Minimum Qualifications
A Ph.D. and postdoctoral experience are required.
The candidate must also demonstrate a commitment to excellence in research, teaching, and service at a comprehensive university.
Areas of Interest (No Minimum Level Required)
The Department of Biology at Appalachian State University seeks a tenure-track Assistant Professor with teaching and research interests that lie at the intersection of evolution, ecology, and global change.

We have a particular interest in candidates with expertise in tropical ecology, reptile biology and biogeography, whose research focuses on ecological mechanisms of evolutionary diversification, ecological effects of phenotypic variation, and evolutionary ecology of hurricanes.

The candidate will have the opportunity to foster collaborations within the department and contribute to our new Integrative Biology concentration.
License/Certification Required
N/A
Description of the Department or Unit
The Department of Biology at Appalachian State University is a community of 42 faculty who are active in teaching and research, along with a support staff that includes a greenhouse manager, a research operations manager, two lab supervisors and three administrators. Thirty-four of these faculty members have earned doctorates and eight have master’s degrees. We strive to maintain a faculty with diverse research interests, ranging from molecules and cells to communities and landscape ecology. The department currently has 1075 Biology majors and 60 graduate students. Additional information about the Department of Biology is located on the website at: https://biology.appstate.edu/.seag
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Teaching responsibilities will include Introduction to Zoology and participation in the Introductory Biology sequence for majors, along with contributions to upper level elective courses such as Global Change Ecology, Biostatistics, Tropical Ecology, Data Analysis and Visualization in R, or Stable Isotope Techniques and Applications.

The successful candidate is expected to develop a research program that is competitive for external funding and involves undergraduate and master’s students.
Type of Position Full Time Position
Appointment Type 1.0
Number Of Months Per Year 9
Physical Demands of Position
Physical demands are typical for a professional position at the University.
Description of University
Appalachian State University, in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, prepares students to lead purposeful lives as global citizens who understand and engage their responsibilities in creating a sustainable future for all. The transformational Appalachian experience promotes a spirit of inclusion that brings people together in inspiring ways to acquire and create knowledge, to grow holistically, to act with passion and determination, and embrace diversity and difference. As one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina system, Appalachian enrolls more than 20,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and graduate majors.
Posting Details Information
Proposed Date of Hire 08/21/2023
Suggested Salary Range Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.
Special Instructions to Applicants
For a complete application, please apply and submit all required documents electronically through Appalachian State University’s Job Board:

a cover letter,
curriculum vitae,
separate statements of research interest and teaching philosophy (2 pages each),
contact information for at least 3 references (name, address, telephone, email).
UNC System Code (Section 610(2)) Special Faculty Hires
The continued employment of a special faculty member during the term appointment may be made expressly contingent on items such as the continued availability of funding from any source, on enrollment levels, or any other contingency established by the institution.