Job Opportunities
Assistant/Associate Professor, Animal Physiology
DePaul University — Department of Biological Sciences
A Tenure-track opening for an Animal Physiologist is available in the Department of Biological Sciences at DePaul University starting September 2010 (pending approval of funding). The successful candidate will be broadly trained in Animal Physiology with a strong commitment to undergraduate education. We welcome endocrinologists, neurobiologists, and organismal-based physiologists, but all sub-disciplines and animal model systems will be considered. Ph.D. required; post-doctoral and previous teaching experience preferred. Teaching responsibilities to include some combination of: introductory biology for non-majors; co-teaching one quarter of introductory biology for majors; vertebrate physiology; and graduate/advanced undergraduate courses in the candidate’s area of expertise. The Department is housed in a spacious and well-equipped teaching, research and support complex that includes a 2,000 sq. ft. staffed animal care facility and a newly opened gold-LEED certified wing used by biology, chemistry and environmental science.
Start-up funds are provided. Review of applications will begin December 15, 2009, and will continue until the position is filled.
Applicants should apply online with a cover letter; curriculum vitae; a 2-page statement of research and teaching interests, including teaching philosophy; and a general list of equipment and supply needs. In addition, three letters of reference should be sent to: Animal Physiology Search Committee, Department of Biological Sciences, DePaul University, 2325 N. Clifton Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614. Additional inquiries should be sent to the search committee chair (Dr. Elizabeth LeClair)
The Department seeks diversity in its faculty and we encourage applications from women, people of color, and the members of other historically under-represented groups. DePaul University is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment.
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