Arthropod Biodiversity Position at UC Berkeley

[Rosemary Gillespie]

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

ARTHROPOD BIODIVERSITY

The University of California, Berkeley, invites applications for a
tenure-track Assistant Professor in arthropod biodiversity with
concurrent appointment in the Agricultural Experiment Station. The
successful applicant will be expected to establish an active research
program in any area of biodiversity science, including, but not
limited to the use of systematic and ecological approaches to
understand arthropod biodiversity and conservation. The appointment
will be for nine months, with salary and step within rank dependent
on experience, qualifications, and budgetary approval.  The position
will be available July 1, 2003.

Applicants must have earned a doctoral degree in a field appropriate
for the study of arthropod biodiversity, and will be expected to
develop a vigorous externally funded research program, direct student
research, and contribute to both undergraduate and graduate
instruction. Responsibilities will include the development of courses
in biodiversity and/or conservation biology, and significant
interactions with the Essig Museum of Entomology, which is part of a
strong consortium of natural history museums at the University of
California at Berkeley.

Interested persons should apply by submitting a r?sum?, statement of
research interests, list of publications, and the names and addresses
of three references to:
        Professor Rosemary Gillespie, Chair of Search Committee
        University of California
        Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and
                        Management (ESPM)
        Division of Insect Biology
        201 Wellman Hall
        Berkeley, CA  94720-3112

The closing date for applications is February 1, 2002.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative
Action Employer

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Rosemary Gillespie <gillespi at nature.berkeley.edu>
Director, Essig Museum of Entomology