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<h1 style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:black;font-weight:normal">Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences and Assistant Curator of Ornithology, Tenure Track<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#333333;font-weight:normal">University of Oklahoma Norman Campus: Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences: Biological Sciences and the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">Location<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">Open Date<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">Sep 23, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">Description<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">The <a href="https://samnoblemuseum.ou.edu/"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:#2577A6">Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History</span></a> (SNM) and the <a href="https://www.ou.edu/cas/sbs"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:#2577A6">School
of Biological Sciences</span></a> (SBS) at the University of Oklahoma (OU) invite applications for a full-time 12-month tenure-track split position as Assistant Curator (0.59 FTE)/Assistant Professor (0.41 FTE) with a start date Fall 2025. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">We seek an innovative, creative and collaborative colleague with a record of collection-based research in Ornithology who will establish a discipline-leading, student-involved, cross-disciplinary and externally
funded research program; build collaborations within and outside the University; and work with colleagues and students toward OU’s <a href="https://www.ou.edu/leadon"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:#2577A6">Lead On Strategic Plan</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">The ideal candidate will perform collection-based research in any subfield of Ornithology, including but not limited to the following: Systematics, Phylogeny Reconstruction, Comparative Genomics, Landscape/Population
Genetics, Biodiversity, Geographical Ecology, Global Change Biology, and/or Evolutionary or Conservation Biology, and have experience working with museum collections. We are especially interested in candidates who use genetic or genomic tools and datasets
in combination with innovative computational, ecological, behavioral and/or comparative approaches to address questions within the context of one or more of the <a href="https://www.ou.edu/cas/sbs/research-themes"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:#2577A6">four
SBS research initiatives</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">The successful candidate will be expected to: (1) develop and maintain an extramurally-funded research program; (2) grow and curate the collection of birds; (3) contribute to museum public exhibit development and
support; (4) develop and contribute to museum education and community outreach activities; and (5) contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching, including instruction of one course per year in Ornithology, Animal Behavior, Biogeography, Genetics, Evolution,
Ecological Modeling, or Bioinformatics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">The Sam Noble Museum of Natural History is a Provost-direct unit and the designated museum of natural history for the State of Oklahoma. The museum has an outstanding curatorial, collections, education, exhibits
and support staff that serve the museum’s mission from research to preservation to education. The School of Biological Sciences was recently established through the integration of the departments of Biology and Microbiology & Plant Biology to align programs
and research with faculty strengths and the <a href="https://www.ou.edu/research-norman/centers-institutes/strategic-vertical-institutes"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:#2577A6">OU Norman Research Strategic Verticals</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">The University of Oklahoma invests in its faculty by providing support and resources through the <a href="https://www.ou.edu/cfe"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:#2577A6">Center for Faculty Excellence</span></a> and <a href="https://www.ou.edu/research-norman"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:#2577A6">Vice
President for Research and Partnerships Office</span></a>. The Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences supports faculty development through mentoring, new faculty orientation series, and access to research and educational support. We encourage candidates
to apply who are seeking to work in a university-based museum and a rapidly growing college with collegial interdisciplinary groups and strong academic units.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h3 style="margin:0in;background:white"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">Qualifications<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"> <strong><span style="font-family:Roboto">Required Qualifications:</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto">Ph.D. in Biology, Ornithology or other related field at the time of application.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit">
<span style="font-family:Roboto">Established record of high-quality research and publications.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit">
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<span style="font-family:Roboto">Familiarity with effective teaching practices and mentoring approaches that support students from a wide range of backgrounds.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit">
<span style="font-family:Roboto">Record of specimen-based collection experience and potential for specimen-based curation and obtaining collection grants.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit">
<span style="font-family:Roboto">Record of or potential for collection interpretation, exhibition development, and science communication.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit">
<span style="font-family:Roboto">Demonstrated or explicit commitment to outreach, community engagement, and service to the museum, school, university, and discipline.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit">
<span style="font-family:Roboto">Commitment to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses that engage students as they explore Museology and Biological sciences, provide the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the museum and bioscience workforce, and
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<strong><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">Preferred Qualifications:</span></strong><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto">Experience leading collaborative projects and working with interdisciplinary teams.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit">
<span style="font-family:Roboto">Demonstrated teaching record, evidenced by list of courses taught, description of innovative pedagogy, effective student engagement, and/or a history of positive student and peer evaluations.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit">
<span style="font-family:Roboto">Demonstrated potential for Sam Noble Museum collection growth and record of integrating museum collections into research and teaching.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#333333;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6;background:white;box-sizing: border-box;color:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;line-height:inherit">
<span style="font-family:Roboto">Potential for collaborations with others within the Sam Noble Museum and School.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">Application Instructions<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">Applicants are required to submit: 1) a cover letter describing your interests in and qualifications for the position and fit with the Sam Noble Museum and one or more of the School of Biological Sciences research
themes; 2) a full curriculum vitae; 3) a research plan describing your research focus, methods, future trajectory, and its potential contributions to one or more of the four School of Biological Sciences research initiatives “Ecology of Changing Planet”, “Biological
Foundations of One Health”, “Mechanisms of Biodiversity”, or “Behaviors: From Molecules to Ecosystems”; 4) a curatorial statement including your museum experience with collections, collection interpretation, exhibition, and outreach and community engagement;
and 5) a teaching plan briefly describing your approach to teaching and student mentorship and your plans/goals for teaching at the University of Oklahoma (including existing and proposed courses) and advising a varied cohort of undergraduate and graduate
students. Applications must be submitted online via Interfolio at <a href="http://apply.interfolio.com/154668"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:#2577A6">http://apply.interfolio.com/154668</span></a>. Additionally, applicants must submit contact information
within Interfolio to initiate requests for three (3) confidential letters of recommendation; all letters must be on file for an application to be reviewed for the position. Please keep cover letter, research plan, curatorial statement, and teaching plan to
1–3 pages each. Additional materials may be requested.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"> Screening of candidates will begin October 16, 2024 and will continue until the position is filled.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"> Inquiries should be directed to the search committee chair or co-chair:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">Chair: Dr. Cameron Siler, Associate Curator/Associate Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">University of Oklahoma<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"><a href="mailto:camsiler@ou.edu"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:#2577A6">camsiler@ou.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"> Co-Chair: Dr. Richard Lupia, Associate Curator/Associate Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">University of Oklahoma<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"><a href="mailto:rlupia@ou.edu"><span style="font-family:inherit;color:#2577A6">rlupia@ou.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">This institution is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">Equal Employment Opportunity Statement<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">The University of Oklahoma, in compliance with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information,
gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, disability, political beliefs, or status as a veteran in any of its policies, practices, or procedures. This includes, but is not limited to: admissions, employment, financial aid, housing, services in educational
programs or activities, or health care services that the University operates or provides.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">Why You Belong at the University of Oklahoma</span></strong><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">The University of Oklahoma fosters an inclusive culture of respect and civility, belonging, and access, which are essential to our collective pursuit of excellence and our determination to change lives. The unique
talents, perspectives, and experiences of our community enrich the learning, and working environment at OU, inspiring us to harness our innovation, creativity, and collaboration for the advancement of people everywhere. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">Mission of the University of Oklahoma</span></strong><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">The Mission of the University of Oklahoma is to provide the best possible educational experience for our students through excellence in teaching, research and creative activity, and service to the state and society.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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