Professor and Department Head, Department of Ecology and Conservation
Biology
Texas A&M University
Applications are invited for the position of Professor and Department
Head of the newly formed Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology
at Texas A&M University. The Professor and Head will serve as the chief
administrative officer for the Department, reporting to the Vice
Chancellor and Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The
Head will provide visionary leadership for numerous departmental
initiatives including undergraduate and graduate education; knowledge
creation through extramurally funded research; a diverse, equitable and
inclusive climate; synergistic relationships with diverse stakeholder
groups; and facilitate communication of science-based findings to inform
policy. A commitment to working cooperatively with university
administration, multidisciplinary and multicultural scholars and the
general public is essential. A record of success in the development of
funding and program support is expected.
Candidates must have an earned doctorate in ecological sciences or a
closely related discipline and possess a record of academic
accomplishment commensurate with the rank of full professor. Primary
qualifications include an interdisciplinary vision, an internationally
recognized research program, demonstrated commitment to inclusive
undergraduate and graduate education, and experience in academic
administration. Candidates with active research programs and interest in
continuing active scholarship at Texas A&M are particularly encouraged
to apply.
The Department has 37 faculty (
https://eccb.tamu.edu), offers a B.Sc.
degree in Ecology and Conservation Biology that contains four tracks -
Ecology and Conservation Biology, Vertebrate Zoology, Forestry, and
Ecoinformatics - and has a large graduate student program. The
Department occupies a new building and maintains the Biodiversity
Research and Teaching Collections (
https://brtc.tamu.edu/) and S.M.
Tracy Herbarium, which are among the top 10 university-based
biodiversity collections in the USA. Research programs in the department
address fundamental questions in ecological science that span from genes
to ecosystems to produce knowledge that is immediately applicable to
pressing 21st century challenges, including climate change, biodiversity
loss, ecological restoration, and integrative approaches to
conservation. The Department is engaged in the campus-wide
interdisciplinary programs of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
(
https://eeb.tamu.edu/), Genetics (
https://genetics.tamu.edu/), and
Applied Biodiversity Science (
https://biodiversity.tamu.edu/).
Texas A&M is ranked 4th among public universities, has a student
population of 67,000 from all 50 states and 124 countries, and is a top
20 research enterprise. Texas A&M is supported by a $13.5-billion-dollar
endowment and is a Land, Sea, and Space Grant university. College
Station/Bryan has 180,000 permanent residents, is consistently ranked among the best places to
live in the country, has a low cost of living, and ready access to the
metropolitan centers of Austin and Houston.
Applicants should submit the following: 1) a cover letter; 2) a detailed
curriculum vitae; 3) a statement of vision for the Department; 4) a
research statement; 5) a statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion;
6) a statement of administrative philosophy, and 7) contact information
for three to five references.
Applications are to be submitted via Interfolio
(
apply.interfolio.com/91184). Questions can be addressed to the Advisory
Search Committee Chair, Dr. Phillip Kaufman (
phillip...@ag.tamu).
Review of applications will begin September 15 and continue until the
position is filled. The position is available January 3, 2022.
Texas A&M University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative
Action/Veterans/Disability Employer committed to diversity. Texas A&M
University is aware that attracting and retaining exceptional faculty
often depends on meeting the needs of two careers and having policies
that contribute to work-life balance. For more information, visit
https://employees.tamu.edu/ocrm/eeo or
http://dof.tamu.edu/Faculty-Resources/Faculty-Work-Life.