Position Announcement: ARTHROPOD Biodiversity

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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, 2003.


The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action
Employer