TENURE-TRACK FACULTY POSITION

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
TITLE: Rank Open (tenure track)
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Department of Biology at the University of Maryland invites applications for faculty appointments in ecology at any rank. We seek outstanding candidates who are taking experimental, informatic, and/or theoretical approaches to ecological sustainability at the population, community, and/or ecosystem levels.
SALARY: Commensurate with experience.
POSITION AVAILABLE: June 1, 2005
Successful candidates will join a vibrant group of researchers in ecology, evolution, behavior, conservation biology, neuroscience, and development. Candidates should have developed, or demonstrate the potential to develop, an outstanding research program and a record of extramural funding. We will provide competitive startup packages. The Department of Biology expects to continue hiring in this area as it expands into laboratory space within a new 155,000 sq. ft. Bioscience Research Building.
The University of Maryland, College Park is the flagship campus of the University of Maryland System and one of the most rapidly advancing public research universities in the country. Our close proximity to Washington and Baltimore facilitates interactions with an extraordinary range of major research institutions (including the Smithsonian Institution, USDA, and USFWS' Patuxent Research Center) and major non-governmental organizations. For more information visit our web site at www.life.umd.edu/biology .
To apply send a curriculum vitae, statements of research and teaching interests, sample publications, and the names and addresses (mail and
email) of three references to: Ecological Sustainability Search Committee, Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA. For best consideration, submit materials no later than Dec. 15 2004.
The University of Maryland is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Applications from minorities and women are encouraged.