From crossgrk from uww.edu Wed Oct 1 11:41:32 2008 From: crossgrk from uww.edu (Kirsten Crossgrove) Date: Wed Oct 1 22:35:17 2008 Subject: [Women-in-biology] Geneticist-Tenure Track Message-ID: The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track ASSISTANT PROFESSOR appointment to teach a sophomore-level GENETICS course, help with service courses, and teach one or more of: Molecular Biology, Biotechnology Lab Methods, Cell Biology, Microbiology or Immunology. Engagement of undergraduate students in research and pursuit of extramural research funding are expected. A Ph.D. is required. The successful applicant will join a vigorous, growing department that values both high quality instruction and active scholarship. UW-Whitewater, part of the nationally renowned University of Wisconsin System, is located in a community of 13,400 residents near the scenic Kettle Moraine State Forest in southeastern Wisconsin. Whitewater is within convenient driving distance to the metropolitan areas of Milwaukee, Madison and Chicago. Visit our website at http://www.uww.edu. Biology: http://academics.uww.edu/biology/index.html. Applications received by November 1, 2008 are ensured review, position open until filled. All applicants must send a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching philosophy and interests, statement of research interests, copies of all transcripts, and three current letters of recommendation to: Dr. Kirsten Crossgrove, Search Chair, Genetics Search, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI 53190. The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and actively seeks and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, persons with disabilities, and all veterans. UW-Whitewater conducts criminal background checks as a contingency to employment. For more details, see full job listing at http://www.uww.edu/employment/jobs/Geneticist.html. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.bio.net/bionet/mm/womenbio/attachments/20081001/8c67df4b/attachment.html From ST-Meiers from wiu.edu Tue Oct 7 10:44:20 2008 From: ST-Meiers from wiu.edu (Susan T Meiers) Date: Tue Oct 7 10:51:51 2008 Subject: [Women-in-biology] Wildlife Ecologist Position Message-ID: <1862931206.43871223394260839.JavaMail.root@zcs9.wiu.edu> Please forward this to anyone you think might be interested. Thank you, Susan Biology ? Assistant Professor ? Mammalian Wildlife Management/Ecology Position Announcement October 2, 2008 APPOINTMENT: Tenure track position starting in August of 2009. QUALIFICATIONS: Mammalogist with Ph.D. and research emphasis in wildlife ecology at time of employment. The candidate must demonstrate a broad background in field-based wildlife ecology and game management. Candidates must be able to pass oral English proficiency requirements and must have teaching experience at least at the graduate assistant level. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: It is strongly preferable that the candidate can document postdoctoral employment, collegiate teaching experience, and demonstrate professional development through peer reviewed publication(s) and / or grants obtained from competitive granting programs. RESPONSIBILITIES: The successful candidate should be a broadly trained mammalian ecologist who will teach mammalogy, game management, ecology, and introductory zoology. The candidate will also have the opportunity to teach a summer course on a rotating basis at our Kibbe Life Science Station, might be asked to teach courses with a significant GIS component (such as biological applications of GIS or conservation and management of natural resources), and will be able to develop a course in their area of specialty. Courses may have both undergraduate and Master?s degree level graduate students enrolled. The successful candidate is expected to develop an active research program involving Master?s degree and undergraduate students. Service on committees in the Department, College, University, and with the general public is also expected, as is the ability to perform curatorial duties for the mammal collection. RANK AND SALARY: Assistant Professor rank. Salary commensurate with background and experience. Western Illinois University offers a competitive benefits package that includes domestic partner benefits. For full benefit information visit: http://www.wiu.edu/hr/benefits.php . THE DEPARTMENT: The Department of Biological Sciences offers majors in Biology (with options in Botany, Microbiology, Teacher Certification, and Zoology) leading to a Bachelor of Science degree. There are approximately 550 undergraduate majors. Minors are also offered in Zoology, Botany, Microbiology, and Environmental Science. The Department offers a Master of Science in Biology degree and currently has 84 graduate students; also available are Post Baccalaureate Certificates in Zoo and Aquarium Studies and Environmental GIS. There are 22 full time faculty members and a full time academic advisor. The Department has the Alice L. Kibbe Life Science Station ( www.wiu.edu/kibbe/ ) located 45 miles west of campus on the Mississippi River as well as the Rodney and Bertha Fink Environmental Studies Field Laboratory and Conservancy located 2 miles from campus. The Department?s mammal collection contains over 2000 specimens. For more information about the University and our Department, visit our website at http://www.wiu.edu/biology/ . THE UNIVERSITY: Recognized as one of the ?Best in the Midwest Colleges? by The Princeton Review and selected as one of just 24 public universities ranked a Tier 1 Midwestern Masters Institution by U.S. News & World Report, Western Illinois University serves 13,400 students in the heart of the Midwest through its traditional, residential, four-year campus in Macomb, IL, and its upper division, urban, commuter location in the Quad Cities/Moline. The