ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON
The Department of Biology at the University of Massachusetts Boston seeks applicants for a fulltime tenure track Assistant Professor in ecosystem ecology or a closely related field starting in
September 2010. Applications will be particularly welcome from candidates who are working on
some aspect of global change, landscape ecology, or conservation in marine, aquatic, coastal and/or
terrestrial ecosystems. Possible areas include land use/land cover change, watersheds/wetlands,
carbon sequestration, invasive species and community interactions.
The successful applicant is expected to establish an externally funded research program and to be
actively committed to teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. There are excellent
opportunities to collaborate and engage in multidisciplinary research with UMass Boston faculty.
The University has a strong faculty and substantial research programs in environmental areas, and
doctoral programs in Environmental Biology; Molecular, Cellular and Organismal Biology; and
Environmental Sciences. Applicants must have a Ph.D. and postdoctoral (or equivalent professional)
experience. Members of underrepresented groups and women are strongly encouraged to apply.
Please send a statement of teaching and research interests and goals, curriculum vitae, 3-5
representative reprints and three letters of reference. We prefer application material be sent
electronically to biology@umb.edu. If e-files exceed 15mb, please send in smaller segments as
multiple emails. Hard copies can be sent to: Ecosystem Ecology Search, Biology Department,
University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, MA 02125. For further
information, visit the Biology Department website at www.bio.umb.edu, or contact either
Co-Chair of the Search Committee Solange Brault at solange.brault@umb.edu or 617-2876683, or Rob Stevenson at robert.stevenson@umb.edu, or 617-287-6579.
Target date for receipt of applications is Dec. 15, 2009, but applications will be reviewed until the
position is filled.
UMass Boston is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, Title IX employer.