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This just in ... Paleobiologist School of Integrative Biology University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign The School of Integrative Biology (www.life.uiuc.edu/sib/ <http://www.life.uiuc.edu/sib/> ), in collaboration with the Department of Geology, at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign invites applications for a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Paleobiology. Particularly outstanding candidates, with appropriate experience, may be considered at the Associate Professor level. The anticipated starting date is August 16, 2006, but the date is negotiable. We seek a broadly trained biologist (or biologist-geologist) who uses innovative, interdisciplinary approaches to understand issues such as paleoecology, biogeochemistry, ecophysiology and evolutionary biology, and/or global change from the paleorecord. A Ph.D. in a relevant field is required, and postdoctoral experience is preferred. This position will be based in the Department of Plant Biology ( www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/ <http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/> ). If appropriate, the successful candidate may also hold an additional appointment in the Department of Geology ( www.geology.uiuc.edu <http://www.geology.uiuc.edu> ). The successful candidate must demonstrate an ability: 1) to establish a creative, externally funded research program; 2) to teach at the undergraduate and graduate levels in subject areas such as paleobotany, introductory organismal biology or ecology, plant structure and geobiology, and to develop new courses of their own choosing. The University of Illinois provides a highly collaborative and supportive academic environment , with opportunities for interactions with the Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (www.life.uiuc.edu/peeb/ <http://www.life.uiuc.edu/peeb/> ), the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology ( www.beckman.uiuc.edu/ <http://www.beckman.uiuc.edu/> ), the Institute of Genomic Biology (www.igb.uiuc.edu/ <http://www.igb.uiuc.edu/> ), the National Center for Supercomputer Applications ( www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/ <http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/> ), and the Illinois State Geological and Natural History Surveys ( www.isgs.uiuc.edu/ <http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/> ; www.inhs.uiuc.edu/ <http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/> ). Salary is commensurate with experience. To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by November 18, 2005. Applicants should submit a vita, statements of research and teaching interests, copies of three representative publications, and names of four individuals from whom letters of recommendation can be requested to: Dr. Stephen Long, Chair, Paleobiology Search Committee, School of Integrative Biology, University of Illinois, 286 Morrill Hall, 505 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801 (phone: 217/333-3044; fax: 217/244-1224; email: sib@life.uiuc.edu). The University of Illinois is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- By way of background, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, although a State University of some 40000 students, is in fact the largest single recipient of National Science Foundation competitive funds in the country, and has been for the past 6 years. It has also been very successful in obtaining foundation, state and international support. It also houses the 3 rd largest academic library in N. America. Current faculty won two Nobel prizes and the Crafoord Prize in Biosciences last year, each for research conducted at UIUC. The University is also home to the Morrow Plots, the longest running agricultural field experiment in N. America, and only 30 years younger than the Broadbalk at Rothamsted. The SoyFACE facility on the South Farms and immediately adjacent to campus is the first fully replicated facility for investigation of the direct impacts of both elevated carbon dioxide and ozone on crop ecosystems under fully open air conditions. Across six departments there are over 100 faculty involved in different areas of plant biological research, supported by national facilities on campus including the Beckman Institute, the Institute for Genomic Biology, and the National Center for Supercomputer Applications. The Illinois Natural History, Geology and Water Surveys, each comprising several scientists (most with adjunct professor affiliations) also share the campus; the first two would be particularly valuable resource for the appointee. Large well archived fossil collections in Geology, Plant Biology and the Museum may be a further resource, along with mass isotope and a range of testing and analysis facilities. Stephen P. Long, Ph.D. Robert Emerson Professor University of Illinois Departments of Plant Biology and of Crop Sciences 190 Edward R. Madigan Laboratory 1201 West Gregory Drive Urbana, IL61801-3838, USA Tel. 217-333-2487 FAX 217-244-7563 e-mail: stevel@life.uiuc.edu http://www.cropsci.uiuc.edu/faculty/long/index.html <http://www.cropsci.uiuc.edu/faculty/long/index.html> http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/PlantBioWeb/FacultyPages/Long.html <http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/PlantBioWeb/FacultyPages/Long.html>
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