The School of Biological Sciences (SBS) at Washington State University invites applications for a permanent, full-time, nine-month (academic year), tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Pullman, WA, with a specialty in Integrative Animal Physiology. We seek an animal physiologist who uses experimental, quantitative, and/or theoretical approaches across levels of biological organization to address fundamental questions about central physiological systems that mediate animals’ responses to changes in biotic or abiotic environmental factors, thus contributing to SBS’ strength in physiology and global change biology. We expect the successful candidate to perform hypothesis-driven research that connects physiological mechanisms to cell/molecular, ecological and/or evolutionary processes. We seek candidates who will contribute to high quality education and training of undergraduate and graduate students, while also contributing to SBS efforts to enhance equitable and inclusive educational experiences.

It is anticipated that the successful candidate will begin the appointment on August 16, 2025

Job duties: 

• Develop and maintain an active, hypothesis-driven research program in integrative animal physiology, pursuing research questions that examine organism function at multiple levels of biological organization and/or organism-environment interactions in any animal study system, with support from extramural funding sources.
• Recruit and mentor graduate and undergraduate students.
• Teach graduate and undergraduate courses in biology, which could include, but are not limited to, Human and Mammalian Physiology and Anatomy, Human Nutrition, Genome Biology, or one of the taxon-focused courses (e.g., Invertebrate Biology, Herpetology, Ichthyology, Ornithology, Mammalogy).
• Participate in service at the department, college, and/or university level.
• Advance SBS and WSU efforts to enhance equitable and inclusive educational experiences, research, and community outreach.
• The workload for this position is 40% teaching, 40% research, and 20% service. 

Required Qualifications: 

• Earned PhD in biology or related discipline and 6 months of postdoctoral research experience prior to the anticipated start date.
• Record of research accomplishment in integrative physiology, as demonstrated by publications and presentations at scientific meetings.
• Effective communication skills with both students and colleagues.
• Demonstrated ability to engage in productive collaborations with other scientists.
• Demonstrated record of or potential for providing equitable and inclusive educational experiences, in alignment with WSU’s land grant mission.
• Record indicating past teaching effectiveness or the potential for effective teaching of undergraduate and graduate courses in biology.

• Experience with or potential for quality mentoring of undergraduate or graduate students undertaking independent research projects
• Evidence of seeking or being awarded intramural or extramural funding

Salary/Benefits:  $85,000-$95,000 per nine-month academic year

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position or as mandated by a U.S. Department of Labor prevailing wage determination.  WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts. For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for Faculty visit: https://hrs.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2024-Benefit-Overview-for-Faculty-and-AP.pdf

Find total compensation information here: https://hrs.wsu.edu/managers/recruitment-toolkit/total-compensation/.

To Apply:  Visit wsu.edu/jobs, select your appropriate employment status, and search for R- 12408. Applicants must upload the following required documents to their online application. External candidates, please upload all documents in the “Resume/CV” section of your application. Internal candidates, please upload all documents in the “Resume/Cover Letter” section of your application.

1. A cover letter addressing qualifications for this position.
2. Curriculum vitae.
3. Teaching and mentoring statement (3 page maximum) that describes how the candidate’s teaching experience and philosophy fulfill the criteria listed above, which may incorporate experience from formal or informal teaching and mentoring opportunities. As a land-grant university, Washington State University has a continuing commitment to ensuring equitable and meaningful inclusion in our classrooms, collaborations, and academic work. The successful candidate for this faculty position will have the experiences, knowledge, and skills to build their research/scholarship/creative practice, pedagogy, curriculum, and service in ways that reflect and enhance this commitment. Therefore, please list at least three areas of responsibility you see as directly related to fulfilling this promise, and explain, in each case, how your past education and teaching experiences, and resulting knowledge and skills, have prepared you to do this work.
4. Research statement (2 page maximum) that explicitly outlines how the candidate’s past and future research in the field of integrative animal physiology fulfill the criteria listed above.
5. Two reprints of published or in press papers that best represent the candidate’s integrative animal physiology research.
6. Names, addresses, and contact information for at least three references that can address history of and potential for research, teaching, and service (letters will be requested at a later time).