four core values at the heart of WIU are academic excellence, educational opportunity, personal growth, and social responsibility. With a student to faculty ratio of 17:1, WIU?s 615 full-time faculty teach 95 percent of all undergraduate as well as graduate courses in addition to 13 pre-professional degree programs and 10 post-baccalaureate certificate programs. WIU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association; it is also a member of the NCAA and competes at the Division I level. The Leslie F. Malpass Library ranks among the finest at comprehensive universities in the United States. APPLICATION: Applicants should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, copies of transcripts, reprints, a statement of research interests, a statement of teaching interests and teaching philosophy, and have three reference letters submitted to the Department. Reply to: Dr. Richard V. Anderson, Department of Biological Sciences, 316 Waggoner Hall, Western Illinois University; 1 University Circle; Macomb, IL 61455-1390 Screening of applications for this tenure track position will begin January 5, 2009, and will continue until the position is filled. Applications will not be returned. Western Illinois University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and has a strong institutional commitment to diversity. In that spirit, the Biology Department is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people, including, but not limited to, minorities, women, and individuals with disabilities. Western Illinois University has a non-discrimination policy that includes sex, race, color, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, religion, age, marital status, national origin, disability, and veteran status. ----------------------------------------- Susan Meiers, Associate Professor Department of Biological Sciences Western Illinois University 1 University Circle Macomb, IL 61455 phone: 309.298.2008 FAX: 309.298.2278 From ST-Meiers from wiu.edu Wed Oct 22 08:58:08 2008 From: ST-Meiers from wiu.edu (Susan T Meiers) Date: Wed Oct 22 09:03:49 2008 Subject: [Women-in-biology] Fwd: [Taxacom] Project Officer Required Message-ID: <1916977328.32891224683888117.JavaMail.root@zcs9.wiu.edu> Saw this and am forwarding it on. Forward as you can, thanks, Susan ----------------------------------------- Susan Meiers, Associate Professor Department of Biological Sciences Western Illinois University 1 University Circle Macomb, IL 61455 phone: 309.298.2008 FAX: 309.298.2278 ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Charles Hussey To: taxacom@mailman.nhm.ku.edu Sent: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:47:46 -0500 (CDT) Subject: [Taxacom] Project Officer Required Project Officer PESI project Fixed-term appointment, 22 months full-time. Based at the Natural History Museum, South Kensington, Salary ?28,000 p.a. The Natural History Museum is leading a Work Package within a project funded through the EU Framework 7 Capacities Work Programme, entitled "A Pan-European Species-directories Infrastructure" (http://www.eu-nomen.eu/pesi ). This 3-year project, which commenced in May 2008, is led by the University of Amsterdam and involves 40 partner organisations from 26 countries. PESI will integrate the infrastructural components of four major community networks on taxonomic indexing, namely those of marine life, terrestrial plants, fungi and animals, into a joint work programme. In addition, PESI will set up networks of both taxonomic experts and regional focal points and will work to address the issues of pooling resources, standardisation, sustainability, accessibility and international cooperation. Work Package 4, led by the NHM deals with the development, integration and application of taxonomic standards. We shall be working closely with relevant standards organisations and nomenclators (such as GBIF, ZooBank, IPNI, Index Fungorum and Algaebase). Work will include development of management classification schemes, a controlled terminology for species status and utilisation of globally unique identifiers for names (GUIDs). Required deliverables will take the form of four reports to the EU Commission. You will be working under the direction of the Work Package Leader and will have responsibility for undertaking the NHM programme of work. You will be liaising closely with the five other partners in the work package and with other work packages. There will be a small amount of foreign travel to attend meetings. You will be expected to have the ability both to work on your own initiative and as part of a collaborative team. You will be good at assessing facts and making reasoned judgements. A working knowledge of databases (preferably to do with biodiversity informatics), and of a European language, would be useful. You will have experience of producing technical reports. You will be able to demonstrate a familiarity with biological nomenclature and taxonomic classification. You must have a degree in a biological science or a computing discipline, preferably at PhD level, together with substantial experience as a professional or academic natural scientist or computer scientist. For a full job description and to apply online please visit the Natural History Museum website at www.nhm.ac.uk/jobs Closing date: Sunday 16 November 2008. Posted by: Charles Hussey, Science Data Co-ordinator, UK Biodiversity Programme, Department of Botany, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD United Kingdom Tel. +44 (0)207 942 5213 Fax. +44 (0)207 942 5529 e-mail c.hussey@nhm.ac.uk Species Dictionary project: www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/ Nature Navigator: www.nhm.ac.uk/naturenavigator/ _______________________________________________ Taxacom mailing list Taxacom@mailman.nhm.ku.edu http://mailman.nhm.ku.edu/mailman/listinfo/taxacom