LC Faculty TT/TN 12m

Department Contact: Kathy Hanley, (575) 646-3611, khanley@nmsu.edu

Internal or External Search:
External - Open to all applicants

Advertising Summary: The Department of Biology is seeking applicants for
a Tenure Track Assistant Professor. Candidates whose research focuses on the interactions between symbiotic or pathogenic microbes and their
animal hosts, using state-of the field approaches are highly encouraged to apply. Applicants with expertise in the use of mammalian models
are especially desirable.

Position Details

Position Title: Assistant
Professor

College/Division: Arts and Sciences College

Department: 330350-BIOLOGY


Location: Las Cruces

Offsite Location (if applicable):

Target Hourly/Salary
Rate: Commensurate with Qualifications

Appointment Full-time Equivalency: 1.0

FLSA
Status: Exempt

Bargaining Unit Announcement: This is NOT a bargaining unit position with American
Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

Contingent Upon Funding: Not Applicable


Standard Work Schedule: Standard (M-F, 8-5)

If Not a Standard Work Schedule:


Job Duties and Responsibilities: - Teach both undergraduate and graduate courses in Microbiology and
related areas.
- Develop an independent research program that will provide avenues for grant funding.
- Mentorship of undergraduate
and graduate student research.
- Productivity in scholarship, as measured by publications or other creative venues.
- Assist the
Biology Department with multiple undergraduate academic issues including departmental committee assignments, advising of undergraduate
majors, and departmental decisions made by all faculty.
- Perform related duties as required.
- Opportunities exist to participate in
externally funded student training programs (G-RISE, U-RISE, McNair and LS-AMP)
- Opportunities exist to access the Jornada Basin Long
Term Ecological Research site, and to apply for research support from faculty development programs such as the NM-INBRE and U54 PARC
programs.

Qualifications

Required Education and Experience:
- PhD in
Biology or related life science
- Minimum of 1 yr Postdoctoral research experience or the equivalent
- Research Productivity
commensurate with experience
- Prior teaching experience desirable
- The Department is broadly interested in candidates whose research
focuses on the interactions between symbiotic or pathogenic microbes and their animal hosts, using state-of the field approaches. Applicants
with expertise in the use of mammalian models is especially desirable

Equivalent Qualifications:



Preferred Qualifications:
1) teaching in areas of expertise (Microbiology), 2) the transformation of research
concepts and ideas into research design.

Skills in: Teaching undergraduate and graduate students, student mentorship, research area
of expertise (Microbiology, host-microbe interactions), and experience in service to their discipline.

Ability to: Direct, evaluate,
train, and supervise the work of assigned personnel; develop and maintain effective working relationships; maintain accurate and orderly
records; use independent judgment and initiative; organize and direct activities; analyze and evaluate information

Special
Certification/Licensure:


Working Conditions and Physical Effort


Environment: Work is normally performed in a typical interior/office work environment.

Physical Effort:
No or very limited physical effort required.

Lifting Requirements: Requires handling of average-weight
objects up to 10 pounds or some standing or walking.

Risk: No or very limited exposure to physical risk.