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Iowastate

Assistant Professor in Freshwater Ecology

Ames, IA · Full-time

No sponsorshipDetected 30 days ago
HRBioinformaticsResearchMentoring

About the role

  • We define freshwater ecology broadly (including lake, river, stream, and wetland ecosystems) but will give preference to candidates whose research includes a pathway for application to lakes and reservoirs in Iowa and the midwestern USA.
  • Research may be at any biological scale (genes, individuals, communities, populations, ecosystems), with any group of organisms.
  • The successful candidate will also contribute to undergraduate and graduate education, including the teaching of a course in aquatic ecology.

Responsibilities

  • The successful candidate will develop an externally funded, research-intensive program that contributes foundational knowledge in freshwater ecology-spanning organismal, population, community, ecosystem, or biogeochemical perspectives-while addressing processes and mechanisms relevant to inland waters of agricultural and human-dominated landscapes.
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Requirements

  • Research experience in freshwater ecology.
  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship.

Nice to have

  • Ability to conduct impactful research.
  • Commitment to effective teaching and mentoring.
  • Ability and commitment to contribute to the Department and University's Principles of Community.
  • Department/Program & College Description:
  • E EOB is jointly administered by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS).
  • The department co-administers undergraduate programs in Biology, Environmental Science, and Genetics and administers the Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program.
  • Our faculty participate actively in multiple interdepartmental graduate programs, including Environmental Science, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, and Genetics and Genomics.
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Compensation

  • Number of Months Employed Per Year:

Benefits

  • Retirement benefits, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
  • Generous leave plans
  • Life insurance and long-term disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Various voluntary benefits and discounts
  • Wellbeing program

Company info

  • We are particularly excited about candidates who use innovative empirical, analytical, computational, or modeling approaches in their research.

Equal opportunity

  • Iowa State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, ethnicity, religion, national origin, pregnancy, sexual orientation, genetic information, sex, marital status, disability, or status as a U.S. Veteran.
  • Inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies may be directed to Office of Equal Opportunity, 2680 Beardshear Hall, 515 Morrill Road, Ames, Iowa 50011, Tel.
  • 515-294-7612, email eooffice@iastate.edu.
  • General ISU compensation information can be found on the University Human Resources website.

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship.
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