[ES_JOBS_NET] Assistant Professor - Plant Ecology of Changing Ecosystems - Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at University of California Berkeley

[Christine Wiedinmyer]

Assistant Professor - Plant Ecology of Changing Ecosystems - Environmental
Science, Policy, and Management at University of California Berkeley

 

Recruitment Period
Open December 19th, 2019 through Wednesday, Feb 19, 2020 at 11:59pm (Pacific
Time)

Description

Assistant Professor - Plant Ecology of Changing Ecosystems - Department of
Environmental Science, Policy and Management

The https://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/ at the University of California,
Berkeley invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor faculty
position in the area of Plant Ecology of Changing Ecosystems with an
expected start date of July 1, 2020.

Understanding how plants respond in changing ecosystems is fundamental to
the health and well-being of both human and natural communities. Insights
into the structure and function of vegetation in natural and managed
ecosystems informs our efforts to develop sustainable and equitable ways to
adapt to environmental novelty. Across the globe, terrestrial ecosystems are
undergoing rapid change. Climate is a major driver that interacts with a
host of other stressors including altered disturbance regimes and rapid
biological migrations. Improving our knowledge of these forces and their
consequences is priority for California and the world.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values at UC Berkeley and ESPM.
Our excellence can only be fully realized by faculty, students, and staff
who share our commitment to these values. Successful candidates for our
faculty positions will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to advancing
equity and inclusion through their research, teaching, and/or service.

ESPM is committed to addressing the family needs of faculty, including dual
career couples and single parents. We are also interested in candidates who
have had non-traditional career paths or who have taken time off for family
reasons, or who have achieved excellence in careers outside academia.

Basic qualifications: Applicants for this position must hold a Ph.D. (or
equivalent international degree) or be enrolled in a Ph.D. (or equivalent
international degree) granting program at the time of application.

Preferred qualifications

The ideal candidate will:

. demonstrate evidence of strong research productivity, potential for
funding, and a commitment to excellence in teaching and research mentoring
of undergraduates, graduate students, and post-docs.
. demonstrate evidence of outstanding scholarship within a relevant field
such as, but not limited to, plant ecology, ecosystem ecology, environmental
biology, environmental sciences, range science, forestry, restoration
ecology, or other natural resource fields.
. exhibit broad expertise in vegetation dynamics
. possess strong analytical skills where they can conduct innovative, basic
and/or applied field-based studies, can communicate their work effectively
to a broader public, and work with other researchers from diverse
disciplines.
. demonstrate evidence of their commitment to diversity, equity, and
inclusion in ways that align with UC Berkeley's mission to meet the
educational needs of California's diverse population (see:
https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity/support-facult
y-candidates).

ESPM is a multidisciplinary community of scholars and cooperative extension
specialists from the biological, physical, and social sciences and the
humanities who conduct research, teaching, and outreach to advance
scientific understanding and develop solutions for the world's pressing
environmental problems. To achieve this goal, ESPM recognizes that equity,
inclusion, and diversity must be integrated with strategies to address the
critical environmental challenges facing humanity, including climate change,
food security, natural resource access and management, biodiversity,
environmental health, land use decision-making. All of these efforts
contribute to maintaining sustainable living conditions. We are home to a
top-ranked PhD program in environmental science, environmental studies and
ecological/evolutionary biology. ESPM supports two professionally oriented
masters programs in forestry and range management
(https://grad.berkeley.edu/program/range-management/). Our undergraduate
students have a choice of vibrant majors that span the disciplines in the
department. The College of Natural Resources includes Berkeley Forests, a
research and extension center that manages five research forests and
supports the Center for Fire Research and Outreach
(https://forests.berkeley.edu/). To learn more about ESPM please visit:
https://ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/

To apply for consideration, please go to the following link:
https://apptrkr.com/1765322. Applicants should also provide three letters of
recommendation that speak to their excellence in research, teaching,
mentoring, service, and record of contributions to diversity and inclusion.
It is preferred that all letters of recommendation be uploaded by referees
by the final date to apply (February 19, 2020). All letters will be treated
as confidential per University of California policy and California state
law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided
via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC
Berkeley statement of confidentiality (http://apo.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html
) prior to submitting their letters.

The deadline for applications is February 19, 2020. Please direct questions
to mailto:espm_recruitment at berkeley.edu.

For information about potential relocation to Berkeley, or career needs of
accompanying partners and spouses, please visit:
http://ofew.berkeley.edu/new-faculty

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For
the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative
action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct.

Job location
Berkeley, CA

Requirements
Document requirements

. Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

. Cover Letter

. Statement of Research - Statement of research describing past research
accomplishments and proposed research at Berkeley

. Statement of Teaching and Service - Statement of teaching and service
describing prior teaching experience, teaching philosophy, and future
teaching interests. In addition, a description of prior and proposed
academic, professional and/or community service experience.

. Statement on Contributions to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion -
Statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion,
including information about your understanding of these topics, your record
of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing
equity and inclusion if hired as a Berkeley faculty member (for additional
information go to
https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversityhttps://ofew.be
rkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity
<https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversityhttps:/ofew.be
rkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity> ).

. Publication One - copy of a publication such as journal articles, book
chapters, dissertation chapters or other products

. Publication Two - copy of a publication such as journal articles, book
chapters, dissertation chapters or other products

. Publication Three - copy of a publication such as journal articles, book
chapters, dissertation chapters or other products

Reference requirements

. 3 letters of reference required




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