Inquiries should be directed to Erica Crespi, sbs.search@wsu.edu, with subject “Integrative Animal Physiologist.”

Posting Close Date: Applicants must submit their completed application by October 15 at 11:59 p.m.

About WSU, Pullman, CAS, and School of Biological Sciences: Washington State University is a land grant, multiple-campus Research 1 institution. This position will serve on the Pullman campus, which has an enrollment of around 20,000 students and is located in Southeastern Washington on the homelands of the Nimíipuu (Nez Perce) Tribe and Palus people. Located 80 miles south of metropolitan Spokane, Pullman is also a quick drive away from the scenic Idaho panhandle and Moscow Mountain. The rolling hills of the Palouse offer a wide range of activities and a true four-season climate. The area provides ample opportunity to enjoy the cultural and academic hub of both Washington State University and the University of Idaho, in the neighboring town of Moscow, Idaho. For more information about the region, please see https://pullmanchamber.com.

Encompassing more than 30 departments, schools, and research institutes on five campuses statewide, the College of Arts & Sciences is the heart of WSU. Together our 730+ faculty and staff deliver more than 50% of WSU’s total undergraduate and graduate instruction, including the vast majority of WSU’s core curriculum. We also drive wide interdisciplinary research in public and community health, environmental change, equity and social justice, and data and technology at the boundaries. The College of Arts & Sciences seeks to lead a reimagining of WSU’s land-grant mission for the 21^st century, expanding the boundaries of creativity and discovery while simultaneously recognizing more completely our obligations to Native and Indigenous peoples. For more about the College of Arts & Sciences at WSU, please see https://cas.wsu.edu.

The School of Biological Sciences (SBS) is in the College of Arts and Sciences and is physically located in a complex of three buildings on the Pullman Campus that accommodates research and teaching labs; SBS faculty are also located on the WSU Vancouver and Tri-Cities campuses. Research facilities in SBS include the state-of-the-art Franceschi Microscopy and Imaging Center, the WSU Stable Isotope Core Facility, the Aquatic Phenomics Research Center, the Marion Ownbey Herbarium, the Charles R. Conner Museum, and the Hudson Biological Reserve at Smoot Hill. Further research facilities on campus include the Molecular Biology and Genomics Core, Gene Editing Core, Kamiak High Performance Computing Cluster, M.J. Murdock Metabolomics Laboratory, Biological NMR Spectroscopy Center, and the GeoAnalytical Laboratory. SBS faculty recruit graduate students (M.S. and Ph.D.) through the SBS graduate program, which guarantees support for students who serve as teaching or research assistants as they conduct independent research. Faculty in SBS work in diverse research fields including physiology, behavioral endocrinology, evolutionary biology, population and ecological genetics, evolutionary genomics, systematics, community and disease ecology, development, and reproduction. In addition to SBS, biological research spans numerous departments in multiple colleges at WSU, including Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, Animal Sciences, Entomology, School of the Environment, and School of Molecular Biosciences, as well as multiple research groups in the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. Interdisciplinary programs and centers include the Institute of Biological Chemistry, the Center for Reproductive Biology, and the Center for Environmental Research, Education and Outreach. For more about the School of Biological Sciences at WSU, please see https://sbs.wsu.edu

WSU acknowledges that its locations statewide are on the homelands of Native American peoples, who have lived in this region and have been caretakers of the land from time immemorial. The Morrill Act of 1862 established our land-grant institution by providing public and federal lands that are traced back to the disposition of Indigenous lands, often taken by coercive and violent acts, and the disregard of treaties. For that, we extend our deepest apologies. We owe our deepest gratitude to the Native peoples of this region and maintain our commitment towards reconciliation. And as a land-grant institution, WSU is deeply committed to the land-grant mission, its Memorandums of Understanding with Native tribes in the region, and a tradition of service to society. To read the full WSU land acknowledgement, please see https://wsu.edu/about/wsu-land-acknowledgement/.

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