The University of South Carolina at Columbia invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of Ecological Forecasting. This position is part of the University´s Faculty Excellence Initiative (FEI) program, and will enhance an interdisciplinary research group developing forecasts of ecological responses to climate change in coastal regions. The faculty member will be expected to form strong research collaborations with other hires in this cluster and with existing faculty having strengths in this area. We seek candidates in the following areas (i) conservation biogeography, with an emphasis on issues of habitat fragmentation, connectivity, and changes in community composition across biogeographic scales; (ii) microclimatology, with focus on moisture and energy fluxes in the boundary layer; and (iii) signal analysis, with experience in environmental science and capacity to “translate” large scale environmental signals to the scale of an individual organism. Tenure-home departments may include Biological Sciences, Geography, and Computer Science and Engineering, and a joint appointment with the School of the Environment may be possible. Successful applicants are expected to hold a PhD, to have a strong publication record, to establish and maintain an extramurally funded research program, and to teach undergraduate and graduate courses.

Applicants should submit a letter of application, statements of teaching and research interests, a curriculum vitae and arrange to have three letters of recommendation sent directly to the chair of the search committee: Prof. B. S. Helmuth, Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. General inquiries may be made via e-mail to helmuth@biol.sc.edu; Ph 803-777-2100; Fax: 803-777-4002. To receive full consideration applications must be received by November 1, 2007.

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