<div dir="ltr"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.8em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.72px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(86,86,86);text-align:center"><a href="https://jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/502395/the-university-of-new-mexico-is-hiring-two-faculty-curators/?TrackID=3">https://jobs.sciencecareers.org/job/502395/the-university-of-new-mexico-is-hiring-two-faculty-curators/?TrackID=3</a>  <br></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.8em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.72px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(86,86,86);text-align:center"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">The University of New Mexico is hiring two faculty-curators:</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.8em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.72px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(86,86,86);text-align:center"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">Assistant Professor & Curator of the Herbarium</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.8em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.72px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(86,86,86);text-align:center"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">Assistant Professor & Curator of Herpetology</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.8em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.72px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(86,86,86);text-align:justify">We invite applications for two tenure-track faculty-curator positions at the Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB), a natural history collections facility within the Department of Biology of the University of New Mexico (UNM). Each position will be Assistant Professor of Biology; one will be Curator of the Herbarium, and the other will be Curator of Herpetology.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.8em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.72px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(86,86,86);text-align:justify">We seek colleagues with demonstrated commitments to (1) collecting and curating natural history specimens; (2) using specimens to address fundamental questions in biology; (3) pursuing a vigorous, externally funded research program; (4) advancing the integration of specimens into the fields of botany or herpetology, respectively; (5) achieving excellence in teaching and mentoring; and (6) diversity, equity, inclusion, student access, as well as working with a diverse community.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.8em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.72px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(86,86,86);text-align:justify">UNM is both a research intensive university (Carnegie R1) and a minority-majority institution. It is located in Albuquerque, a city with a rich cultural heritage in a biodiverse, scenic landscape. The Department of Biology is family-friendly and comprises ~30 tenure-track faculty members (<a href="https://biology.unm.edu/core-faculty.shtml">https://biology.unm.edu/core-faculty.shtml</a>), ~1500 undergraduate majors, a thriving graduate training program, and a vibrant portfolio of extramurally funded research.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.8em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.72px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(86,86,86);text-align:justify">The MSB (<a href="https://msb.unm.edu/">https://msb.unm.edu/</a>) includes eight collections, each headed by a faculty-curator, managed by a full-time collection manager, and charged with a shared mission: to collect and curate biodiversity specimens and information to advance understanding of earth's biota over time and space. MSB holds over four million specimens that contribute to >150 scientific publications annually. The Herbarium and Collection of Amphibians & Reptiles are fully digitized collections, each >100,000 specimens, and with strong traditions of supporting basic research and conservation.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.8em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.72px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(86,86,86);text-align:justify">Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, three representative reprints, names of three references, and four two-page statements addressing past, present, and future efforts in (1) research, (2) curation, (3) teaching, and (4) diversity and inclusion. A Ph.D. is required at the time of application, and post-doctoral experience is preferred before the start of the appointment. To apply, visit the UNM jobs website for the appropriate position:</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.8em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.72px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(86,86,86);text-align:center"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">Assistant Professor and Curator of the Herbarium:</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit"><a href="https://tinyurl.com/yxmk7qgu">https://tinyurl.com/yxmk7qgu</a>; REQ9663</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.8em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.72px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(86,86,86);text-align:center"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">Assistant Professor and Curator of Herpetology:</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit"><a href="https://tinyurl.com/y6z44b68">https://tinyurl.com/y6z44b68</a>; REQ9664</span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.8em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.72px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(86,86,86);text-align:justify">For best consideration, apply by <span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:700;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">September 16, 2019</span>. Questions may be directed to search committee chairs, Christopher Witt (<a href="mailto:cwitt@unm.edu">cwitt@unm.edu</a>) for the Curator of the Herbarium, and Joe Cook (<a href="mailto:cookjose@unm.edu">cookjose@unm.edu</a>) for the Curator of Herpetology.</p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 0.8em;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:16.72px;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(86,86,86);text-align:center"><em style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit">UNM is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and Educator. Women and underrepresented minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.</em></p></div>