The Departments of Integrative Biology and Botany at the University of Wisconsin-Madison seek candidates for a tenure-track faculty position in Climate Change Ecology. The selected candidate will mount a vigorous research program while making significant contributions to the teaching mission of the Departments of Integrative Biology and Botany. We aim to hire an ecologist who studies the consequences of climate change, including mechanisms that underpin ecological transformation, and who advances approaches for mitigating undesirable outcomes or adapting to future climate conditions. The selected candidate will be a biologist/ecologist working in terrestrial or aquatic environments with background in one or more of the following areas: landscape ecology; macroecology; landscape-level conservation; biogeochemistry; and ecosystem ecology, management, or resilience. Beyond their disciplinary expertise, candidates should be interested in interdisciplinary collaborations aimed at developing climate change solutions. The ability to integrate empirical data collection with simulation/process-based modeling in their research is desirable.
 

Successful applicants will teach graduate and undergraduate classes, mentor students, conduct scholarly research, and provide service to the department, college, university, and academic community nationally or internationally. The successful candidate, as a member of the College of Letters & Science, will proactively contribute to, support, and advance the college's commitment to equity among all aspects of their teaching, mentoring, research, and service. The successful candidate will participate in interdisciplinary and collaborative efforts with other departments, schools and colleges.

A Ph.D. in Biology or related field is required by start of appointment.  Candidates should demonstrate evidence of creativity and excellence in scholarly research and teaching. In addition, the successful candidate will demonstrate experience with fostering or the ability to foster an inclusive and equity-centered teaching, learning, departmental, and research environment where all can thrive.

Interested candidates can apply for Job Number 306424 at: https://jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/assistant-professor-of-climate-change-ecology-madison-wisconsin-united-states. For full consideration, all materials must be received no later than 11:59 pm on November 24, 2024.

UW-Madison is highly rated in the fields of Ecology and Environmental Sciences. The departments of Integrative Biology and Botany are multidisciplinary and offer a dynamic and collaborative environment. The approximately 45 faculty in these two closely aligned departments lead research programs that range in scales of biological organization from cells to ecosystems. We seek someone who complements existing research strengths in these departments and at University of Wisconsin-Madison.
 

This position is part of the Wisconsin Research, Innovation and Scholarly Excellence (RISE) Initiative. Through accelerated and strategic faculty hiring, research infrastructure enhancement, interdisciplinary collaboration, and increased student and educational opportunities, RISE addresses complex societal challenges of importance to the state, nation and world. Building on UW-Madison's strengths, RISE expands the University's successful track record of connecting with communities and industry on collaborative solutions. Over the next three academic years, UW-Madison will substantially increase current hiring levels, bringing 150 new RISE faculty to campus. Candidates hired through RISE will join a community of scholars working across disciplines, schools and colleges on research, teaching and outreach endeavors. The community will engage regularly in venues such as seminar series and colloquia to share ongoing projects and identify opportunities to work together. The University will support the community, facilitating access to research infrastructure, and funding to support broad and rich collaboration. Further information regarding RISE can be found at: https://rise.wisc.edu/.