Available Positions
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Assistant Field Crew Leader

POSITION: Field Crew Leader for the Shortgrass Steppe Long Term Ecological (SGS-LTER) research program in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. This is a 6 month non-student hourly position from April 7 - October 7, 2008. The person will serve as the field research crew leader, perform various field studies, including flora, faunal, biogeochemical, and atmospheric research, and supervise a crew of 5 - 10 students.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Conduct Field Research (75%):
  • Conduct ecological research on the SGS related to population dynamics and community dynamics of small mammals by live-trapping and identifying animals and their arthropod prey species.
  • Conduct ecological research on the SGS to qualify and quantify small mammal habitat, annual above and belowground net primary production, vegetative re-growth after a disturbance, or abundance of exotic species by implementing several methods.
  • Conduct and maintain ecological research experiments focusing on the biogeochemistry and land-atmosphere interactions on the SGS.
  • Operate four wheel drive vehicle out to field research sites.
  • Work long hours, and some nights and weekends in the field under possible adverse weather conditions.
  • Enter field data into the database during the field season and insure high integrity of the data.
  • Ensure that equipment and facilities are properly maintained at the field station.
Supervision (25%):
  • Train and supervise a crew of 5-10 student biologists.
  • Insure that written data and physical specimens are collected with scientific integrity and according to specifications set by the principal investigators for each project.
  • Insure that large numbers of data sheets and samples are transferred to the appropriate investigator in a timely manner.
QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Coursework or B.S. (B.S. preferred) in Biology, Range Science, Wildlife, Ecology, or other related field
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  • Experience supervising field crew or students.
  • Experience with fieldwork in remote areas and in extreme weather conditions.
  • Valid US Driver's license and ability to operate a 4WD vehicle and a tractor.
  • Experience with Sherman live traps and with handling small-mammals. Ability to identify SGS mammals to species level and to determine age, sex, and reproductive status of individuals.
  • Experience with daubenmire and point-frame methods and ability to identify common plants on the SGS to the genus or species level.
  • Experience with pitfall trap methods for collecting arthropods and ability to identify common SGS arthropods to family or species.
  • Experience with radio telemetry of meso-carnivores.
  • Experience with avian nest survey methods and identification of shortgrass steppe species.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Explorer, and Word and experience using a digital camera, binoculars and GPS.
SALARY: Commensurate with training and experience.

POSITION AVAILABLE: Please send a letter of application (including a description of experience in supervisory role, and ecological coursework or research), resume, and university transcripts. Please arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent to:

Mark Lindquist
SGS-LTER
Department of Soil & Crop Sciences
Campus Delivery 1170
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1170

Applications will be considered until the position is filled. However, applicants should submit applications by Friday, 16 March 2008 for full consideration. If you have any questions concerning this position, please contact Mark Lindquist, mark.lindquist@colostate.edu.
Assistant Field Crew Leader

POSITION: Assistant Field Crew Leader for the Shortgrass Steppe Long Term Ecological (SGS-LTER) research program in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado. This is a 6 month non-student hourly position from April 7 - October 7, 2008. The person will assist the field research crew leader, perform various field studies, including flora, faunal, biogeochemical, and atmospheric research, and supervise a crew of 5 - 10 students.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Conduct Field Research (75%):
  • Conduct ecological research on the SGS related to population dynamics and community dynamics of small mammals by live-trapping and identifying animals and their arthropod prey species.
  • Conduct ecological research on the SGS to qualify and quantify small mammal habitat, annual above and belowground net primary production, vegetative re-growth after a disturbance, or abundance of exotic species by implementing several methods.
  • Conduct and maintain ecological research experiments focusing on the biogeochemistry and land-atmosphere interactions on the SGS.
  • Operate four wheel drive vehicle out to field research sites.
  • Work long hours, and some nights and weekends in the field under possible adverse weather conditions.
  • Enter field data into the database during the field season and insure high integrity of the data.
  • Ensure that equipment and facilities are properly maintained at the field station.
Supervision (25%):
  • Train and supervise a crew of 5-10 student biologists.
  • Insure that written data and physical specimens are collected with scientific integrity and according to specifications set by the principal investigators for each project.
  • Insure that large numbers of data sheets and samples are transferred to the appropriate investigator in a timely manner.
QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Coursework or B.S. (B.S. preferred) in Biology, Range Science, Wildlife, Ecology, or other related field.
  • Experience supervising field crew or students.
  • Experience with fieldwork in remote areas and in extreme weather conditions.
  • Valid US Driver's license and ability to operate a 4WD vehicle and a tractor.
  • Experience with Sherman live traps and with handling small-mammals. Ability to identify SGS mammals to species level and to determine age, sex, and reproductive status of individuals.
  • Experience with daubenmire and point-frame methods and ability to identify common plants on the SGS to the genus or species level.
  • Experience with pitfall trap methods for collecting arthropods and ability to identify common SGS arthropods to family or species.
  • Experience with radio telemetry of meso-carnivores.
  • Experience with avian nest survey methods and identification of shortgrass steppe species.
  • Knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Explorer, and Word and experience using a digital camera, binoculars and GPS.
SALARY: Commensurate with training and experience.

