JOB DESCRIPTION:  The Department of Biology at the University of Central Arkansas invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the area of Plant Molecular Biology.  The appointment will be at the Assistant Professor level and will begin on August 15, 2012. 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. required.  Recent Ph.D.'s are encouraged to apply.   Applications are sought from outstanding individuals who value quality teaching and are dedicated to developing an active research program involving both undergraduate and Master's level students.  The position offers a reduced teaching load initially, dedicated research space, start-up funding, and opportunities for internal as well as external grants.

Primary teaching responsibilities will be in sophomore-level Genetics for majors with contributions to plant biology (majors) and our freshman curriculum.  Opportunities also exist to develop upper-division and graduate courses that will augment our current programs.  Please visit our web site for more details at www.uca.edu/biology/.

The Department of Biology has 33 full-time faculty, approximately 675 undergraduate majors and a growing Master's program that currently enrolls 34 graduate students (20 institutionally supported TA positions).  Shared research space and instrumentation includes plant growth chambers, three greenhouses, approved animal facilities, a real-time PCR machine, modern SEM and confocal microscopes, and a flow cytometer.

APPLICATION PROCESS:  Submit letter of interest, curriculum vitae, copies of graduate transcripts, statement of teaching philosophy, an outline of research plans indicating where students may participate, and the names and contact information for three references to:

Dr. Ben Cash, Department of Biology, University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey Ave., LSC 180, Conway, AR 72035-5003.

Review of applications will begin on October 28, 2011.

UCA IS AN AA/EOE.