<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-gE gmail-iv gmail-gt" style="padding:20px 0px 0px;font-size:0.875rem;font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:small">The Department of Biology, Faculty of Science at York University invites applications for a teaching-stream tenure-track position in </span><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:small">Ecology </b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:small">at the rank of Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream to commence July 1, 2020 and </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:small;line-height:14.95px">tenure-track professorial-stream appointments in <b>Field Biology</b> and <b>Computational Biology</b> at the Assistant Professor level, to commence July 1, 2020.</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:small">  </span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:small;line-height:14.95px">Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. All York University positions are subject to budgetary approval.</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:small">    </span><br></div><div class="gmail-" style="font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div id="gmail-:ol" class="gmail-ii gmail-gt" style="font-size:0.875rem;direction:ltr;margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div id="gmail-:ok" class="gmail-a3s gmail-aXjCH" style="overflow:hidden;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:small;line-height:1.5;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span class="gmail-im" style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div></span><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Please see below or the link for the advertisements for the Ecology (applications due October 15; advertisement <a href="http://webapps.yorku.ca/academichiringviewer/viewposition.jsp?positionnumber=1987" target="_blank">here</a>), Field Biology (applications due November 1; advertisement <a href="http://webapps.yorku.ca/academichiringviewer/viewposition.jsp?positionnumber=1987" target="_blank">here</a> ), and Computational Biology advertisement (applications due December 1; advertisement will be posted at a later date). </font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif">Thanks!</font></div><div><div class="gmail-adm" style="margin:5px 0px"><div id="gmail-q_74" class="gmail-ajR gmail-h4" style="background-color:rgb(232,234,237);border:none;clear:both;line-height:6px;outline:none;width:24px;color:rgb(80,0,80);font-size:11px;border-radius:5.5px"><div class="gmail-ajT" style="background:url("https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system/2x/more_horiz_black_20dp.png") 50% 50%/20px no-repeat;height:11px;opacity:0.7;width:24px"></div></div></div><div class="gmail-im" style="color:rgb(80,0,80)"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;line-height:14.95px"><b><span lang="EN"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Field Biologist, Assistant Professor</font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><span lang="EN"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The Department of Biology, Faculty of Science at York University invites applications for a tenure-track professorial-stream appointment in Field Biology at the Assistant Professor level, to commence July 1, 2020. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. All York University positions are subject to budgetary approval.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN">The successful </span><span style="color:black">candidate will have an outstanding early career record in ecological field research at the organismal, population or community levels of study.</span> <span lang="EN">These areas of ecology intersect a broad suite of ecological theories including (but not restricted to) those in landscape ecology, conservation biology, plant/animal physiology, disease transmission and population genetics. Key criteria will include exploration of ecological questions across taxa, expertise in a variety of field biology experimental techniques and strong empirical skills.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><span lang="EN"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The successful candidate will join a strong ecological research community in the Department of Biology that includes a Canada Research Chair in Ecotoxicology, a York Research Chair (YRC) in Global Change Biology and a YRC in Genomics.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><span lang="EN"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The Biology Department is a member of the Ontario Program in Field Biology and also offers stand-alone local field courses. This position will enhance current teaching in Field Biology, Ecology, and Environmental Management, and involve the supervision of honours thesis field projects.  Collaborations between research groups within Biology, Glendon College, and the newly proposed Faculty of Environment are anticipated.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN">The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in Biology or related discipline, postdoctoral experience, an outstanding research record </span>that includes excellent research output and momentum as well as publishing in very high-quality refereed journals<span lang="EN">, demonstrated excellence or promise of excellence in teaching and scholarly research, and will be expected to develop an innovative independent research program.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><span lang="EN"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The candidate must be eligible for prompt appointment to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and will teach in both undergraduate and graduate level courses. Pedagogical innovation in high priority areas such as experiential education and technology enhanced learning is preferred. </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><span lang="EN"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The deadline for receipt of completed applications is <b>November 1, 2019. </b>Applicants should email their curriculum vitae, an outline of research plans, a statement of teaching philosophy and experience, and copies of three publications to <a href="mailto:biojobs@yorku.ca" target="_blank" style="color:blue">biojobs@yorku.ca</a> with “Field Biology” in the subject line, and arrange for three signed reference letters to be sent by the same deadline to the same email address.