POSITION AVAILABLE: Please send a letter of application (including a description of experience in supervisory role, and ecological coursework or research), resume, and university transcripts. Please arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent to:

Mark Lindquist
SGS-LTER
Department of Soil & Crop Sciences
Campus Delivery 1170
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1170

Applications will be considered until the position is filled. However, applicants should submit applications by Friday, 16 March 2008 for full consideration. If you have any questions concerning this position, please contact Mark Lindquist, mark.lindquist@colostate.edu.
Integrative Vertebrate Physiologist
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, TENURE-TRACK
Department of Biology
Colorado State University


POSITION: The Department of Biology at Colorado Sate University invites applications for a full-time tenure-track faculty position in integrative vertebrate physiology, at the rank of Assistant Professor. Competitive applicants will investigate physiological processes that integrate across complex systems in the laboratory and/or field, and address mechanistic questions at the cell, tissue, organ system, or organism level. Successful candidates will contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching and education. Candidates using molecular and/or biochemical approaches including but not limited to functional genomics, proteomics or metabolomics are encouraged to apply. Potential areas of research could include endocrinology, hormonal and/or neural control of behavior, stress tolerance, digestion and nutrition, reproduction, cardiovascular and/or respiratory function, locomotion, temperature regulation, nitrogen metabolism, or other topics of physiological complexity.

This tenure-track position involves undergraduate and graduate teaching (approximately 45%), research involving undergraduates and graduate students (approximately 45%), and service/outreach (approximately 10%). CSU provides a highly collaborative and supportive environment with opportunities to interact with faculty in other colleges on campus and to participate in several interdisciplinary programs including: the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology (http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/GDPE), the Graduate Degree Program in Cell and Molecular Biology (http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CMB/), and the Program in Molecular, Cellular and Integrative Neurosciences (MCIN) (http://www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/mcin). CSU is also home of the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory (http://www.nrel.colostate.edu/). For more information about CSU in general and the Biology Department in particular, please visit the Biology Department website: http://www.biology.colostate.edu.

RESPONSIBILITIES: The successful candidate will develop an extramurally funded and innovative research program that interfaces with vertebrate biologists, ecologists, geneticists, molecular biologists and/or evolutionary biologists within the department and across the CSU community. Teaching may include courses in endocrinology, physiological genomics, vertebrate biology, and organismal animal biology among others. Candidates who can enhance the department's commitment to diversity through research, teaching, and outreach are encouraged to apply.

QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. in animal physiology, vertebrate biology or related field by the time of appointment. Postdoctoral experience strongly preferred.

SALARY: Commensurate with education and experience at the rank of Assistant Professor.

