[NHCOLL-L:2903] Assistant Professor Job Opening: Mammal Evolution / Ecology at UC Berkeley IB/MVZ

[Sean Versoza]

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY
Faculty Position in Vertebrate Evolutionary Biology and/or Ecology

The Department of Integrative Biology and the Museum of Vertebrate 
Zoology seek a colleague at the Assistant Professor and Assistant 
Curator level in the area of Vertebrate Evolutionary Biology and/or 
Ecology.  The successful candidate will share an appointment in the 
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology and Department of Integrative Biology. 
We seek an individual who will develop an outstanding field-based 
research program in evolution and/or ecology, using mammals as a 
study system.   Previous museum experience is not required but the 
successful candidate must demonstrate an intellectual commitment to 
museum-based research, the potential to use and add to MVZ 
collections, a clear vision of the role of museum collections in the 
21st century, and the capacity to integrate intellectual activities 
of the MVZ and the Department of Integrative Biology. We encourage 
applicants from all areas of mammalogy.  Candidates should have a 
strong commitment to both undergraduate and graduate teaching.

The position is available 1 July 2006. Applicants should submit a 
curriculum vitae and a statement of research and teaching objectives, 
including a vision for the future of natural history museums such as 
the MVZ.

Applications, including at least three letters of recommendation, 
should be sent directly to the search committee at: Search Committee, 
Vertebrate Evolutionary Biology Search, Department of Integrative 
Biology, 3060 VLSB, University of California, Berkeley, CA 
94720-3140.  The deadline for receipt of applications is 23 January 
2006.

Applicants should refer their reviewers to the UC Berkeley Statement 
of Confidentiality at http://apo.chance.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html.

Further information about the department, the MVZ, and this faculty 
position can be found at http://ib.berkeley.edu/ and 
http://mvz.berkeley.edu.  The University of California, Berkeley, is 
an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to excellence through 
diversity.

Further information
This tenure-track position combines a regular Faculty position (50%, 
IB) with a Curatorial position in the MVZ (50%).  It will be an 11 
month appointment, in recognition of the year-round duties of a 
curator.  Faculty Curators are expected to demonstrate both a strong 
conceptual focus in some area of Vertebrate Evolutionary Biology 
and/or Ecology, and leadership towards development of and research on 
the MVZ's renowned collections. Accordingly, those invited for 
interview will be asked to give two seminars, one in the Integrative 
Biology series and another to the MVZ.  This MVZ Curatorship requires 
enthusiasm for collection-based research and excitement about the 
opportunities offered by using mammals as a study sytstem to advance 
evolutionary and/or ecological theory.  The potential to acquire 
broad knowledge of the systematics and biology of extant mammals is 
expected.  In general MVZ curators study organisms in relation to 
their natural environment and bring new technologies and sources of 
evidence to bear on problems in evolution and ecology; we encourage 
new and innovative approaches to the the use of museum collections in 
such endeavors.  Details of the MVZ's philosophy, history, existing 
research foci and current initiatives are to be found on the website 
(mvz.berkeley.edu).  Relevant research strengths in Integrative 
Biology include evolutionary genetics, developmental biology, 
functional morphology and biomechanics, ecology, paleontology and 
paleoecology, systematics and phylogenetics, all with a strong 
emphasis on evolution.
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