Marine Biology

DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE
COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

Marine Biology
Tenure-Track

The Department of Biological Science is seeking applicants for two
full-time tenure-track positions at the Assistant Professor level with
expertise in MARINE BIOLOGY.

Position
The successful candidates will be expected to develop active,
externally-funded research programs related to marine biology. They will
be encouraged to establish interdisciplinary collaborations and expected to
involve undergraduate and Master’s level students in their research. We
are interested in candidates who can contribute to the study of organisms,
populations, or communities in coastal-marine ecosystems as part of
concentrations in Marine Biology and in Biodiversity, Ecology, and
Conservation Biology. Possible research areas include, but are not limited
to, systematics, population genetics, phylogeography, marine plant-animal
interactions, and invasive species. Teaching responsibilities will include
courses such as introductory and advanced level courses in marine biology
and an upper-division / Master’s level course in phycology. The
opportunity to develop other upper-division/Master’s level elective
course(s) in the candidate’s area of expertise is available. The
candidate will be eligible to join the faculty of the Marine Biology Group,
and will be encouraged to establish interdisciplinary research
collaborations.

Qualifications
•    Applicants must have a Ph.D. in a field relevant to marine biology and
related postdoctoral research experience.
•    The successful candidate will have teaching experience, be committed to
excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and Master’s levels, and have
the ability to communicate effectively with an ethnically and culturally
diverse campus community.
•    Preference will be given to applicants who have demonstrated a strong
commitment to teaching at the undergraduate and Master’s levels using
student-centered, active-learning and inquiry-based pedagogy. Ability to
teach introductory, intermediate and advanced level courses such as marine
biology and phycology is required. (Responsibility for these courses is
shared by all faculty in the Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
concentration.)

Rank & Salary
The position is at the rank of Assistant Professor, tenure-track. Salary
is competitive and is commensurate to rank, experience and qualifications.
An excellent comprehensive benefits package is available which includes
health/vision/dental plans; spouse, domestic partner and/or dependent
fee-waiver; access to campus child-care as well as affordable housing
program; and a defined-benefit retirement through the state system, along
with optional tax-sheltering opportunities. Refer to
http://hr.fullerton.edu/benefits/compare_benefits.htm

Job Control Number
23603G-08-020

Appointment Date
August 2008

The Department
The Department has strength in marine biology and the University is a
member of the Southern California Marine Institute, which provides access
to research vessels, the Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies on
Santa Catalina Island, and shore facilities in Los Angeles Harbor, and is
situated near other major universities that offer possibilities for
collaboration. Cal State Fullerton is located in a coastal Mediterranean
climate, within 2 hours drive of marine, estuarine, desert, montane, and
insular ecosystems. The Department is well equipped with modern research
instruments and laboratory facilities that include a Digital Microscopy
Laboratory, an Electron Microscopy Facility, and a new Confocal Microscopy
Laboratory. Faculty are well funded and collaborative and
interdisciplinary research is encouraged. We have several active training
programs that support undergraduate and graduate research.

The University and College
California State University, Fullerton, which enters its 50th anniversary
year with an enrollment approximating 35,046 students, is located in
northern Orange County, California. Faculty in the Department and the
College of Natural Science and Mathematics (CNSM) have access to modern
teaching facilities, including a state-of-the-art 120-seat lecture
facility. All university offices, several classrooms, and all CNSM
research and teaching laboratories have fiber-optic-networked, high-speed,
high-throughput electronic data access. The CNSM also is well equipped
with modern research instruments and laboratory facilities that foster
learning through undergraduate involvement in faculty research activities,
and houses the Keck Center for Molecular Structure (a CSUPERB core
facility) which includes an X-ray crystallography facility with
high-throughput computing/analysis capability. The 225-acre campus is
located in close proximity to other major universities and research
institutes that offer possibilities for collaboration.

Application Procedure
Applicants should send: (1) a curriculum vitae (including a history of
grant support), (2) a statement of research plans and potential for
collaboration, (3) two or three related publications, (4) a statement of
teaching philosophy, experience, and preferences for upper division
elective courses, and (5) three letters of recommendation to:

Chair, Marine Biology Search Committee
Department of Biological Science
California State University, Fullerton
P. O. Box 6850
Fullerton, CA 92834-6850

For additional information about the department, visit our website
http://biology.fullerton.edu/

Application Deadline
Review of applicants will begin 16 November 2007, and continue until a
suitable candidate is appointed.

Cal State Fullerton is an Equal Opportunity/
Title IX/503/504/VEVRA/ADA Employer

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