paleonet Paleobiology/Paleobotany Postion, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

[Roy Plotnick <plotnick@xxxxxxx>]

Note: It is hoped that the candidate can teach paleobotany and plant 
evolution, and has training as a plant biologist, but the candidate's 
research area does not need to be classical paleobotany. 

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*PAleobiology / paleoecology / evolutionary biology*

School of Integrative Biology

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Department of Plant Biology (life.uiuc.edu/plantbio) and the School 
of Integrative Biology (www.life.uiuc.edu/sib 
<http://life.uiuc.edu/sib>) at the University of Illinois at 
Urbana-Champaign invite applications for a nine-month, tenure-track 
position as Assistant Professor in paleobiology, paleoecology or 
evolutionary biology, broadly defined.  The position will be available 
as early as August 16, 2007.  We seek a broadly trained plant biologist 
who uses innovative, empirical approaches in areas such as paleoecology, 
biogeochemistry, physiology, structure, evolutionary biology, 
paleobiology, or global change to understand the paleorecord.  A Ph.D. 
in a relevant field is required and postdoctoral experience is 
preferred.  Salary is commensurate with experience.

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, ecology, evolution, or plant structure, 
and to develop new courses.  This position will be based in the 
Department of Plant Biology, but with opportunities for broader 
collaborations that include the Program in Ecology and Evolutionary 
Biology (www.life.uiuc.edu/peeb <http://life.uiuc.edu/peeb>), the 
Department of Geology (www.geology.uiuc.edu <http://geology.uiuc.edu/>), 
the Illinois State Geological and Natural History Surveys 
(www.isgs.uiuc.edu;inhs.uiuc.edu), the Institute of Genomic Biology 
(www.igb.uiuc.edu), the National Center for Supercomputer Applications 
(www.ncsa.uiuc.edu), and the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and 
Technology (www.beckman.uiuc.edu).  The University of Illinois provides 
a highly collaborative and supportive academic environment.

 To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by November 
27, 2006. 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, 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).