Duke University, Biology

Position ID:

Duke-Biology-AP_EB [#28441, 1826]

Position Title:

Assistant Professor

Position Location:

Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States of America

Subject Area:

Biology

Appl Deadline:

2024/11/15 11:59PM help popup

(posted 2024/09/16, listed until 2024/11/15)

Position Description:

The Department of Biology at Duke University in Durham, NC is planning to hire three Assistant Professors in ecology, evolution, and/or organismal biology. We will consider all candidates in these disciplines, but we are especially interested in candidates with a focus on plant and/or fungal biology. Successful candidates will articulate how their scholarship will enrich, and be enriched by, the breadth of expertise among existing faculty in our department, and how their teaching and mentoring efforts will support our undergraduate and graduate students.

Duke Biology is the intellectual home for more than 50 faculty members whose research programs span the discipline of Biology (including developmental biology, cell biology, molecular biology, ecology, evolution, organismal biology, and genomics). Many of our biologists take advantage of our department’s Research Greenhouses and Phytotron or conduct research within the 7000-acre Duke Forest Teaching and Research Laboratory, or the Duke Marine Lab. More than 100 PhD students work with Biology faculty through the Biology PhD program and multiple interdisciplinary training programs. Our undergraduate major graduates ~175 students annually with more than half of our majors conducting independent research. Learn more about Duke Biology at our website https://biology.duke.edu/.

How to Apply: Applicants should hold a Ph.D. degree in biology or one of its subfields. Interested candidates should submit the following required documents (details posted here).

● 1-page cover letter (with contact information);

● CV;

● 2-3 page research statement that includes a description of research accomplishments and plans for future research;

● 1-2 page teaching and mentoring statement that includes a description of teaching and mentoring philosophy, previous experiences, and future plans;

● 1-page service and outreach statement that includes a description of approaches, training, and experiences in leading and participating in inclusive and equitable recruitment programs, research groups, classrooms, mentoring, and service interactions, in accordance with Duke’s Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion;

● List of the names and contact information for three professional references.

Instructions about what we hope applicants will include in each document are provided https://biology.duke.edu/about-us/jobs.

Applications should be submitted to Academic Jobs Online at https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/28441. Application review will begin on October 15 2024, but we will continue to accept applications through November 15, 2024.

Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Application Materials Required:

Submit the following items online at this website to complete your application:

Cover letter
Curriculum Vitae
Research statement
Teaching statement
Service/Outreach Statement
Three references (no actual letters, just names and email addresses )

And anything else requested in the position description.

Further Info:

www.biology.duke.edu

BOX 90338
DURHAM, NC 27708