Faculty
Tenure and Tenure-Track Positions
The Department of Biology invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of Microbiology beginning fall 2010. Research interests focused in the area of Mechanisms of Microbial Pathogenesis utilizing bacterial systems will be given priority, however other microbial pathogens will also be considered. Salary and start-up funds are highly competitive.
Applicants must have a Ph.D. in Microbiology or a related area and a demonstrated record of research productivity. The successful candidate is expected to establish a prominent, extramurally-funded research program and to excel in teaching to support both the undergraduate program in Microbiology and the graduate program in Quantitative Biology . Located in the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area, UT Arlington is a large, fast-growing, comprehensive university, part of The University of Texas System. Additional information is available at http://www.uta.edu/biology/ , or by contacting Dr. Michael Roner (roner@uta.edu), Chair of Microbiology Search. Applicants should submit curriculum vitae; statements of research and teaching interests; and names, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of four persons who can provide letters of reference. Send application to Linda Taylor, Department of Biology, University of Texas at Arlington, Box 19498, Arlington, TX 76019-0498. Review of completed applications will begin 4 December 2009 and will continue until the position is filled.
Hiring will be contingent on completion of a satisfactory criminal background investigation for security sensitive positions. UT Arlington is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Lecturers
None at this time
Postdocs
A Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) and a Postdoctoral Scientist position (one year, possibility for renewal up to three years) are available to participate in two arctic ecology research projects with field work based at Toolik Field Station (http://www.uaf.edu/toolik/) in northern Alaska, the site of the Arctic Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) project (http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/ARC/). Both positions are in the plant ecology laboratory of Dr. Laura Gough at the University of Texas at Arlington (www.uta.edu) and could begin as early as January 2010. Briefly, the projects are:
1. investigating how moist acidic tundra communities above- and belowground respond to release from nutrient limitation in terms of species compositional and functional changes and how such changes affect carbon cycling (ongoing collaboration with John Moore, Colorado State University)
2. determining how migratory songbird species are affected by availability of shrub habitat across several sites on the North Slope to predict how ongoing changes in vegetation associated with climate warming may affect bird mating success and population viability [new collaboration with Natalie Boelman (Columbia University) and John Wingfield (University of California, Davis)].
Applicants must be in good physical condition, be able to hike over uneven terrain carrying heavy packs, and be available to spend most field seasons (up to three months) in a remote location. To apply for either position, please e-mail a c.v., names and contact information for three references, and a brief statement of interest to gough@uta.edu . GRA applicants can find information relevant to our graduate program at: http://www.uta.edu/biology/graduate/index.htm. Review of applications will begin mid-October and continue until the positions are filled.
Research Technicians
Arctic Ecology GRA and Postdoctoral Positions Available A Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) and a Postdoctoral Scientist position (one year, possibility for renewal up to three years) are available to participate in two arctic ecology research projects with field work based at Toolik Field Station (http://www.uaf.edu/toolik/) in northern Alaska, the site of the Arctic Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) project (http://ecosystems.mbl.edu/ARC/). Both positions are in the plant ecology laboratory of Dr. Laura Gough at the University of Texas at Arlington (www.uta.edu) and could begin as early as January 2010. Briefly, the projects are:
1. investigating how moist acidic tundra communities above- and belowground respond to release from nutrient limitation in terms of species compositional and functional changes and how such changes affect carbon cycling (ongoing collaboration with John Moore, Colorado State University)
2. determining how migratory songbird species are affected by availability of shrub habitat across several sites on the North Slope to predict how ongoing changes in vegetation associated with climate warming may affect bird mating success and population viability [new collaboration with Natalie Boelman (Columbia University) and John Wingfield (University of California, Davis)].
Applicants must be in good physical condition, be able to hike over uneven terrain carrying heavy packs, and be available to spend most field seasons (up to three months) in a remote location. To apply for either position, please e-mail a c.v., names and contact information for three references, and a brief statement of interest to gough@uta.edu . GRA applicants can find information relevant to our graduate program at: http://www.uta.edu/biology/graduate/index.htm. Review of applications will begin mid-October and continue until the positions are filled.