The Department of Biological Sciences at St. Cloud State University invites applications for a tenure-track position in Plant Biology at the rank of assistant or associate professor. We seek a broadly-trained biologist, with an emphasis on botanical organisms, who addresses questions with innovative approaches to systematic, taxonomic, and/or biogeographic issues in plant biology. Of interest are individuals with expertise among the following fields that address current issues in plant biology: systematics, taxonomy, biogeography, invasive species identification and predictive modeling, genomics, and morphology. The successful candidate will be expected to develop and maintain an active research program and teach undergraduate and graduate-level courses in areas of plant biology. The successful candidate will also be expected to maintain our historically important and regionally comprehensive herbarium and will have full access to our onsite greenhouse for research and teaching. We especially encourage applications from candidates in underrepresented groups in the biological sciences.

The faculty member will be expected to teach Bachelors and Masters-level courses such as Plant Biology, Terrestrial and Aquatic Plant Taxonomy and Identification, Wetland Plant Communities, Invasive Plant Species Management, Introductory Biology, and other courses dependent upon expertise. The faculty member will be expected to participate in a multi-disciplinary research environment that contributes to professional development and involves undergraduate and graduate students at the Masters level. Advising and committee participation are expected. The faculty member will also maintain our herbarium.