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<H1>Senior Ecologist</H1>
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<p><b><font size="4"><a href="#announce">Job announcement</a></font></b>
<p><b><font size="4"><a href="#adddet">Additional information regarding the position</a></font></b>
<p><b><font size="4"><a href="#dept">The Biology Department</a></font></b>
<b><p><font size="4"><a href="#univ">The University of New Mexico</a></font></b>
<b><p><font size="4"><a href="#local">Local information</a></font></b>
<h2 align="center"><b><font size="4"><a name="announce"></a></font>Job
Announcement</b></h2>
<br><p>ASSOCIATE OR FULL PROFESSOR (Ecology) </p>
<br><p>Position: Nine-month Professorship for an ecologist, starting
August, 2002 or later. Tenure track position. </p>
<br><p>Minimum Qualifications: PhD in Biology, Environmental Science,
or related discipline, broad training and research experience in ecology,
and demonstrated capacity for scientific leadership </p>
<br>Preferred Qualifications: Candidate will be evaluated with respect
to the following qualifications:
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<li>Research experience and accomplishments;
<li>Record of scholarly publication;
<li>Record of graduate education and
undergraduate teaching;
<li>Experience and potential for scientific leadership and collaboration; and
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Individuals
working in any subdiscipline of ecology are encouraged to apply. We seek
an outstanding research scientist who will assume scientific leadership
for the <a href="http://sevilleta.unm.edu"> Sevilleta Long Term Ecological
Reseaerch project </a>, contribute to graduate training and collaborative
research activities at the <a href="http://www.unm.edu">University of
New Mexico</a>, and become actively involved in a broad <a href="http://biology.unm.edu">Department of Biology</a> that has faculty working at all levels from molecules
to the biosphere. </p>
<br>Job Responsibilities are to:
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<li> Assume major responsibility and scientific
leadership for the Sevilleta Long Term Ecological Research project;
<li> Maintain a strong, independent research program;
<li>Be committed to excellent teaching at the undergraduate through graduate level; and
<li> Be dedicated
to maintaining and enhancing the University of New Mexico's reputation
as a center of excellence in environmental and evolutionary biology.
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<br>How to apply:
<br>Applicants must send a signed letter, c.v., five
(5)letters of reference, statements of research and teaching interests
and experience, and recent reprints to </p>
<br><pre>
Senior Ecologist Search Committee
Attn: James H. Brown
Department of Biology
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA</pre>
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<br>Fax (505) 277-0304
<br>Tel. (505) 277-9740
<br>Deadline for receipt of application materials is March
25, 2002.</b>
<br>Members of underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
UNM is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and Educator. </p>
<align="center"><a name="adddet"></a>Additional Details:
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<br><h3>Research: </h3>
<br>We seek an outstanding individual who complements the activities of
<a href="http://biology.unm.edu/Biology/faculty.html"> other
biologists in the Department.</a> Biology is a broad, integrative
department that enjoys and encourages cross-disciplinary collaboration. The <a href="http://sevilleta.unm.edu/">Sevilleta LTER</a>
(part of the NSF-funded network of <a href="http://www.lternet.edu/">Long
Term Ecological Research sites)</a> offers excellent opportunities for
field research. The University maintains a state of the art
<a href="http://sevilleta.unm.edu/places/fieldstation/">fieldstation</a> just 100 km south of Albuquerque. The fieldstation facility is developed and maintained in close cooperation with the US Fish and Wildlife Service which has recently
completed a major upgrade to its facilities at the site. <a href="http://sevilleta.unm.edu/~bmilne/sev/sevfieldtrip.html">Take a virtual fieldtrip!</a> There are
also advanced facilities in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences for <a href="http://epswww.unm.edu/">trace element and radiogenic isotope
studies</a>.
<br>
A core <a href="http://biology.unm.edu/Biology/ghrose/molbio.html">Molecular
Biology Facility</a> is available to all members of the Biology Department. The facility is well staffed and provides access to automated DNA
sequencing and a variety of common use large equipment including ultracentrifuges,
oligonucleotide synthesis, gel imaging equipment, etc. The microscopy
facilities
within the Department include confocal, SEM and TEM. Plant growth facilities
are
available in the Biology Department's <a href="http://biology.unm.edu/Biology/greenhouse.html">Research
Greenhouse</a>
The Department also maintains close association with the <a href="http://www.arc.unm.edu/Alliance/Background.html">Albuquerque High Performance Computing Center (AHPCC)</a> providing access to
supercomputer
capabilities and computational infrastructure. At the Albuquerque campus
of the
University of New Mexico are the <a href="http://hsc.unm.edu">School
of Medicine</a>
and University Hospital
<br>It is expected that the successful applicant will develop an active
research program that can involve graduate as well as undergraduate students.
