Assistant Professor in Biology, AGF

Assistant Professor in Biology, AGF

04 Oct 2024
Virginia, Charlottesville, 22901 Charlottesville USA

Assistant Professor in Biology, AGF

The University of Virginia’s Mountain Lake Biological Station (MLBS) invites applications for an Associate Director. MLBS (MLBS.org) is a residential field station located on 600 acres in the Appalachian Mountains of southwestern Virginia, approximately 3 hours from the University grounds in Charlottesville. The Station hosts a wide variety of research, teaching, and educational programs. The Associate Director will hold a General Faculty position in the Department of Biology.The Associate Director provides executive administrative support for the teaching and research missions of MLBS, including directing our long running NSF-REU program, supervising staff and day-to-day station operations, technical support of equipment and facilities, coordinating visiting workshops and groups, and liaising with local stakeholders and university compliance offices. The Associate Director takes a lead role in identifying funding opportunities and preparing grant applications to support station infrastructure and programs. The successful candidate will maintain an active independent research program that involves undergraduates in any area of field biology. The position will be in residence at MLBS throughout the summer high season and during occasional events in the spring and autumn. The position will begin January 25, 2025.Applicants must have a Ph.D., or equivalent degree, in biology or a relevant field. A successful applicant will also have demonstrable experience with field station operation and research, as well as excellence in student mentoring. A successful field station administrator will enthusiastically participate in a diverse, collegial, and immersive intellectual community with a commitment to developing a safe and inclusive field station environment. We seek to recruit faculty from diverse backgrounds who value diversity and are passionate about bettering society and the world.To apply for this position please click on (Interfolio Link) (http://apply.interfolio.com/156510) and attach the following required documents to your application.

Cover letter of interest that includes a summary of your organizational and field station experience and describes your vision for field station leadership moving forward. Please address how your approach will advance the University’s ambition to cultivate the most vibrant community in higher education in order to prepare students to be leaders in a diverse and globally connected world. Also include in your cover letter contact information for two letters of recommendation.

CV

Research mentoring statement that describes your plan for activities at MLBS (2 pages, single spaced, maximum)

Applications that do not have all the required components will not receive full consideration.Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2024 and will remain open until the position is filled. The university will also perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. This position will also require an Education Verification (FSAKA).For questions about the positions, please contact Butch Brodie, Search Chair, at edb9j@virginia.edu (tepe@virginia.edu) .The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physicians Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person's perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, and family medical or genetic information.The University of Virginia offers confidential Dual Career Services to partners of incoming faculty candidates. To learn more, please visit dualcareer.virginia.edu

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