Open Rank Professor - Department of Biological Sciences
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Open Rank Professor - Department of Biological Sciences
Clemson University: College of Science: Biological Sciences
Location: Office LSB 157B, Lab LSB 160G, 173, 175 & staff office LSB 160H, Office Long 323, Lab Jordan 306
Open Date: Oct 02, 2024
Description
The Department of Biological Sciences at Clemson University invites applications for 2 open rank positions in Ecology, Evolutionary, and or Organismal Biology. We anticipate that one position will be offered at the Full or Associate Professor level with tenure, and one at the level of tenure track Assistant Professor. Clemson University, the College of Science, and the Department of Biological Sciences are committed to building a community of inclusive excellence and creating a sense of belonging, where faculty scholars are dedicated to working and teaching in a welcoming environment that empowers students to be positive change agents. For more information about the department and its programs, please visit: https://www.clemson.edu/science/academics/departments/biosci/index.html
For more information about Clemson, please visit: https://www.clemson.edu/
We expect candidates for both positions to bring innovative, high impact research programs to Clemson while complementing the Departments research strengths We are open to any research area in EEOB that strengthens current research in the department, including those who integrate across systems or scales while applying laboratory, field, and or computational approaches. Two research priority areas for Clemson University, the College of Science, and the Department of Biological Sciences are Biodiversity and Sustainability and Human Health, and exceptional resources exist on campus to support this research. The Clemson Experimental Forest is a unique 17500 acre campus adjacent facility that can support large scale, long term experimentation and serves as a key ecological corridor for plant and animal communities of the Piedmont and Blue Ridge Mountain ecoregions of the Southeast U.S. In addition, Clemson is home to four NIH funded Centers of Excellence in Biomedical Research and Education COBRE, including one in Human Genetics and one in Eukaryotic Pathogens. We highly encourage applications from candidates who can leverage these resources to enrich their research programs, while also promoting the use of their own systems, methods, and tools to explore innovative questions in EEOB.
The Department is one of the largest on campus with 1,700 plus undergraduates and nearly 200 graduate students across B.A., B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs in both Biological Sciences and Microbiology, as well as graduate degrees (M.S./Ph.D.) in Environmental Toxicology. In addition, the department offers an online, non-thesis M.S. in Biological Sciences for teachers and science educators interested in biological sciences. The successful candidates will inspire our student body by contributing to the department's teaching mission.
About the University
Clemson University is South Carolina's public R1 land-grant University. The University has excellent research resources including the globally ranked Palmetto high-performance computing cluster, the Clemson University Genomics and Bioinformatics Facility, the Clemson University Center for Human Genetics, state-of-the-art light and electron microscopy, greenhouse facilities, a multi-user analytical laboratory, the Bob and Betsy Campbell Museum of Natural History (including a herbarium and vertebrate collection), and the on-campus South Carolina State Botanical Garden.
Qualifications
Candidates under consideration at the Assistant Professor rank should have a Ph.D. or equivalent terminal degree with an advanced background in biological sciences or a related discipline. Candidates should present evidence of productive postdoctoral research experience as demonstrated by an excellent research and peer-reviewed publication record. Strong candidates will demonstrate extramural funding or significant potential for such, as well as effectiveness in teaching undergraduate and graduate students (M.S. and Ph.D.) appropriate for the Assistant Professor level. Candidates under consideration at the Associate or Full Professor rank will have a Ph.D. and tenure or equivalent at their current institution and an excellent record and trajectory of accomplishment leading a successful academic, federally funded research program. This includes graduating doctoral students, mentoring postdoctoral fellows, effective teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels, and fostering inclusive excellence.
Application Instructions
For full consideration, apply by November 8, 2024. Review will continue until the positions are filled. The anticipated start date is August 2025. Applicants should submit the following items through Interfolio:
http://apply.interfolio.com/156307
1. Cover letter that includes a description of research and teaching interests/experiences, what draws the applicant to this position and, for the senior position, why the applicant is interested in making a move at this point in their career
2. CV including at least three references for potential contact after initial review
3. Statement of research interests and future plans (up to three pages)
4. A summary of teaching experience and philosophy as aligned with the values upheld by Clemson University (http://www.clemson.edu/ceba/) (up to two pages)
5. Up to three reprints in one PDF
For inquiries about the position, please contact Jason Fridley, Chair of the search committee (fridley@clemson.edu).
For more information and to apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/156307
Clemson University is an AA/EEO employer and does not discriminate against any person or group on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, pregnancy, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status or genetic information.
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Working at Clemson University
Clemson is a dynamic research university located in Upstate South Carolina at the center of the booming I-85 corridor between Charlotte, N.C., and Atlanta, Ga. One of the nation’s most selective public research universities according to U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Clemson University is the school of choice among top students in South Carolina and is increasingly competitive for the best students in the region and the nation. More than 17,100 students select from 70 undergraduate and 100 graduate degree programs through five academic colleges: Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Architecture, Arts and Humanities; Business and Behavioral Science; Engineering and Science; and Health, Education and Human Development.
Clemson’s transformation into a leading research institution — currently attracting in excess of $140 million in externally funded research and sponsored program awards per year — is based upon an academic plan that identifies eight emphasis areas in which the University has opportunities to increase education and research, to align with South Carolina’s economic development needs and to draw upon faculty strengths. Emphasis areas include automotive and transportation technology, advanced materials, biotechnology and biomedical sciences, leadership and entrepreneurship, sustainable environment, information and communication technology, family and community living, and general education.
Major economic development initiatives that have emerged from the academic plan include the Clemson International Center for Automotive Research — a 250-acre campus in Greenville, which has generated more than $225 million in public and private commitments in just four years; an advanced materials initiative at the Clemson Research Park, which includes a new LEED Silver-certified facility; and the South Carolina Health Sciences Collaborative — an initiative of the state’s three research universities and major health-care systems.
As the state’s land-grant university, Clemson reaches out to citizens, communities and businesses all over South Carolina. The Public Service Activities division includes the county-based Cooperative Extension Service, five off-campus research and education centers through the Clemson University Experiment Station and critical regulatory responsibilities for plant and animal health.
The University boasts a 1,400-acre campus on the shores of Lake Hartwell within view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Surrounding the campus are 18,000 acres of University farms and woodlands devoted to research. A warm campus environment, great weather and recreational activities offered by proximity to both the natural surroundings and large cities are part of the Clemson Experience.
Points of interest at Clemson include the following:
The Clemson Conference Center and Inn is a state-of-the-art facility for symposia, meetings, seminars and special events. The complex includes the Madren Continuing Education and Conference Center, the Walker Golf Course and the Martin Inn.
The South Carolina Botanical Garden, a 295-acre public garden, features several thousand varieties of ornamental plants and a unique collection of nature-based sculptures.
The Robert Howell Brooks Center for the Performing Arts brings an exciting array of concert, theater, dance, comedy and other live performances to the community.
The Robert Campbell Geology Museum at the Botanical Garden displays meteorites, minerals, dinosaur fossils and the largest faceted-stone collection in the Southeast.
The T. Ed Garrison Livestock Arena is a showplace for livestock activities in the state and has hosted horse and livestock shows, rodeos, sales, 4-H activities, educational programs, and industrial and agricultural exhibitions.
Fort Hill, the home of John C. Calhoun and later of his son-in-law, University founder Thomas Green Clemson, is a registered National Historic Landmark located in the center of campus.
The Class of 1944 Visitors Center is the front door to Clemson — a friendly place to get tours, information, assistance and an introduction to this beautiful, historic university and community.
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