POSITION AVAILABLE: as early as August 15, 2008

UNIVERSITY AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENT: Colorado State University, which has a total enrollment of over 25,000 full-time students, is located in Fort Collins, 60 miles north of Denver. The community of about 125,000 is situated along the beautiful front range of the Rocky Mountains. Other major employers in the community are Hewlett-Packard, LSI Logic, Agilent Technologies, Advanced Energy, Kodak, Anheuser-Busch, and Poudre Valley Hospital. There are also several state and federal research agencies in Fort Collins that contribute to the intellectual environment of the university. These include the State Forest Service, the US Forest Service, the US Geological Survey, the National Wildlife Research Center, the USDA-Agricultural Research Service, the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management. The University of Colorado in Boulder, the University of Colorado Health Science Center and Denver University in Denver, and the University of Wyoming in Laramie, are all within a one-hour drive. In addition to the many and varied cultural activities sponsored by the University, the community offers a center for performing arts, a symphony orchestra, repertory theater, choral society, and dance company. The city operates an indoor Olympic-size pool and ice arena, other indoor and outdoor pools, five public golf courses, and sponsors, through its Parks and Recreation Department, a cornucopia of leisure-time activities. Rocky Mountain National Park and Roosevelt National Forest are within 30 miles of Fort Collins. Fort Collins was recently identified as the best city to live by Money Magazine.

To apply, submit application material (cover letter, C.V., statements of research & teaching interests, contact information for three referees, and up to three representative publications) on-line at http://www.natsci.colostate.edu/searches/biologyIVP. Applicants should provide names and contact information on-line for three references as soon as possible to allow referees time to submit letters by the full consideration deadline indicated below. Referees will receive instruction by e-mail for submitting letters on-line.

Questions concerning position/application contact:
Gregory L. Florant, Professor & IVP Search Chair
E-mail: Florant@lamar.colostate.edu
Telephone: (970) 491-7627

Applications received by November 5, 2007 will be given full consideration. The search may be extended if suitable candidates are not found. All application materials of semi-finalists will be made available to all faculty in the Department of Biology.
Vertebrate Evolutionary Ecologist
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, TENURE-TRACK
Department of Biology
Colorado State University


POSITION: The Biology Department at Colorado State University requests applications for a Vertebrate Evolutionary Ecologist at the rank of Assistant Professor, to add to a growing group of ecologists and evolutionary biologists. We seek a broadly trained vertebrate biologist who addresses fundamental and integrative questions at the interface of ecology and evolutionary biology. Examples of potential research interests could include studies of adaptation, invasive species, life history strategies, mating systems, phylogeography, speciation, species interactions, or other areas that explore evolutionary processes in natural populations. Competitive candidates would perform interdisciplinary research, with the possibility of applying genomic tools to organismal questions.

This tenure-track position involves undergraduate and graduate teaching (approximately 45 percent), research involving undergraduates and graduate students (approximately 45 percent), and service/outreach (approximately 10 percent). Colorado State University provides a highly collaborative and supportive environment with opportunities to interact with faculty in other colleges on campus and to participate in the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology (www.colostate.edu/Depts/GDPE/), the Graduate Degree Program in Cell and Molecular Biology (http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/CMB/), the Program of Interdisciplinary Mathematics, Ecology, and Statistics (http://www.primes.colostate.edu/), and the Program in Molecular Plant Biology ( http://plant.biology.colostate.edu/), . CSU is also home of the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory (http://www.nrel.colostate.edu/). For more information about CSU in general and the Biology Department in particular, please visit the Biology Department website: http://www.biology.colostate.edu.

RESPONSIBILITIES: The successful candidate will develop an extramurally funded and innovative research program that interfaces with evolutionary biologists, ecologists, geneticists, molecular biologists and/or physiologists within the department and across the CSU community. Teaching may include courses in evolution, ecology, population biology, conservation biology, and organismal animal biology. Candidates who can enhance the department’s commitment to diversity through research, teaching, and outreach are encouraged to apply.

QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. in animal ecology and/or evolutionary biology or related field by the time of appointment. Postdoctoral experience preferred.

SALARY: Commensurate with education and experience at the rank of Assistant Professor.

