Assistant Professor in Integrative Environmental and Organismal Health
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Job Summary
Position Title:
Assistant Professor in Integrative Environmental and Organismal HealthAppointment Type:
FacultyJob Description:
Summary of Duties and Responsibilities:
The Department of Ecology Evolution and Organismal Biology (EEOB) in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University (ISU) seeks an integrative biologist working on the effects of environmental change on ecological or organismal health. The ideal candidate will have an integrative research program at any biological scale from molecules to ecosystems using any mixture of advanced experimental computational and/or analytical approaches and technological tools (e.g. artificial intelligence remote sensing environmental informatics predictive modeling and/or environmental genomics). Research should address pressing societal questions about organism responses to environmental change disease risk environmental resilience adaptability evolutionary medicine ecological health and well-being epigenetics or other related topics. The successful candidate is expected to establish an externally funded research program and contribute to undergraduate and graduate education including an introductory course in environmental health and an advanced course in an area of expertise. This is a tenure-track 9-month position at the rank of assistant professor with a tenure-home appointment in EEOB (100%).
Required Minimum Qualifications:
Ph.D. or equivalent in ecology evolutionary biology or closely related field by the time of hire.
Publications in nationally or internationally recognized journals.
Preferred Qualifications:
Ability to conduct impactful research
Research experience and interests in the effects of environmental change on ecological or organismal health
Ability to provide effective teaching and student learning
Ability and commitment to contribute to the Department and Universitys Principles of Community
Department/Program & College Description:
The Department of Ecology Evolution and Organismal Biology is a collaborative and collegial community of about 80 faculty graduate students post-doctoral researchers and staff addressing a wide range of research questions using multiple approaches that bridge traditional scientific disciplines and span levels of biological organization. EEOB is jointly administered by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS). The department administers undergraduate programs in Biology Environmental Science and Genetics and our faculty participate actively in multiple departmental and interdepartmental graduate programs including Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Environmental Science Genetics and Genomics and Bioinformatics and Computational Biology.
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Start Date:
August 16 2026Number of Months Employed Per Year:
09 Month Work PeriodTime Type:
Full timeApplication Instructions:
To apply for this position please click on Apply and complete the Employment Application. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Full consideration is guaranteed for applications received by February 15 2026. Please be prepared to enter or attach the following:
A cover letter
A curriculum vitae with link(s) to public citation database(s) (e.g. Google Scholar)
Contact information for three references
Other documents (submitted as one combined PDF)
A research statement demonstrating a thoughtful plan and strategies for funding (up to three pages)
A statement of teaching and mentoring demonstrating a thoughtful approach and knowledge of issues related to teaching and learning including mentoring efforts related to our principles of community (up to three pages)
Please address questions about the position to Samantha Smith at .
If you have questions regarding this application process please email or call or Toll Free: 1-.
Why Choose ISU
Iowa State Faculty enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits including medical and dental; as well as:
Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
Generous leave plans
Onsite childcare (Ames Iowa)
Life insurance and long-term disability
Flexible Spending Accounts
Various voluntary benefits and discounts
Employee Assistance Program
Wellbeing program
Original Posting Date:
December 31 2025Posting Close Date:
Job Requisition Number:
R18375Required Experience:
Junior IC
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Classroom Experience
- Medical Management
- Library Services
- Pharmacy Residency
- Research Experience
- Teaching
- Higher Education Teaching
- Curriculum Development
- Grant Writing
- Mentoring
- Research Laboratory Experience
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