Biology Faculty Position: Tenure-track Assistant Professorship

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The University of South Alabama Department of Biology seeks applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position with experience in Genetics, starting August 15, 2012. Teaching responsibilities include a core course in Genetics and upper level courses in the candidate's specialty. Candidates are expected to develop an externally funded research program. Candidates must have a Ph.D. in Biology or related field. Postdoctoral experience preferred.

Send cover letter, vitae, official graduate and undergraduate transcripts, statements of teaching philosophy and research goals, and three original recommendation letters to: Genetics Search Chair, Univ. of South Alabama, Dept. of Biology, 5871 USA Dr. N, Rm 124, Mobile, AL 36688; (251) 633-6331.

Review of applications will begin November 01, 2011 and continue until position is filled.

The University of South Alabama is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access Employer

More about the area and the campus...

The University of South Alabama comprises about 15,000 students, 8 colleges, many M.S. programs, 5 Ph.D. programs, and includes a comprehensive medical school. The Department of Biology has15 full-time faculty. The department offers both B.S. and M.S. degrees and is well equipped for research in both field and lab-based disciplines.

The university is located in Mobile, with a metro area population of around 300,000. The campus is located in a mild Gulf Coast environment, with nearby, pristine freshwater habitats of the Mobile River Delta , as well as estuarine and marine locales.

Here on campus, the University’s Program in Basic Medical Sciences and Cancer Research Institute faculty offer collaborative opportunities as well and access to institutional shared resources (e.g. electron microscopy, confocal microscopy, genomics/proteomics, FACS, etc).

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To our north lies the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta, an area of much untapped research opportunity. This area comprises over 260,000 acres of Delta wetland, making it the second largest delta river system in the U.S. As Alabama’s largest wetland, the Delta plays a vital role in maintaining the area’s ecological balance by filtering impurities from what amounts to 15 percent of the nation’s fresh water. The Delta lies more than 30 miles north of the Gulf, making it largely a freshwater system.
To our south lies the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. This facility is on the eastern tip of a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico. Faculty at the DISL are actively involved in both basic and applied research in the Mobile Bay watershed, sub-tributaries of Mobile Bay (including Weeks Bay, the Dog River and the Fowl River), the Alabama coastal zone, and nearshore waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico.
Faculty in the Department of Biology can hold adjunct appointments in the Department of Marine Sciences or departments in the College of Medicine and thereby mentor doctoral students in those departments, as well as masters and undergraduate students in the Department of Biology.

The Department of Biology and University of South Alabama are very committed to undergraduate research and offer opportunities for participation in research, not only during the academic year, but have funds available to support students during the summers as well (see the UCUR website). Our department also offer talented undergraduates the option of participating in our Undergraduate Thesis Program.

Facilities in the Biolog Department

The Genetics lab is well equipped with standard molecular biology equipment (thermal cyclers, microcentrifuges, electrophoresis equipment, Speedvac, GelDoc, Fridge and -20°C freezer).  The teaching labs are also well equipped with equipment for molecular biology following a recently funded NSF-CCLI grant.

In addition, the Department of Biology has the following facilities:

Other equipment shared by faculty includes

Faculty may also have access to field equipment and facilities located at the Dauphin Island Sea Laboratory (including sea lab library holdings).