Assistant Professor, Plant Ecology - SFSU

The Department of Biology at San Francisco State University invites applicants for a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor position in Plant Ecology / Biology beginning August 2023. As a diverse and comprehensive biology department, we are interested in candidates who will engage students from diverse backgrounds. Applicants must be committed to developing an externally funded research program and contribute to both undergraduate and graduate programs through teaching andmentorship of student research. We seek applicants conducting research in all areas of Plant Ecology, broadly defined. Specific areas of expertise may include, but are not limited to effects of climate change on terrestrial or aquatic plant communities; interactions with animals, fungi, microbes, or viruses; habitat restoration; fire ecology; food insecurity; ethnobotany and Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Scientists in other areas of interdisciplinary plant ecology research including issues of social justice within the context of natural or urban plant communities are also encouraged to apply. We are especially interested in applicants whose teaching and research will incorporate use of our core facilities. These core facilities include a greenhouse and associated permanent plant collection with dedicated research bays (https://biology.sfsu.edu/greenhouse), an extensive herbarium, the Sierra Nevada Field Campus (https://sierra.sfsu.edu), and the Estuary & Ocean Science Center (https://eoscenter.sfsu.edu). Candidates must have an active record of research related to their specialty area as well as evidence of external support or the potential for external funding of these activities. Candidates will be expected to teach a core course for biology majors as well as additional courses within their area of expertise at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Please see the Department’s website (biology.sfsu.edu) for additional details. The mission of San Francisco State University is to create an environment for learning that promotes appreciation of scholarship, freedom, human diversity, and the cultural mosaic of the City of San Francisco and the Bay Area; to promote excellence in instruction and intellectual accomplishment; and to provide broadly accessible higher education for residents of the region, state, the nation, and the world.