Position Announcemnt in Biodiversity

["Bob at Mizzou1.Missouri.edu Nicholson at Mizzou1.Missouri.edu BS/AH at Mizzou1.Missouri.edu AH319 at Mizzou1.Missouri.edu PH:913-628-4214 at Mizzou1.Missouri.edu FAX:628-4290" at Mizzou1.Missouri.edu]

                          FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY
                       FACULTY POSITION IN BIODIVERSITY*

DATE OF APPOINTMENT:  15 August 1994
RANK:  Assistant Professor
POSITION DESCRIPTION: Tenure-track position for biologist with a background in
  biodiversity and interest or experience in geographic information systems.
  Ecologic or taxonomic area of specialty is open.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Teach introductory biology and one or more courses related
  to biodiversity, a methods course or seminar in GIS, and course in area of
  research specialty. Serve as an academic advisor and contribute service to
  the University. Supervise M.S. students in departmental graduate program.
QUALIFICATIONS: Earned Ph.D. in a field specialty in the biological sciences,
  emphasizing biogeography, systematics, and/or ecology. Teaching and/or post-
  doctoral research experience preferred. Applicants must have strong
  communicative skills and commitment to excellence in teaching. Ability to
  interact professionally with a diversity of other biologists, to acquire
  extramural research funding, and to report research in the open literature.
SALARY:  competitive  *(Funding of position is subject to final administrative
  approval.)
DEPARTMENT: The Department of Biological Sciences and Allied Health has 19
  full-time and 3 part-time faculty members representing the disciplines of
  biology, botany, zoology, natural resource management, and several allied
  health curricula.  The Department offers B.S. and M.S. degrees in biology.
  Research resources available include a scanning electron microscope,
  excellent computing facilities, extensive museum collections (representing
  the disciplines of botany, entomology, ichthyology, herpetology,
  ornithology, mammalogy, paleobotany, and paleontology), a 1,000-acre tract
  of native prairie and other research areas, a greenhouse, and a live-animal
  housing facility.
UNIVERSITY: Fort Hays State University is a state-supported, liberal and
  applied arts institution governed by the Kansas Board of Regents. It serves
  primarily the western one-half of Kansas. Nearly 6,000 students are
  enrolled in four colleges (Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, and
  Health and Life Sciences) and a Graduate School, which have a combined
  total of 338 full-time faculty members. The campus is modern, spacious
  (4,160 acres), and attractive, and has outstanding museums, galleries, and
  cultural and recreational facilities. The Fort Hays Branch Experiment
  Station of Kansas State University is adjacent to the campus.
COMMUNITY: Hays is a city of about 17,000, located about midway between Kansas
  City and Denver on I-70. It is a regional center serving the cultural,
  health, educational, business, service, and transportation needs of much of
  western Kansas.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:  Applications should include curriculum vitae, a
  statement of teaching interests and both professional and research goals,
  copies of representative publications, and names, addresses, and telephone
  numbers of four references. Applicants should not request letters of
  recommendation. Send applications, by 15 March 1994, to:
     Dr. J. R. Choate, Biodiversity Search Committee
     Fort Hays State University, 600 Park Street, Hays, KS 67601-4099
     PH: 913-628-5664; FAX: 913-628-4290
     bijc at fhsuvm.fhsu.edu
 ============================================================================
FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
   MINORITIES, WOMEN, THE DISABLED, AND VETERANS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
 ============================================================================