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Further information about the Department of Biology in the Faculty of Science can be found at <a href="http://science.yorku.ca/biology" target="_blank" style="color:blue">http://science.yorku.ca/biology</a>.<br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">York University has a policy on </span><span lang="EN"><a href="http://secretariat-policies.info.yorku.ca/policies/accommodation-in-employment-for-persons-with-disabilities/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span lang="EN-US">Accommodation in Employment for Persons with Disabilities</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US"> and is committed to working towards a barrier-free workplace and to expanding the accessibility of the workplace to persons with disabilities. Candidates who require accommodation during the selection process are invited to contact Dr. Bridget Stutchbury, Chair of the Search Committee at <a href="mailto:bstutch@yorku.ca" target="_blank">bstutch@yorku.ca</a>.</span><span lang="EN"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN"></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN">York University is an Affirmative Action (AA) employer and strongly values diversity, including gender and sexual diversity, within its community. The AA Program, which applies to Aboriginal people, visible minorities, people with disabilities, and women, can be found at: <a href="http://www.yorku.ca/acadjobs" target="_blank" style="color:blue">www.yorku.ca/acadjobs</a>  or by calling the AA line at 416-736-5713. </span>Applicants wishing to self-identify as part of York University’s Affirmative Action program can do so by downloading, completing and submitting the form found at: <span lang="EN"><a href="http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/affirmative-action/self-identification-form/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US">http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/affirmative-action/self-identification-form</span></span></a></span>. <span lang="EN">All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens, permanent residents and Indigenous peoples in Canada will be given priority. </span>No application will be considered without a completed mandatory Work Status Declaration form which can be found at <span lang="EN"><a href="http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/affirmative-action/work-authorization-form" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span lang="EN-US"><span lang="EN-US">http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/affirmative-action/work-authorization-form</span></span></a>. Completed forms should sent to <a href="mailto:biojobs@yorku.ca" target="_blank" style="color:blue">biojobs@yorku.ca</a><span class="gmail-m_813288704926277525gmail-m_4301218739383679914gmail-MsoHyperlink" style="color:blue;text-decoration-line:underline"> with “Field Biology” in the subject line</span>.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><span lang="EN"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>Ecology</b><b> and Statistics, Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream</b></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The Department of Biology, Faculty of Science at York<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>University invites<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>applications<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>for<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>a teaching-stream tenure-track position<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> Ecology </span>at<span style="letter-spacing:1.95pt"> </span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>rank<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>of Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream to commence July 1, 2020. The<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>successful<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>candidate<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>will<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> develop, teach, and enhance the Department's current undergraduate courses in Biostatistics and contribute to teaching in the Ecology program according to their expertise</span>. A Ph.D. in Biological Science (specifically in the field of Ecology) with strong working knowledge of advanced statistical analysis is required by the time of application. Applicants will have demonstrated experience in science education and biology education research, particularly post-Ph.D. Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience. All York University positions are subject to budgetary approval.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>successful<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>candidate<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>will<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>demonstrate<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>excellence<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt">clear potential for </span>excellence<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>teaching<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> university-level courses, and a strong commitment to evidence-based pedagogy and student success. A record of </span>pedagogical<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>innovation<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>high<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>priority<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>areas<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>such<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>experiential<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>education,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>technology<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>enhanced<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>learning and community-based learning is<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> preferred</span> as is experience with curriculum development and universal design approaches to teaching and assessment. The successful applicant will be expected to teach ecology at all levels and biostatistics to students at least at the second-year level.