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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Posting Number F1459
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Position Type Instructional Faculty - Full Time
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Position Summary Information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://joblink.jmu.edu/postings/7362">https://joblink.jmu.edu/postings/7362</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">About James Madison University</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Mission</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><br>
We are a community committed to preparing students to be educated and enlightened citizens who lead productive and meaningful lives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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To be the national model for the engaged university: engaged with ideas and the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Who We Are</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><br>
Established in 1908, James Madison University is a comprehensive public institution offering undergraduate, masters and doctoral programs to more than 20,000 students. JMU is regarded as one of the finest regional universities in the nation and has been continuously
cited in U.S. News and World Report, Changing Times and Money Magazine as an outstanding public university. Located in the heart of Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley, the city of Harrisonburg is approximately 120 miles from Washington, D.C. and Richmond,
VA. Known for its livability, diversity, local food, arts and natural surroundings, this Virginia Main Street community is a great place to live and work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">General Information</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">The Department of Biology at James Madison University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor
in Ecosystem Ecology. This is a full-time position with an anticipated, negotiable start date of August, 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">The Biology Department at James Madison University currently serves over 1000 undergraduate majors and 19
master’s students. The 55 full time faculty members are engaged in teaching and research in a broad range of sub-disciplines. It offers a wide variety of courses for biology majors, general education and pre-health profession majors, including a 4-semester
lab-intensive core curriculum (http://catalog.jmu.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=25&poid=7479&returnto=765). The department houses the Center for Genome and Metagenome Studies (CGEMS) that provides resources to support innovative, leading-edge research and
training in the methods and principles of genomics, metagenomics, transcriptomics, and bioinformatics for students at all levels. Our department values diversity and inclusive excellence as underscored by our recent award of a Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Inclusive Excellence grant. Please visit our web site at<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Duties and Responsibilities</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Teaching responsibilities will include introductory biology and ecology & evolution courses that are part
of the undergraduate core curriculum and/or courses in the newly established Data Analytics minor. Other teaching responsibilities could include upper level or graduate level courses that are ecology-related and in the candidate’s area of expertise.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Possible research areas include (but are not limited to) climate change, landscape ecology, disease ecology,
or environmental systems biology. The Biology Department highly values undergraduate research and mentoring. The successful applicant will be expected to establish a productive and externally funded research program involving undergraduates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Qualifications</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">A Ph.D. in a relevant field is required at the time of appointment and post-doctoral experience is preferred,
but not required. The ideal candidate will provide quantitative expertise such as mathematical modeling, bioinformatics, machine learning, or data analytics that allow for collaboration within the Biology Department and across the Colleges of Science and Mathematics
and Integrated Science and Engineering.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Criminal Background Check and E-Verify Notice</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">E-Verify Notice: After accepting employment, new hires are required to complete an I-9 form and present documentation
of their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. James Madison University uses the E-Verify system to confirm identity and work authorization.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Posting Detail Information<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Posting Date</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">03/17/2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">04/17/2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Proposed Starting Date</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">08/25/2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">EEO Statement</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">James Madison University is committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive work and educational
community that is free of all forms of discrimination. This institution does not tolerate discrimination or harassment on the basis of age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, parental status, political affiliation,
race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or veteran status.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">We promote access, inclusion and diversity for all students, faculty, staff, constituents and programs, believing
that these qualities are foundational components of an outstanding education in keeping with our mission. The university is interested in candidates whose experience and qualifications support an ongoing commitment to this core quality.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">Anyone having questions concerning discrimination should contact the Office for Equal Opportunity: (540)
568-6991.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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