/anr/. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. in Entomology or a related discipline; postdoctoral experience is preferred. The focus of this position will be on studying the behavior, ecology, evolution, genetics, molecular biology and/or physiology of insect vectors that transmit pathogens to animals, humans, and/or plants. Areas of research emphasis may include, but are not limited to, the ecology, epidemiology, evolutionary and comparative genomics, or innate immunity of vectors.
*RESPONSIBILITIES*: Develop an extramurally funded research program to conduct basic and applied research in the area of insect vector biology. Teaching responsibilities include supervision of graduate students, participation in undergraduate life science instruction in introductory biology, entomology, ecology, evolution, molecular biology, and/or physiology, as well as a graduate course taught in an area of interest. Teaching interactions with interdepartmental programs in Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics; Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology; and/or Cellular, Molecular and Developmental Biology are encouraged.
*APPLICATION:* Applications should include a curriculum vitae (4 pages maximum), statements of research interests (2 pages maximum), teaching interests and philosophy (1 page maximum), and four references (confidential letters of recommendation will be requested by email only for candidates passing first round of selection). All application materials should be sent to: https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/apply/JPF00225.
Questions regarding this position should be directed to Dr. Alec Gerry, Chair of the Vector Biology Search Committee at [email protected]
*APPLICATION DEADLINE: *Evaluation of applications will begin November 15, 2014, but the position will remain open until filled.
/The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. /
-- Erin Wilson Rankin, Assistant Professor Department of Entomology University of California, Riverside 900 University Ave Riverside, CA 92521
