<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div id="gmail-job-details" style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;border-top:4px double rgb(238,238,238);color:rgb(73,73,73);font-family:Verlag,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><table class="gmail-border gmail-stack" style="box-sizing:inherit;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px;width:925px;margin-bottom:1rem;border-radius:0px"><tbody style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)"><tr style="box-sizing:inherit"><td style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1.5rem 0px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.6;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;border-bottom:0px"><a href="https://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/501005/assistant-professor" style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif">https://jobs.hr.wisc.edu/en-us/job/501005/assistant-professor</a></p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1.5rem 0px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.6;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;border-bottom:0px">The Department of Soil Science seeks applications for a tenure track faculty position in soil microbiology. Soil microbiology is a core research area in the Department of Soil Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and this position is integral to undergraduate and graduate programs in soil and environmental sciences.<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit">The candidate will explore topics in soil microbiology research such as: nutrient cycling in managed and natural ecosystems, soil biodiversity, including soil fauna, single-celled eukaryotes, fungi, bacteria, archaea, and/or viruses, human and soil ecosystem health, pathogens in the soil environment, greenhouse gas production and carbon cycling, novel molecular and bioinformatic techniques within the field of environmental microbiology, soil microhabitats and biophysics. The candidate should be able to work cross-disciplinarily, enhancing linkages across the food-water-energy nexus. The teaching component of the position would entail a minimum of instruction at the undergraduate and graduate level and over time, a summer course.<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit">This position carries a commitment to the three functions of research, instruction, and outreach, as well as professional and university service as appropriate to faculty rank. The position will require effective oral and written communications skills; experience in teaching in higher education; ability to work effectively across disciplines and with teams; and the ability to lead and motivate others.<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit">The UW-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences is committed to maintaining and growing a culture that embraces diversity, inclusion, and equity, believing that these values are foundational elements of our excellence, and fundamental components of a positive, enriching learning and work environment for students, faculty and staff.<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit"></p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:rgb(241,241,241)"><th style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;margin:0px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:left;font-size:0.875rem;color:rgb(102,102,102)">PRINCIPAL DUTIES:</th><td style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1.5rem 0px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.6;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;border-bottom:0px"><br style="box-sizing:inherit">1. Develop a strong research program in soil microbiology. The successful candidate will be expected to compete for national grants, such as those in NSF, NIH, DOE, and USDA, as well as to collaborate with soil and environmental scientists throughout the department and university. The candidate is expected to become a leader in soil microbiology nationally and internationally.<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit">2. The teaching component of the position requires teaching of an undergraduate/graduate level course (e.g., Soil Biology) and a graduate level course (such as Environmental Biogeochemistry or Environmental Microbiology). These courses are core in the Soil Science undergraduate and graduate programs. Additional teaching may include contributions to existing courses or through the development of new courses. In addition, the successful candidate will advise undergraduate and graduate students. Although not required, the successful candidate will be offered a year-long fellowship with the Madison Teaching and Learning Excellence program to support teaching as an new assistant professor. <br style="box-sizing:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit"></p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:inherit"><th style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;margin:0px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:left;font-size:0.875rem;color:rgb(102,102,102)">INSTITUTIONAL STATEMENT ON DIVERSITY:</th><td style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1.5rem 0px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.6;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;border-bottom:0px">Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit">The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit">For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: <a href="http://diversity.wisc.edu/" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(197,5,12);text-decoration-line:none;line-height:inherit">Diversity and Inclusion</a></p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:rgb(241,241,241)"><th style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;margin:0px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:left;font-size:0.875rem;color:rgb(102,102,102)">DEGREE AND AREA OF SPECIALIZATION:</th><td style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1.5rem 0px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.6;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;border-bottom:0px">PhD in Soil Science or related field.<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit"></p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:inherit"><th style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;margin:0px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:left;font-size:0.875rem;color:rgb(102,102,102)">MINIMUM YEARS AND TYPE OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:</th><td style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1.5rem 0px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.6;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;border-bottom:0px">The position will require a strong foundation in soil microbiology and relevant research experience.</p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:rgb(241,241,241)"><th style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;margin:0px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:left;font-size:0.875rem;color:rgb(102,102,102)">ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:</th><td style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1.5rem 0px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.6;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;border-bottom:0px">Established in 1889, the college carries out UW-Madison's mission as a land-grant public university through excellence in teaching, research and public outreach across 19 academic fields, ranging from production agriculture to natural resources to social sciences to fundamental life sciences. The Department of Soil Science at UW-Madison is one of the oldest and strongest departments in the USA. The candidate will contribute to the strategic reconfiguration of the department into a global center of excellence at the forefront of environmental and agricultural soil research.