[NHCOLL-L:3592] Burke Museum seeking Curator of Genetic Resources

[Ron Eng]

The Burke Museum at the University of Washington is seeking a new Assistant
Professor/Curator, Genetic Resources. 

Priority will be given to those who apply by November 15.

The University of Washington is seeking applications for a tenure-track
faculty position to serve as academic curator of genetic resources at the
Burke Museum (http://www.burkemuseum.org) and as a faculty member in the
Biology Department.  Appointment is anticipated at the Assistant Professor
rank.  In exceptional circumstances, appointment at the Associate or Full
Professor level may be considered for candidates who have demonstrated a
commitment to mentoring underrepresented students in the sciences.  Ph.D.
required by date of appointment.  University of Washington faculty engage in
teaching, research and service.

The successful candidate should conduct externally-funded research in such
areas as molecular systematics, evolution, or ecology at the population or
phylogenetic level.  He/she should exhibit expertise in collection and use
of tissue samples, including, but not limited to DNA, in their research,
contribute to the continued development of the genetic resource collections,
as well as the growth of organismal collections in the taxon of the
candidate¹s specialty, guide student research based on those collections,
and promote general scholarly and community access to collections. The Burke
Museum has one of the best bird and mammal tissue collections in the country
with an active loan program to researchers around the world.  In addition,
significant tissue and DNA collections of other groups (e.g., plants) await
integration into the collection.  This position is open to anyone working on
any group of organisms; we seek someone with experience in collection and
preservation of tissue and DNA and who will work to further develop the
collections and seek funding to update and expand the facilities at the
museum.  A Collections Manager position is in place to assist with the
operations of the collection.

Send CV, descriptions of research/teaching interests, three letters of
reference, and reprints (.pdf) of three recent publications to
http://www.burkemuseum.org/curator/.  Priority will be given to applications
received before November 15, 2007.

The University of Washington is building a culturally diverse faculty and
strongly encourages applications from women and minority candidates.  The
University of Washington is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
employer.

For more information contact Richard Olmstead (olmstead at u.washington.edu).