Department Contact: Kathy Hanley, (575) 646-3611, khanley@nmsu.edu
Internal or External Search: External - Open to all applicants
Advertising Summary: The Department of Biology is seeking applicants for a Tenure Track Assistant Professor. Candidates whose research focuses on the interactions between symbiotic or pathogenic microbes and their animal hosts, using state-of the field approaches are highly encouraged to apply. Applicants with expertise in the use of mammalian models are especially desirable.
Position Details
Position Title: LC Faculty TT/TN 12m
College/Division: Arts and Sciences College
Department: 330350-BIOLOGY
Location: Las Cruces
Offsite Location (if applicable):
Target Hourly/Salary Rate: Commensurate with Qualifications
Appointment Full-time Equivalency: 1.0
FLSA Status: Exempt
Bargaining Unit Announcement: This is NOT a bargaining unit position with American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME).
Contingent Upon Funding: Not Applicable
Standard Work Schedule: Standard (M-F, 8-5)
If Not a Standard Work Schedule:
Job Duties and Responsibilities: ● Teach both undergraduate and graduate courses in Microbiology and related areas.
● Develop an independent research program that will provide avenues for grant funding.
● Mentorship of undergraduate and graduate student research.
● Productivity in scholarship, as measured by publications or other creative venues.
● Assist the Biology Department with multiple undergraduate academic issues including departmental committee assignments, advising of undergraduate majors, and departmental decisions made by all faculty.
● Perform related duties as required.
● Opportunities exist to participate in externally funded student training programs (G-RISE, U-RISE, McNair and LS-AMP)
● Opportunities exist to access the Jornada Basin Long Term Ecological Research site, and to apply for research support from faculty development programs such as the NM-INBRE and U54 PARC programs.
Qualifications
Required Education and Experience:
● PhD in Biology or related life science
● Minimum of 1 yr Postdoctoral research experience or the equivalent
● Research Productivity commensurate with experience
● Prior teaching experience desirable
● The Department is broadly interested in candidates whose research focuses on the interactions between symbiotic or pathogenic microbes and their animal hosts, using state-of the field approaches. Applicants with expertise in the use of mammalian models is especially desirable
Equivalent Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
1) teaching in areas of expertise (Microbiology), 2) the transformation of research concepts and ideas into research design.
Skills in: Teaching undergraduate and graduate students, student mentorship, research area of expertise (Microbiology, host-microbe interactions), and experience in service to their discipline.
Ability to: Direct, evaluate, train, and supervise the work of assigned personnel; develop and maintain effective working relationships; maintain accurate and orderly records; use independent judgment and initiative; organize and direct activities; analyze and evaluate information
Special Certification/Licensure:
Working Conditions and Physical Effort
Environment: Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.
Physical Effort: No or very limited physical effort required.
Lifting Requirements: Requires handling of average-weight objects up to 10 pounds or some standing or walking.
Risk: No or very limited exposure to physical risk.