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills, a collaborative approach to undergraduate teaching, and the ability to work effectively as part of a teaching team and within the department. <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">This position includes service. Applicants should provide evidence of contributions to service (administrative and committee work), outreach, and pertinent activities in and outside academia. </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The deadline for receipt of completed applications is <b>October 15, 2019</b>. Applicants<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>should<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>submit<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>signed<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> cover </span>letter<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>outlining<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>professional<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>experience relevant to this position,<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>an<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>up‐to‐date<span style="letter-spacing:1.2pt"> </span>curriculum<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>vitae<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>teaching<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>dossier<span style="letter-spacing:-0.25pt"> (including a statement of teaching philosophy) </span>that<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>supports<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>excellence<span style="letter-spacing:-0.2pt"> </span>and<span style="letter-spacing:2.15pt"> </span>innovation<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>teaching (i.e. course outlines, teaching strategies, teaching reviews, and other selected course materials). The <span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt">teaching dossier can also include workshop and professional development programs attended or led, conference papers and/or publications relating to pedagogy. Please provide context and reasons for what is included in the teaching dossier (e.g., annotated course materials).</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> Short-listed a</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt">pplicants will be asked to arrange for</span><span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>three<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>signed<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>confidential<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>letters<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-0.35pt"> </span>recommendation<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-0.3pt"> </span>be<span style="letter-spacing:-0.4pt"> </span>sent to Dr. Tamara Kelly, Department of Biology, York University by the referees before the day of the interview; referees should be advised to address the candidate’s qualifications and experience in relation to the position.  Applications and letters of recommendation should be submitted to <a href="mailto:biojobs@yorku.ca" target="_blank" style="color:blue">biojobs@yorku.ca</a> with “Teaching Stream Ecology/Stats” in the subject line. <br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Further information about the Department of Biology in the Faculty of Science can be found at <a href="http://science.yorku.ca/biology" target="_blank" style="color:blue">http://science.yorku.ca/biology</a>.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-US">York University has a policy on </span><a href="http://secretariat-policies.info.yorku.ca/policies/accommodation-in-employment-for-persons-with-disabilities/" target="_blank" style="color:blue"><span lang="EN-US">Accommodation in Employment for Persons with Disabilities</span></a><span lang="EN-US"> and is committed to working towards a barrier-free workplace and to expanding the accessibility of the workplace to persons with disabilities. </span><span lang="EN-US">Candidates who require accommodation during the selection process are invited to contact Dr. Tamara Kelly, Chair of the Search Committee at <a href="mailto:tljkelly@yorku.ca" target="_blank">tljkelly@yorku.ca</a>.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;text-align:justify"><font face="arial, sans-serif">York University is an Affirmative Action (AA) employer and strongly values diversity, including gender and sexual diversity, within its community. The AA Program, which applies to women, members of visible minorities (racialized groups), Aboriginal (Indigenous) people and persons with disabilities, can be found at <a href="http://www.yorku.ca/acadjobs" target="_blank" style="color:blue">www.yorku.ca/acadjobs</a> or by calling the AA office at 416‐736‐5713. Applicants wishing to self-identify as part of York University’s Affirmative Action program can do so by downloading, completing and submitting the form found at: <a href="http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/affirmative-action/self-identification-form/" target="_blank" style="color:blue">http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/affirmative-action/self-identification-form</a>.  All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens, permanent residents and Indigenous peoples in Canada will be given priority. No application will be considered without a completed mandatory Work Status Declaration form which can be found at <a href="http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/affirmative-action/work-authorization-form" target="_blank" style="color:blue">http://acadjobs.info.yorku.ca/affirmative-action/work-authorization-form</a>. Completed forms should be sent to <a href="mailto:biojobs@yorku.ca" target="_blank" style="color:blue">biojobs@yorku.ca</a> with “Teaching Stream Ecology/Stats” in the subject line.</font></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>