David and Dorothy Kemper Chair in Biology
The Department of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis and the Missouri Botanical Garden seek an eminent biodiversity scientist to fill the inaugural David and Dorothy Kemper Chair in Biology, a position to be jointly held between Washington University, where the scientist will hold a tenured position at the rank of Professor, and the Garden, where the scientist will hold the position of Senior Principal Investigator. The successful candidate will have a distinguished record of research accomplishment focused on cutting-edge questions in an area of plant biodiversity science, including (but not limited to) global change, restoration, landscape, community, and population ecology; systematics; phylogenetics; population and ecological genetics; evolutionary biology and conservation biology. A doctorate in biology or a closely related field is required, as well as an outstanding teaching, service, research, and publication record commensurate with tenure at this rank.
The successful candidate will join a vibrant biodiversity community and will be expected to contribute to advising, mentoring and service; to be an outstanding teacher and to lead an externally funded and internationally recognized research program that develops synergies between the two institutions.
Learn more:
Biology Department at Washington University >
Missouri Botanical Garden Research Division >
Living Earth Collaborative >
Review of applications will begin October 15, 2023. Applications will be accepted until the search concludes. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values of the Biology Department, Washington University and the Missouri Botanical Garden and we seek to create inclusive classrooms and environments in which a diverse array of students can learn and thrive.
How to Apply
Please provide a cover letter, curriculum vita, research and teaching statements, diversity statement, PDFs of three papers, and names and contact information of three references to be submitted through Interfolio.