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Assistant Professor: Integrative Animal Physiology

Employer
Washington State University.
Location
Pullman, Washington State
Salary
$85k-$95k per nine-month academic year
Closing date
Oct 16, 2024
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Discipline
Life Sciences, Biology
Position Type
Full Time
Job Type
Faculty
Organization Type
Academia

Online applications must be received before 12:00am on:

October 16, 2024

If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.

Available Title(s):

270-NN_FACULTY - Assistant Professor

Business Title:

Assistant Professor

Employee Type:

Faculty

Position Term:

9 Month

Position Details:

The School of Biological Sciences (SBS) at Washington State University invites applications for a permanent, full-time, nine-month (academic year), tenure-track Assistant Professor position with a specialty in Integrative Animal Physiology, in Pullman, WA, . We seek an animal physiologist who uses experimental, quantitative, and/or theoretical approaches across levels of biological organization to address fundamental questions about central physiological systems that mediate animals’ responses to changes in biotic or abiotic environmental factors, thus contributing to SBS’ strength in physiology and global change biology. We expect the successful candidate to perform hypothesis-driven research that connects physiological mechanisms to cell/molecular, ecological and/or evolutionary processes. We seek candidates who will contribute to high quality education and training of undergraduate and graduate students, while also contributing to SBS efforts to enhance equitable and inclusive educational experiences. Anticipated start date is August 16, 2025.

Job duties:   

  • Develop and maintain an active, hypothesis-driven research program in integrative animal physiology, pursuing research questions that examine organism function at multiple levels of biological organization and/or organism-environment interactions in any animal study system, with support from extramural funding sources.  
  • Recruit and mentor graduate and undergraduate students.  
  • Teach graduate and undergraduate courses in biology, which could include but are not limited to Human and Mammalian Physiology and Anatomy, Human Nutrition, Genome Biology, or one of the taxon-focused courses (e.g., Invertebrate Biology, Herpetology, Ichthyology, Ornithology, Mammalogy).  
  • Participate in service at the department, college, and/or university level.  
  • Advance SBS and WSU efforts to enhance diversity, equity, and inclusion among the faculty, staff and students in research, teaching, and community outreach.  
  • The workload for this position is 40% teaching, 40% research, and 20% service.  

Required Qualifications:   

  • Earned PhD in biology or related discipline and 6 months of postdoctoral research experience prior to the anticipated start date.  
  • Record of research accomplishment in integrative physiology, as demonstrated by publications and presentations at scientific meetings.  
  • Effective communication skills with both students and colleagues.  
  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with other scientists.  
  • Demonstrated record of or potential for contribution to inclusion, diversity, equity, and access efforts.  
  • Record indicating past teaching effectiveness or the potential to effectively teach undergraduate and graduate courses in biology.  

Preferred Qualifications:  

  • Experience mentoring undergraduate or graduate students undertaking independent research projects 
  • Evidence of seeking or being awarded intramural or extramural funding  

Additional Information:

Area/College: College of Arts and Sciences
Department Name: School of Biological Sciences
City, State, Zip: Pullman, Washington, 99164
Department Link: School of Biological Sciences
Annual Salary: $85,000 - $95,000 per nine-month academic year.
In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.
Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts. For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for Faculty please review the summary of benefits for WSU Faculty and Total Compensation
 

This is a permanent/temporary tenure track position.

FTE: 100%
Background Check: This position has been designated by the department to require a background check because it requires access to children or vulnerable adults as defined by RCW 74.34, engages in law enforcement, requires security clearance, interacts with WSU students in a counseling or advising capacity, has access to personal identifying and/or financial information, unsupervised access to university buildings/property, or other business-related need.  A background check will not be completed until an initial determination of qualification for employment has been made.

Application Instructions: Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. Documents may be submitted in one file or separate files. Applicants are encouraged to upload as a PDF if possible. Application materials should clearly communicate how the applicant meets all required qualifications and additional requirements.

  • External candidates, please upload all documents in the “Resume/CV” section of your application.
  • Internal candidates, please upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application.

Required Documents:

  • A cover letter addressing qualifications for this position.  
  • Curriculum vitae. 
  • Teaching and mentoring statement (3 page maximum) that describes how the candidate’s teaching experience and philosophy fulfill the criteria listed above, which may incorporate experience from formal or informal teaching and mentoring opportunities. As a land-grant university, Washington State University has a continuing commitment to ensuring equitable and meaningful inclusion in our classrooms, collaborations, and academic work. The successful candidate for this faculty position will have the experiences, knowledge, and skills to build their research/scholarship/creative practice, pedagogy, curriculum, and service in ways that reflect and enhance this commitment. Therefore, please list at least three areas of responsibility you see as directly related to fulfilling this promise, and explain, in each case, how your past education and teaching experiences, and resulting knowledge and skills, have prepared you to do this work. 
  • Research statement (2 page maximum) that explicitly outlines how the candidate’s past and future research in the field of integrative animal physiology fulfill the criteria listed above. 
  • Two reprints of published or in press papers that best represent the candidate’s integrative animal physiology research. 
  • Names, addresses, and contact information for at least three references that can address history of and potential for research, teaching, and service (letters will be requested at a later time). 

Time Type:

Full time

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EDUCATOR AND EMPLOYER. Members of ethnic minorities, women, special disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam-era, recently separated veterans, and other protected veteran, persons of disability and/or persons age 40 and over are encouraged to apply.

WSU employs only U.S. citizens and lawfully authorized non-U.S. citizens. All new employees must show employment eligibility verification as required by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

WSU is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, contact Human Resource Services: 509-335-4521 (v), Washington State TDD Relay Service: Voice Callers: 1-800-833-6384; TDD Callers: 1-800-833-6388, 509-335-1259(f), or hrs@wsu.edu.

Notice of Non-Discrimination

WSU prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates complaint with Title IX. Inquiries regarding Title IX and reports of sex discrimination can be directed to the WSU Title IX Coordinator. More information on WSU’s policies and procedures to respond to discrimination and harassment are available here: Nondiscrimination statement.

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