Assistant Professor | School of Biological Sciences (Pullman, WA)

Washington State University • Pullman, WA

1d • $80,000 - $95,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The School of Biological Sciences at Washington State University invites applications for a permanent, full-time, 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Pullman, WA, with a specialty in Vertebrate Evolutionary Genomics. We seek to hire a creative and engaging scholar whose research leverages modern genomic tools to gain fundamental or applied insights into evolutionary processes. We seek candidates working on functional and/or evolutionary genomics in vertebrate systems, broadly defined. We are especially interested in candidates who link variation in genome organization and function to evolutionary outcomes by studying themes that include but are not limited to mutation, recombination, gene duplication and loss, structural variation (e.g., inversions, translocations, copy number variation), transposable elements, gene expression and regulatory evolution, and epigenetic modification. Ideal candidates will apply integrative and innovative analytical approaches to inform the relationship between genome and phenome, other aspects of genome architecture, or between genomic variation and evolutionary processes such as hybridization, adaptation, introgression, or speciation. The successful candidate will contribute to training the next generation of biology students in skills such as bioinformatics, genomics, and the analysis of large datasets.

Requirements

• Earned Ph.D. in biology or related discipline.
• At least 6 months of postdoctoral research experience prior to the anticipated start date.
• Record of research accomplishment in vertebrate evolutionary genomics, as demonstrated by publications and presentations at scientific meetings.
• Effective communication skills with both students and colleagues.
• Demonstrated record of or potential to engage in productive collaborations.
• Demonstrated record of supporting, or potential to support, access and opportunity in research, teaching, and service in alignment with WSU’s land grant mission.
• Record indicating past teaching effectiveness or evidence of the potential for effective teaching of undergraduate and graduate courses in biology.
• Demonstrated record or potential to teach comparative vertebrate anatomy or vertebrate taxon-focused courses, as well as one or more of the following courses: evolutionary biology, genome biology, contemporary genetics, or evolutionary medicine.
• Experience with or potential for quality mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students undertaking independent research projects.
• Evidence of seeking or being awarded intramural or extramural funding, with levels of activity commensurate with opportunities at the candidate’s career stage.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to training the next generation of biology students in skills such as bioinformatics, genomics, and the analysis of large datasets.
• Engage in productive collaborations.
• Support, or have the potential to support, access and opportunity in research, teaching, and service in alignment with WSU’s land grant mission.
• Teach undergraduate and graduate courses in biology, including comparative vertebrate anatomy or vertebrate taxon-focused courses, as well as one or more of the following courses: evolutionary biology, genome biology, contemporary genetics, or evolutionary medicine.
• Mentor undergraduate and graduate students undertaking independent research projects.
• Seek or be awarded intramural or extramural funding.

Benefits

• Paid sick and vacation leave
• Paid holidays
• Medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents
• Retirement
• Deferred compensation
• Optional supplemental retirement accounts

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree