Assistant Professor- Animal Evolutionary Biology
(Req 501365; Pos # 197332)
The Department of Biology at New Mexico State University invites applications for an Assistant Professor (9-month, tenure track position, starting August 2025). Applicants for this position must have a Ph.D. in Evolutionary Biology, Biology or related field; a strong track record of research productivity commensurate with experience; a demonstrated commitment to undergraduate and graduate education and a minimum of one year of postdoctoral experience at the time of application. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an externally-funded research program and teach courses in evolutionary biology and related areas at the undergraduate level as well as graduate courses in their area of expertise.
All application materials must be submitted via the NMSU Careers Site: http://careers.nmsu.edu/cw/en-us/job/501365. Application materials include a cover letter, CV, statement of research interests and accomplishments (2 pages max), and a statement of teaching philosophy and experience (2 pages max). Please address your contributions to and plans for promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the teaching and/or research statement(s), as appropriate. Letters of reference will be requested from those references listed on your application after the application closing date and will be due November 1, 2024. Deadline for applications: October 25, 2024. Questions may be directed to biosearch@nmsu.edu.
NMSU is a public, land-grant, Hispanic-Serving Institution, in Las Cruces, NM, located in the northern Chihuahuan Desert, an ecologically-rich region with abundant opportunities for local field research. White Sands National Park, Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks National Monument, Prehistoric Trackways National Monument, the Gila and Lincoln National Forests, and the Jornada Basin Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) site and JRN National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) gradient site are all within two hours of campus. Campus research facilities that may be of interest include the Biology Department’s Vertebrate Museum, the Biomedical Research Facility (a state-of-the-art animal research facility that is under construction), Discovery Cluster (High Performance Computing cluster), and the Microscopic Imaging Core Suite. The Department of Biology offers undergraduate majors in Biology, Conservation Ecology, Genetics, and Microbiology as well as MS and PhD programs. Opportunities exist to participate in externally funded training programs and faculty development, such as NM-INBRE and U54 PARC. For more information see: http://bio.nmsu.edu.
NMSU is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All offers of employment are contingent upon the verification of information required by federal law, state law and NMSU policies/procedures, which may include the completion of a criminal history check.
