Assistant Professor in Plant/Tree Physiology/Ecophysiology

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Assistant Professor in Plant/Tree Physiology/Ecophysiology

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College of Alberta

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DescriptionBegin Date: July 1, 2024Location: College of Alberta North CampusThe College of Alberta acknowledges that we’re positioned on Treaty 6 territory, and respects the histories, languages, and cultures of First Nations, Métis, Inuit, and all First Peoples of Canada, whose presence continues to complement our vibrant neighborhood.The PlaceThe Division of Renewable Assets ( ) within the School of Agricultural, Life & Environmental Sciences on the College of Alberta is inviting functions for a tenure-track college place on the Assistant Professor stage within the area of Plant/Tree Physiology/Ecophysiology. It is a full-time (12-month), tenure-track educational appointment. The profitable candidate can be anticipated to ascertain an revolutionary basic and utilized analysis program, specializing in plant physiological responses to local weather extremes and local weather change, abiotic and biotic stressors, silvicultural therapies, land degradation, and/or different environmental stress components over a spread of ecosystem scales. The profitable candidate is anticipated to construct a nationally aggressive analysis program supported by extramural grants. The candidate may have the liberty to discover analysis questions and provoke tasks aligned with their experience and pursuits. Instructing duties usually embrace educating two undergraduate programs associated to plant construction and performance and/or plant ecophysiology. Moreover, the candidate can be anticipated to develop a graduate-level course in ecophysiology that may be taught to undergraduate college students as effectively. Different duties will embrace recruiting and mentoring graduate college students, serving the Faculty of Pure and Utilized Sciences and the college as a complete, and interesting with non-public and authorities stakeholders.Candidates should maintain a PhD in plant/tree or ecophysiology or associated fields. Candidates ought to display robust coaching and analysis expertise in basic and utilized facets of plant/tree physiology or plant/tree ecophysiology, with abilities in a variety of area and laboratory strategies, similar to metabolomics and molecular approaches, being an asset. We additionally welcome candidates with non-traditional pathways to a tutorial profession in Canada. Candidates should have already accomplished their PhD by July 1, 2024. Postdoctoral expertise could be an asset in demonstrating analysis excellence. Wage can be commensurate with {qualifications} and expertise.A demonstrated report of scholarly publication, extramural funding, and educating on the college stage is required. As a part of our undergraduate applications and related college, candidates who can bridge the fields of environmental sciences, land reclamation and forest restoration, forestry, and soil sciences are extremely fascinating.The College and the Metropolis of EdmontonThe College of Alberta is positioned in Edmonton, Alberta, and is one in all Canada’s largest and most revered analysis universities, with a inhabitants of over 40,000 college students. We’re residence to 200+ undergraduate and 500+ graduate applications, over 13,000 college and workers, and 260,000 alumni worldwide, and we have now been acknowledged as one in all Canada’s Greenest Employers for over a decade. In 2023, the College was ranked seventh on the earth for influence on sustainability, based mostly on the Instances Larger Training .The Division of Renewable Assets is among the many finest each nationally and internationally by way of high quality of analysis and coaching a lot wanted for the subsequent technology of scientists and workforce to deal with the grand challenges for the environmental sciences, forest ecology and administration, sustainable agriculture, reclamation and restoration of land and water, and soil sciences within the province and past. Additionally, shut ties to the federal government and trade are distinctive in Canada and improve the division’s positioning. The division has excellent assets by way of area, infrastructure, core amenities, and wonderful assist workers. Our graduates are leaders in a various array of pure resources-related corporations, educational establishments, companies, and non-profit organizations. The Division is a part of the Faculty of Pure and Utilized Sciences, offering alternatives for robust interdisciplinary linkages in each analysis and educating.The is a vibrant multicultural heart with over a million folks that provides the advantages of an city life-style mixed with high-quality colleges, diverse eating places, wonderful skilled theatre and music venues, wonderful public transportation, and ample alternatives for recreation. Edmonton’s River Valley is the biggest city park in Canada (22 instances the dimensions of Central Park in New York Metropolis), with greater than 160 km of maintained pathways and 20 main parks. It’s the capital of Alberta, with the bottom provincial tax regime within the nation. Edmonton is named Canada’s Competition Metropolis, with greater than thirty main annual festivals celebrating its wealthy cultural variety and neighborhood spirit. It has all of the sights of a giant metropolis, but it’s clear, protected, and livable, with wonderful colleges and well being care. Edmonton is positioned only some hours drive from Banff and Jasper Nationwide Parks, which provide snowboarding in winter and wonderful mountaineering and sightseeing in the summertime.This place is part of the Affiliation of the Tutorial Employees of the College of Alberta (AASUA); in accordance with the , this place affords a complete advantages bundle discovered right here .How you can ApplyCandidates ought to undergo the net portal the next paperwork as one PDF doc:

• A canopy letter (single web page)
• Curriculum vitae
• A press release of analysis curiosity (max two pages)
• A press release outlining the proposed program of analysis (max two pages)
• A press release of educating philosophy (single web page)
• A educating file with evaluations of educating efficiency (max two pages)
• Three pattern publications
• The names and get in touch with info of three references
• A press release on how the candidate intends to include Fairness, Variety, and Inclusivity (EDI) ideas into their plans for educating, analysis, and repair (max two pages)

Letters of reference can be requested from candidates chosen for interviews.Evaluate of functions will start on or shortly after January 15, 2024. Solely these candidates chosen for interviews can be contacted.Candidates who’re inquisitive about studying extra in regards to the division, its college, and its graduate scholar physique are invited to go to or contact the division chair, Dr. Nadir Erbilgin, at or at 780-492-6722.As a part of the Momentary Overseas Employee Program necessities, the college should conduct recruitment efforts to rent Canadians and everlasting residents earlier than providing a job to a short lived international employee. To make sure we stay in compliance with these rules, please embrace the suitable assertion in your utility “I’m a Canadian Citizen/Everlasting Resident” or “I’m not a Canadian Citizen/Everlasting Resident”.On the College of Alberta, we’re dedicated to creating an inclusive and accessible hiring course of for all candidates. In the event you require lodging to take part within the interview course of, please tell us on the time of reserving your interview and we’ll make each effort to accommodate your wants.All certified candidates are inspired to use; nevertheless, Canadians and everlasting residents can be given precedence. If appropriate Canadian residents or everlasting residents can’t be discovered, different people can be thought of.We thank all candidates for his or her curiosity; nevertheless, solely these people chosen for an interview can be contacted.The College of Alberta is dedicated to an equitable, various, and inclusive workforce. We welcome functions from all certified individuals. We encourage ladies; First Nations, Métis and Inuit individuals; members of seen minority teams; individuals with disabilities; individuals of any sexual orientation or gender id and expression; and all those that could contribute to the additional diversification of concepts and the College to use.

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Alberta

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Wed, 27 Mar 2024 02:14:59 GMT

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