[ES_JOBS_NET] Director, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, USA

Tue Jan 15 15:19:54 MST 2019

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If you are interested in this position, please feel free to contact me with
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Amy

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Director Kansas Biological Survey & Professor of Ecology& Evol Biology

KS Biological Survey

Position Overview

The Kansas Biological Survey (KBS; http://biosurvey.ku.edu/) is a
designated research center at The University of Kansas (KU). Established in
1911, it reports to the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research. The
Director of KBS  serves as the State Biologist and establishes the research
mission, vision, and goals of KBS that address environmental issues
important to the State of Kansas. The director is also jointly appointed as
a tenured faculty member of the KU Department of Ecology & Evolutionary
Biology (EEB).

The KBS community comprises 75 individuals, including faculty and staff
researchers, postdocs, graduate students, and professional staff. KBS
campus facilities are located on the West Campus of KU in Takeru Higuchi
Hall, the West Campus greenhouse, and adjacent facilities that house
environmental research laboratories and remote sensing/GIS programs.

KBS also manages the 1,497-ha KU Field Station (
http://biosurvey.ku.edu/field-station), an active site maintained for
environmental research and teaching in the sciences, arts, and humanities
utilized by researchers within KU and across the country. The core area of
the Field Station is located 20 minutes north of Lawrence and consists of
726-ha with eight km of public trails.  The Field Station also includes the
187-ha Baldwin Woods Forest Preserve, as well as the 584-ha Anderson County
Prairie Preserve, which is held by The Nature Conservancy and managed for
research by KBS.

The director has unique opportunities to develop their   own research
program synergistically with KBS personnel  and collaboratively with a
large and diverse research staff at KU both within and outside KBS. KBS is
part of a dense network of collaborating research centers and academic
departments at KU, including the Departments of Ecology & Evolutionary
Biology;  Geology; Geography & Atmospheric Science; Civil, Environmental
and Architectural Engineering; the Kansas Geological Survey; and the
Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum, among others.

As a premier international research university, The University of Kansas is
committed to an open, diverse, and inclusive learning and working
environment that nurtures the growth and development of all. KU holds
steadfast in the belief that a variety of values, interests, experiences,
and intellectual and cultural viewpoints enrich learning and our workplace.
The Kansas Biological Survey actively seeks applications from members of
groups underrepresented in higher education.

Job Description

*KBS Director (80%)*

   1. Develops and articulates the research mission and goals of the Kansas
   Biological Survey (KBS) by fostering positive working relationships
   internal to the University as well as with external organizations including
   the State of Kansas to develop and support cooperative research activities.
   2. The director provides administrative and scientific leadership as
   well as oversight of the financial affairs and personnel and business
   practices of KBS. The director is actively engaged in strengthening the
   financial resources available to KBS.
   3. The director stimulates the expansion and diversification of
   externally sponsored research funding by fostering and catalyzing the
   development of ideas, people, and infrastructure necessary for success at
   the state and national levels.
   4. The director seeks excellence in the recruitment and retention of the
   highest quality academic and research support staff and students from
   diverse backgrounds.
   5. The director maintains active involvement in research, service, and
   natural resources-related issues in Kansas and can develop their own
   research program in conjunction with  those activities.
   6. The director plays an active role in guiding policy on environmental
   issues in the state of Kansas, and as appropriate, for other university and
   governmental units and professional societies.
   7. The director fosters the intellectual growth and development of
   undergraduate and graduate students in cooperation with degree-granting
   departments and supports their training and professional development
   activities.
   8. The director fosters and supports a culture of safety, ethical
   research practices, and compliance among KBS and affiliated researchers and
   staff.
   9. The director communicates the scientific and financial needs of KBS
   to officials in the Office of Research and KU’s upper administration to
   manage, maintain, and enhance the quality of the operations, space, and
   major research infrastructure assigned to or held by KBS.

*Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology (20%)*

The director serves as a tenured Professor in the Department of Ecology &
Evolutionary Biology with a 20% appointment. Tenured faculty members are
expected to meet satisfactory standards of performance in all three areas
of responsibility— teaching/advising, research, and service—and to carry
out those responsibilities in accordance with the Faculty Code of Rights,
Responsibilities and Conduct and reflecting a 20% appointment. In a given
year, contributions to research, teaching/advising, and service may be
balanced, or added emphasis may be placed on one or more components.

Because the majority of the academic staff at KBS have joint faculty
appointments in EEB, a joint appointment in EEB for the KBS director
facilitates and strengthens regular communication and additional
opportunities for collaborative research . This ongoing communication and
cooperation between KBS and EEB has developed into a partnership that
includes another KU research center, the Biodiversity Institute &  Natural
History Museum. This triumvirate, called “Bio-3”, is a collaborative and
integrative force that has generated strong ties among the faculty and
staff in the three units, and has promoted cooperative research projects as
well as an atmosphere of shared responsibility for research and education.

Required Qualifications

   1. Doctorate degree in biology, ecology, environmental science, or
   related field.
   2. Eligibility for faculty appointment as a full professor with tenure
   in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
   3. National recognition and scientific leadership in biology, ecology,
   environmental science, or related field,  as demonstrated by a record of
   refereed publications, professional service, and success in securing
   external sponsored project funding.
   4. Demonstrated administrative experience including financial management
   and development of personnel and programs.
   5. Excellent communication skills as demonstrated through application
   materials and interview.
   6. Experience working with multidisciplinary constituencies.
   7. Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, as articulated in the
   candidate's responses to the application questions regarding diversity.

Preferred Qualifications

   1. At least five years administrative experience including budgeting,
   personnel management, and program development.
   2. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of aquatic and terrestrial
   resources and their management.
   3. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of biological inventories
   and surveys, water and resource management, ecosystem dynamics,
   plant-soil-microbe interactions, remote sensing and GIS, and/or other areas
   of research expertise represented at KBS.
   4. Demonstrated aptitude for innovative and entrepreneurial management.
   5. Prior involvement in research, teaching, and/or administration at a
   research-active field station.
   6. Experience in graduate or undergraduate teaching in a discipline
   related to KBS research programs.
   7. Administrative experience in a comprehensive doctoral-degree granting
   university.

Contact Information to Applicants

Cari Alfers, cariell at ku.edu

Additional Candidate Instruction

A complete application package includes:  an online application, cover
letter, curriculum vitae, a written statement (not to exceed three pages)
summarizing your vision for research, research development, and
administration, and names and contact information for three professional
references.  Only complete application packages submitted online will be
considered.  In addition to the materials above, learning about each
applicant’s contribution and engagement in areas of diversity is an
important part of KU’s mission.  Thus, the following questions will be
presented at the time of application.  Each response must be within 4,000
characters or less.

   1. Please describe your experience, approach or methodologies to create
   and implement inclusive teaching and advising practices, pedagogical
   techniques, and course materials.

   1. Please provide an example outlining how you demonstrate(d) your
   ongoing commitment in working with diverse groups/populations in your
   current and/or previous role.

*The deadline for applications is February 15, 2019*. If you have any
questions about this position, please e-mail Cari Alfers, Administrative
Associate Sr., KU Office of Research, cariell at ku.edu; 785-864-3567.

Visit the KU Office of Research website for more information:
http://research.ku.edu/employment

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Amy Burgin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Associate Scientist
Honors Faculty Fellow
University of Kansas
Kansas Biological Survey
https://burginlab.wordpress.com/
office: 785-864-2831
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