Bozeman
Faculty Position
Vacancy Announcement
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Montana State University Bozeman Faculty Position Vacancy Announcement |
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| Search Number | 6264-2 | ||||||||||||||
| Starting Date | August 2006, or as negotiated depending of the applicant 's availability | ||||||||||||||
| Salary | Tenure track, academic year salary, commensurate with rank and experience. | ||||||||||||||
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Departmental Information |
The Thermal Biology Institute (TBI) at Montana State University conducts and promotes research and education focused on the biology and interrelated physical and chemical processes of geothermal environments in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. TBI is currently comprised of twelve faculty representing expertise in biochemistry, geochemistry, microbiology, virology, mycology, ecology, plant physiology, bioengineering, and environmental physics. TBI faculty have active and competitively-funded research programs, which support numerous undergraduate research scholars, graduate students, postdoctoral scientists, research technicians, and visiting scientists. TBI faculty have been extremely productive, and have utilized research funds to leverage additional support from a variety of competitive grant programs including NASA, NIH, and NSF. The long-term goal of TBI is to understand how organisms respond and adapt to unique physical and chemical features of geothermal environments. TBI scientists strive to further define the role of geothermal habitats in the evolutionary history of thermophilic organisms distributed among the many geothermal features in Yellowstone National Park. | ||||||||||||||
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Duties and Responsibilities |
Successful applicants will establish and/or maintain an internationally recognized, externally funded program in thermal biology research in one or more of the following disciplines: Microbiology, Geochemistry, Plant Sciences, Virology, Biochemistry, Metabolomics/Genomics, Environmental/Ecological Sciences, Chemistry, or Engineering. The successful applicants will receive an academic appointment in the College of Agriculture, College of Engineering, or College of Letters and Science depending on their expertise and will be expected to teach courses appropriate for their home department. Candidates will be responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in the department in which they receive a formal appointment. Other responsibilities include advising students, mentoring/directing undergraduate and graduate students, and performing committee functions and service to the University, profession, State, and public. The successful candidate for Professor will have the opportunity to participate in shaping the future directions of the Center and could potentially assume the position of Center Director. | ||||||||||||||
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Required Qualifications |
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Preferred Qualifications |
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Application Procedure |
Screening will begin June 1, 2006 and will continue until a
suitable candidate is hired. Interested applicants should send:
(1) a letter addressing the fulfillment of the required and
preferred qualifications and outlining your research interests;
(2) curriculum vitae; and (3) the names, mailing address, and
email of three professional references. Electronic applications
will be accepted in PDF format to tbi@montana.edu, but must be
followed with a mailed copy of the signed cover letter (item #1)
to the search committee at the address listed below. Submit
materials to
Chair | ||||||||||||||