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<br><h2 align="center"><a name="dept"></a>The Department:</h2>
<br><h2 align="center"><a href="http://biology.unm.edu/"><img
src="http://biology.unm.edu/Pockman/PlPhys/Resdaysm.jpg" width="197" height="145" border="0"></a></h2>
<br><LI>Biology is the largest of the 28 departments within the <a
href="http://www.unm.edu/arts_sci.html">
College of Arts and Sciences</a>, which is the largest of
the Colleges or Schools
in the University.<br>
<p><li>The <a href="http://biology.unm.edu/">Department of Biology
</a> at <a href="http://www.unm.edu/">
The University of New Mexico</a> is a broad based department
with 32 full time
<a href="http://biology.unm.edu/Biology/faculty.html"> faculty</a>
and many
<a href="http://biology.unm.edu/Biology/adjunct.html">
adjunct and
research faculty</a>. The Graduate Program presently has
over 100 Ph.D. and
M.S. students enrolled.<p>
<li>Affiliated with the Department is the <a href="http://www.unm.edu/~museum">Museum of Southwestern Biology</a> maintaining research collections
organized as the
Divisions of Amphibians and Reptiles, Arthropods, Biological
Materials, Birds,
Fishes, Mammals, the UNM Herbarium, and the USGS-Biological
Survey Collection.
<h3>The Department has a number of cooperative research programs
including:
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<LI><a href="http://biology.unm.edu/Biology/cbiolma.html">Center
for Computational Biology</a>
<LI><a href="http://sevilleta.unm.edu/~brownlab/complexity.html">The
Graduate Research Training Program in Ecological Complexity</a>
<LI><a href="http://biology.unm.edu/biology/ngp/home.html">The
Neurospora Genome
Project</a>
<LI><a href="http://sevilleta.unm.edu/~cdahm/index.htm">The Hydrogeoecology
Group</a> and
<LI><a href="http://sevilleta.unm.edu/collaboration/igert/">The
Freshwater Sciences
Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program</a> in collaboration with
the Department
of Earth and Planetary Sciences.
<br><h3>Research Facilities within the Department include: </h3>
<br><LI><a href="http://biology.unm.edu/Biology/ghrose/molbio.html">The
Molecular Biology Facility</a>
<LI>The Confocal Microscopy Facility, and the
<LI>Animal Care Facilities
<br><p>In addition the Department has <a href="http://biology.unm.edu/Biology/uresearch.html">several programs</a> that support undergraduate participation
in research
<br><h2 align="center"><a name="univ"></a>The University</h2>
<br><h2 align="center"><a href="http://www.unm.edu/"><img src="http://biology.unm.edu/Pockman/PlPhys/campus.jpg" width="200" height="133" border="0"></a></h2>
<br><LI><a href="http://www.unm.edu/">The University of New Mexico</a>
is New Mexico's largest public, four year university, and includes the
<a href="http://hsc.unm.edu">School of Medicine</a> and <a href="http://lawschool.unm.edu/">School of Law</a>
<br>
<p><LI><a href="http://www.unm.edu/~ors/">The Office of Research
Services</a> provides
information on current University statisitics in the area of
research and scholarship
<br><h2 align="center"><a name="local"></a>Local Information</h2>
<br><h2 align="center"><a href="http://www.cabq.gov/"><img src="http://biology.unm.edu/Pockman/PlPhys/abqskyline_bg.jpg" width="592" height="126" border="0"></a></h2>
<br><a href="http://www.cabq.gov/">Albuquerque</a> is <a
href="http://www.newmexico.org/">New
Mexico's</a> largest city with approximately 500,000 residents,
located 56 miles
south of <a href="http://www.santafe.org/">Santa Fe</a>,
the state capital.
<br>The University of New Mexico is conveniently located in proximity
to several
private and federal research facilities including:
<br><LI><a href="http://www.sandia.gov/">Sandia National Laboratories</a>
<LI><a href="http://www.santafe.edu/">Santa Fe Institute</a>
<LI><a href="http://www.lanl.gov/external/">Los Alamos National
Laboratory </a>
<LI><a href="http://www.ncgr.org/">National Center for Genome
Resources</a>
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