Faculty position

Brown University Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Faculty Position in Plant Evolutionary Biology

Assistant, Associate or Full Professor

The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Brown University seeks to fill an open-rank faculty position in Plant Evolutionary Biology. We will consider outstanding candidates from all areas of evolutionary biology, but especially encourage applications from researchers working on ecological adaptation and plant-environment interactions, employing a macro-evolutionary, comparative perspective. The Department is a highly interactive, diverse group of faculty with numerous collaborations with affiliated departments and research centers at Brown.  We are seeking candidates whose research is naturally interdisciplinary and who can make connections with colleagues in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, the Center for Computational Molecular Biology, the Environmental Change Initiative, and the Ecosystems and Josephine Bay Paul Centers at the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA.

The successful applicant will be expected to develop a vigorous, externally funded research program and share a strong commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students.

Interested candidates can apply online at http://www.interfolio.com/apply/16746.  Applicants should submit a letter of interest addressed to Dr. Thomas Roberts, Search Committee Chair, along with a current CV, a concise description of research and teaching interests and goals, and representative preprints or reprints. Additionally, candidates for the Assistant Professor position should arrange to have at least three letters of recommendation sent via Interfolio.  Candidates for Associate or Full Professor should provide names and contact information for at least five references who may be contacted by the search committee.  All applications will be treated with confidentiality. Review of applications will begin November 15, 2012.  The anticipated start date is July 1, 2013. 

Brown University is an equal opportunity (EEO/AA) employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty.  It welcomes nominations and applications from minorities, women, and individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds, which would enrich the university’s research, teaching and service missions.