</p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:inherit"><th style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;margin:0px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:left;font-size:0.875rem;color:rgb(102,102,102)">DEPARTMENT(S):</th><td style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1.5rem 0px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.6;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;border-bottom:0px">A075400-COL OF AG & LIFE SCIENCES/SOIL SCIENCE</p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:rgb(241,241,241)"><th style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;margin:0px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:left;font-size:0.875rem;color:rgb(102,102,102)">WORK TYPE:</th><td style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1.5rem 0px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.6;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;border-bottom:0px">Full Time: 100%</p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:inherit"><th style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;margin:0px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:left;font-size:0.875rem;color:rgb(102,102,102)">APPOINTMENT TYPE, DURATION:</th><td style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1.5rem 0px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.6;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;border-bottom:0px">Ongoing/Renewable</p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:rgb(241,241,241)"><th style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;margin:0px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:left;font-size:0.875rem;color:rgb(102,102,102)">ANTICIPATED BEGIN DATE:</th><td style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1.5rem 0px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.6;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;border-bottom:0px">OCTOBER 01, 2019</p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:inherit"><th style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;margin:0px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:left;font-size:0.875rem;color:rgb(102,102,102)">SALARY:</th><td style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1.5rem 0px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.6;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;border-bottom:0px">Negotiable <br style="box-sizing:inherit">ACADEMIC (9 months)</p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:rgb(241,241,241)"><th style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;margin:0px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:left;font-size:0.875rem;color:rgb(102,102,102)">INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANTS:</th><td style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1.5rem 0px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.6;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;border-bottom:0px">Apply online at "Jobs at UW" (<a href="http://jobs.wisc.edu">http://jobs.wisc.edu</a>) under job number 98222. Applications must be received through UW-Madison's online application system.<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit">To begin the application process, please click on "Apply Now."<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit">Applicants must upload five (5) separate documents: cover letter, CV, teaching statement (2 pages), research statement (2 pages), and list of 3 references (name, title & affiliation, phone, e-mail). Transcripts will be required later.</p><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1.5rem 0px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.6;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;border-bottom:0px">The deadline for assuring full consideration is June 14, 2019, however the position will remain open and applications may be considered until the position is filled.</p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:inherit"><th style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;margin:0px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:left;font-size:0.875rem;color:rgb(102,102,102)">CONTACT:</th><td style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1.5rem 0px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.6;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;border-bottom:0px">Phillip Barak<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><a href="mailto:phillip.barak@wisc.edu" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(197,5,12);text-decoration-line:none;line-height:inherit">phillip.barak@wisc.edu</a><br style="box-sizing:inherit">608-890-0689<br style="box-sizing:inherit">Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See <a href="http://www.wisconsinrelay.com/" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(197,5,12);text-decoration-line:none;line-height:inherit">RELAY_SERVICE</a> for further information. )</p></td></tr></tbody></table><hr style="box-sizing:content-box;height:0px;max-width:75rem;border-top:0px;border-right:0px;border-left:0px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(210,210,210);margin:1.25rem auto;clear:both"><hr style="box-sizing:content-box;height:0px;max-width:75rem;border-top:0px;border-right:0px;border-left:0px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(210,210,210);margin:1.25rem auto;clear:both"><table class="gmail-border gmail-stack" style="box-sizing:inherit;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0px;width:925px;margin-bottom:1rem;border-radius:0px"><tbody style="box-sizing:inherit;border:0px;background-color:rgb(254,254,254)"><tr style="box-sizing:inherit"><th style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;margin:0px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:left;font-size:0.875rem;color:rgb(102,102,102)">OFFICIAL TITLE:</th><td style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1.5rem 0px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.6;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;border-bottom:0px">ASSISTANT PROFESSOR(C40NN)</p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:rgb(241,241,241)"><th style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;margin:0px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:left;font-size:0.875rem;color:rgb(102,102,102)">EMPLOYMENT CLASS:</th><td style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1.5rem 0px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.6;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;border-bottom:0px">Faculty</p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:inherit"><th style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;margin:0px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:left;font-size:0.875rem;color:rgb(102,102,102)">JOB NUMBER:</th><td style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)"><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:1.5rem 0px;padding:0px;font-size:inherit;line-height:1.6;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;border-bottom:0px">98222-FA</p></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:rgb(241,241,241)"><th style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;margin:0px;text-transform:uppercase;text-align:left;font-size:0.875rem;color:rgb(102,102,102)"> </th><td style="box-sizing:inherit;padding:0.75em 1em;border-top:1px solid rgb(221,221,221)">The University of Wisconsin is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply. <br style="box-sizing:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit">If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: <a href="https://oed.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(197,5,12);text-decoration-line:none;line-height:inherit">https://oed.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/</a><br style="box-sizing:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit">Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit">The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><br style="box-sizing:inherit">The <a href="https://jobs.wisc.edu/asr" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(197,5,12);text-decoration-line:none;line-height:inherit">Annual Security and Fire Safety Report</a> contains current campus safety and disciplinary policies, crime statistics for the previous 3 calendar years, and on-campus student housing fire safety policies and fire statistics for the previous 3 calendar years. UW-Madison will provide a paper copy upon request; please contact the <a href="mailto:uwpolice@mhub.uwpd.wisc.edu" style="box-sizing:inherit;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(197,5,12);text-decoration-line:none;line-height:inherit">University of Wisconsin Police Department</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p style="box-sizing:inherit;margin:0px 0px 1rem;padding:0px 0px 1rem;font-size:16px;line-height:1.6;color:rgb(73,73,73);font-family:Verlag,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><b style="box-sizing:inherit;line-height:0.5;margin-top:1rem;margin-left:2rem;padding:0.5rem 0px;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:0.75rem;display:block">APPLICATIONS OPEN:</b><span class="gmail-open-date" style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:0.875rem;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;margin:0px 2rem;line-height:1">APR 9 2019 </span>Central Daylight Time<br style="box-sizing:inherit"><b style="box-sizing:inherit;line-height:0.5;margin-top:1rem;margin-left:2rem;padding:0.5rem 0px;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgb(136,136,136);font-size:0.75rem;display:block">APPLICATIONS CLOSE:</b><span class="gmail-closing-date" style="box-sizing:inherit;font-size:0.875rem;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:"Droid Sans",sans-serif;margin:0px 2rem;line-height:1">OPEN UNTIL FILLED<br></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>