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Organism-environment Interaction Assistant Professor

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Position description

A 9-month, tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Neurobiology, Physiology, & Behavior (NPB), College of Biological Sciences (CBS). This position is for an Assistant Professor in the general field of organism-environment interaction, with a focus on fundamental mechanisms of how animals perceive environmental information and then transduce that information into morphological, physiological and behavioral responses. The appointee will be expected to carry out high quality research, to teach undergraduate courses in the departmental undergraduate curriculum, and to develop a specialty course within the appointees’ area of research at both the undergraduate and graduate level, as appropriate. Elucidating organismal response to environmental change represents a grand challenge in 21st century biology, and NPB is poised to serve as a cornerstone for this emerging field on the UC Davis campus and beyond. We are therefore particularly interested in those candidates who are using cutting-edge technological approaches, or analytical tools for handling large data sets to understand how organisms respond and adapt to environmental influences in ecological contexts. Candidates whose research spans from molecular to organismal levels with a solid field, sensory, microbial, endocrine, genetic (‘genomes to phenomes’) or comparative component are especially encouraged to apply.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Cover Letter (Optional)

  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Statement of Current Research - Description of current research (up to 2 pages).

  • Statement of Future Research Program - Description of future research program (up to 3 pages).

  • Statement of Teaching - A one page summary of teaching interests and experience.

  • Statement of Contributions to Diversity - Statement addressing past and/or potential contributions to diversity through research, teaching, and/or service.
    (Optional)

  • Publication #1

  • Publication #2 (Optional)

  • Publication #3 (Optional)

  • Publication #4 (Optional)

  • Publication #5 (Optional)

Reference requirements
  • 3 letters of reference required
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