The Appalachian Laboratory (AL) of the University of
Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) invites applications for two
tenure-track/tenured faculty positions at the Assistant or Associate Professor
level. We are searching for highly
collaborative individuals who will complement our institutional expertise in
landscape and watershed ecology.
We seek an evolutionary ecologist
who applies modern genomic and traditional genetic techniques to the study
of terrestrial or aquatic ecosystems at broad spatiotemporal scales, consistent
with UMCES’ perspective of “genes-to-ecosystems” and “mountain-to-the-sea”
research domains. Preference will be
given to candidates who demonstrate experience and vision for research that integrates
across levels, from the molecule to the landscape, with the objective of
improving understanding of how genetic diversity within ecosystems affects and
is affected by current and emerging global change processes. Potential study organisms include soil and
sediment microbes, higher plants, or terrestrial and aquatic vertebrates.
We seek an ecosystem modeler who
employs state-of-the-art data-model fusion techniques to address ecological
questions and to integrate ecosystem processes across time and space. Preference will be given to those candidates
who demonstrate experience in using multiple datasets to constrain landscape,
ecosystem, or earth system models, with the objective of utilizing systems
modeling to improve our understanding of ecosystem responses to global change
processes. Scientists at AL and other
UMCES laboratories are at the cutting edge of producing increasingly large and
diverse datasets in hydrology, air and water quality, land use/land cover
change, wildlife habitat, species distributions and genomic variation, biogeochemistry,
and terrestrial and aquatic ecology, thus providing numerous opportunities for
improved scientific understanding of ecosystems through interdisciplinary
collaborations and systems modeling.
The UMCES mission includes advancing world-class basic
research, promoting graduate-level education, conducting community outreach and
science application, and providing scientific expertise for regional
environmental policies on topics such as air, land, and water management in the
Chesapeake Bay watershed. We seek to
build faculty at AL and across our three sibling UMCES laboratories with
complementary areas of expertise in the environmental sciences. These faculty positions provide 75% of salary
support, with the expectation of raising 25% salary from grants. The successful candidates will be expected to
mentor graduate students and carry a modest graduate-level teaching load. The AL is located in the headwaters of the
Chesapeake Bay watershed, with a diverse range of forested and agricultural
ecosystems found nearby. While research
relevant to the Chesapeake Bay watershed should become part of the successful
candidates’ project portfolios, other regional, national, and global research
domains are strongly encouraged.
These two positions are the first of several coordinated new
hires expected over the next few years.
Faculty positions at AL provide a unique opportunity to focus broadly on
research, while also mentoring graduate students and participating in collaborative
regional and global application and outreach of environmental science. The
AL offers strong administrative support and excellent research,
computing, and teaching facilities, including isotopic, molecular, plant, soil,
and water analysis laboratories, growth chambers, and a greenhouse. The AL is located in Frostburg, MD, a small college
town (Frostburg State University) in the heart of the central Appalachian
Mountains, with excellent recreational and cultural activities nearby.
Applicants should send the following electronically: (1) a
curriculum vitae; (2) statement of research interests and a brief discussion of
how their research aligns with one of the two job descriptions and would
complement ongoing research at AL and UMCES; (3) statement on experience with
and approach to graduate-level teaching and mentoring of graduate students; (4)
up to five selected reprints and preprints; and (5) names of four references (including
title, mailing address, telephone, FAX, and e-mail address) to PIsearch@al.umces.edu. Review of applications will begin on January
20, 2015, and will continue until the positions are filled. Information about the AL and UMCES and this
search can be found at: http://www.umces.edu/al
Inquiries
may be addressed to the AL Director, Dr. Eric A. Davidson: edavidson@al.umces.edu.
UMCES is an Affirmative Action/EOE. Individuals with disabilities, veterans, women
and minorities are strongly encouraged to apply.
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