Associate Professor & Director of NCBG Herbarium
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Job Location:
Chapel Hill, NC - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Position Summary
This is a research teaching and public service position at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill serving jointly as Herbarium Director at the North Carolina Botanical Garden ( NCBG ) and as Associate Professor within the Department of Biology ( BIOL ). As such the position will seamlessly integrate between NCBG and BIOL and further the purpose and mission of both entities. As Herbarium Director we seek a dynamic leader responsible for the overall management and leadership of the Herbarium. Duties to the Herbarium and NCBG include authenticating and approving plant material added to the collection; supervising staff graduate students undergraduates and volunteers; developing and implementing program plans and budgets; and providing strategic vision for NCBG including contributing to the Gardens Plant Biodiversity Research Program. The Herbarium Director should have administrative experience and skill success in obtaining and administering outside funds experience and skill in working with public outreach and demonstrated knowledge experience and potential in terms of research on the flora of the Southeast US. This position has budget authority for the Herbarium and is expected to serve as a member of the Gardens executive leadership team and participate in garden-wide events and activities that advance the mission of the North Carolina Botanical Garden. As Associate Professor in Biology we seek a dynamic scholar studying plants with a commitment to the application of research to the conservation of the flora and ecosystems of the Southeastern United States. Research topics may include plant taxonomy ecology evolution or organismal biology systematics conservation or biogeography and can employ diverse methods from field-based to molecular to computational/quantitative to landscape analysis. The successful candidate will contribute to the departments mission of advancing research education and public engagement and will be committed to excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching mentoring and service. The Associate Professor will teach at least one full undergraduate course per year in botany systematics ecology conservation or related topics and is responsible for building and maintaining an active research portfolio and securing funding from various external sponsors. They will actively participate in the scientific community (internal and external) at UNC -CH and engage in service activities that advance the institutions work and role in supporting North Carolina.
Preferred Qualifications Competencies And Experience
Preference will be given to candidates whose work demonstrates expertise on flora of the Southeastern US and its conservation and complements UNC -CHs strengths in Ecology Evolution and Organismal addition to creativity and excellence in research successful candidates should demonstrate a desire to teach undergraduate and graduate students a commitment to public engagement as well as a commitment to academic excellence and upholding the shared missions of the NCBG Biology Department College and the University.
This is a research teaching and public service position at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill serving jointly as Herbarium Director at the North Carolina Botanical Garden ( NCBG ) and as Associate Professor within the Department of Biology ( BIOL ). As such the position will seamlessly integrate between NCBG and BIOL and further the purpose and mission of both entities. As Herbarium Director we seek a dynamic leader responsible for the overall management and leadership of the Herbarium. Duties to the Herbarium and NCBG include authenticating and approving plant material added to the collection; supervising staff graduate students undergraduates and volunteers; developing and implementing program plans and budgets; and providing strategic vision for NCBG including contributing to the Gardens Plant Biodiversity Research Program. The Herbarium Director should have administrative experience and skill success in obtaining and administering outside funds experience and skill in working with public outreach and demonstrated knowledge experience and potential in terms of research on the flora of the Southeast US. This position has budget authority for the Herbarium and is expected to serve as a member of the Gardens executive leadership team and participate in garden-wide events and activities that advance the mission of the North Carolina Botanical Garden. As Associate Professor in Biology we seek a dynamic scholar studying plants with a commitment to the application of research to the conservation of the flora and ecosystems of the Southeastern United States. Research topics may include plant taxonomy ecology evolution or organismal biology systematics conservation or biogeography and can employ diverse methods from field-based to molecular to computational/quantitative to landscape analysis. The successful candidate will contribute to the departments mission of advancing research education and public engagement and will be committed to excellence in undergraduate and graduate teaching mentoring and service. The Associate Professor will teach at least one full undergraduate course per year in botany systematics ecology conservation or related topics and is responsible for building and maintaining an active research portfolio and securing funding from various external sponsors. They will actively participate in the scientific community (internal and external) at UNC -CH and engage in service activities that advance the institutions work and role in supporting North Carolina.
Preferred Qualifications Competencies And Experience
Preference will be given to candidates whose work demonstrates expertise on flora of the Southeastern US and its conservation and complements UNC -CHs strengths in Ecology Evolution and Organismal addition to creativity and excellence in research successful candidates should demonstrate a desire to teach undergraduate and graduate students a commitment to public engagement as well as a commitment to academic excellence and upholding the shared missions of the NCBG Biology Department College and the University.
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
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- Research Experience
- Teaching
- Higher Education Teaching
- Curriculum Development
- Grant Writing
- Program Development
- Mentoring
- Research Laboratory Experience
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