POSITION AVAILABLE: as early as August 15, 2008

UNIVERSITY AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENT: Colorado State University, which has a total enrollment of over 25,000 full-time students, is located in Fort Collins, 60 miles north of Denver. The community of about 125,000 is situated along the beautiful front range of the Rocky Mountains. Other major employers in the community are Hewlett-Packard, LSI Logic, Agilent Technologies, Advanced Energy, Kodak, Anheuser-Busch, and Poudre Valley Hospital. There are also several state and federal research agencies in Fort Collins that contribute to the intellectual environment of the university. These include the State Forest Service, the US Forest Service, the US Geological Survey, the National Wildlife Research Center, the USDA-Agricultural Research Service, the National Park Service and the BLM. The University of Colorado in Boulder, the University of Colorado Health Science Center and Denver University in Denver, and the University of Wyoming in Laramie, are all within a one-hour drive. In addition to the many and varied cultural activities sponsored by the University, the community offers a center for performing arts, a symphony orchestra, repertory theater, choral society, and dance company. The city operates an indoor Olympic-size pool and ice arena, other indoor and outdoor pools, five public golf courses, and sponsors, through its Parks and Recreation Department, a cornucopia of leisure-time activities. Rocky Mountain National Park and Roosevelt National Forest are within 30 miles of Fort Collins. Finally, Fort Collins was recently identified as the best city to live in by Money Magazine.

To apply, submit application material (cover letter, C.V., statements of research & teaching interests, contact information for three referees , and up to three representative publications) on-line at http://www.natsci.colostate.edu/searches/BiologyVEE. Applicants should provide names and contact information on line for three references as soon as possible to allow referees time to submit letters by the full consideration deadline indicated below . Referees will receive instruction by e-mail for submitting letters on-line, or may mail them to Vertebrate Evolutionary Ecologist Search Committee, Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO 80523-1878.

Questions concerning position/application contact:
Michael F. Antolin, Professor & VEE Search Chair
E-mail: Michael.Antolin@colostate.edu
Telephone: (970) 491-1911

Applications received by October 31, 2007 will be given full consideration. The search may be extended if suitable candidates are not found. All application materials of semi-finalists will be made available to all faculty in the Department of Biology.
Title: RESEARCH ASSOCIATE/INSTRUCTOR
Employment Type: Administrative Professional
College: Natural Sciences
Department: Biology
Salary: Salary is commensurate with level of training and experience.
Requirements: The Department of Biology seeks applications throughout the academic year from individuals who are interested in obtaining temporary research positions within the department in the areas of biology currently active in the department. The department also seeks applications from individuals who are interested in obtaining temporary instructor positions for undergraduate and graduate courses. Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree in an appropriate discipline. Salary is commensurate with level of training and experience. A detailed description of the department's teaching and research efforts is available on the department web page (http://www.biology.colostate.edu).
Application Deadline: 01-31-2009
To Apply: Interested individuals should send a current resume, a statement of research/teaching experience and interest, and 3 letters of recommendation directly to the Biology Department Office at bio-jobs@colostate.edu. Please indicate the faculty member(s) you're interested in working with in this message.

This pool is valid through January 31, 2009, at which time all applicants wishing to remain in the pool must reapply.
Title: Postdoctoral Fellow Positions
Employment Type: Administrative Professional
College: Natural Sciences
Department: Biology
Salary: Salary is commensurate with level of training and research experience.
Requirements: The Department of Biology seeks applications throughout the academic year from individuals who are interested in obtaining postdoctoral research experience in cell & molecular biology, physiology of plants or animals, animal behavior, ecology, evolutionary biology or theoretical biology. Applicants must hold a Ph.D. degree in an appropriate discipline. Salary is commensurate with level of training and research experience. A detailed description of the research programs of the individual faculty are available on the department web page (http://www.biology.colostate.edu).
Application Deadline: 01-31-2009
To Apply: Interested individuals should send a current resume, a statement of research experience and interest, and 3 letters of recommendation directly to the Biology Department Office at bio-jobs@colostate.edu. Please indicate the faculty member(s) you're interested in working with in this message.

This pool is valid through January 31, 2009, at which time all applicants wishing to remain in the pool must reapply

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