The Arkansas Center for Biodiversity Collections (ACBC), housed in the Department of Biological Sciences at Arkansas State University, invites applications for a multi-year, non-tenure track, 9-month, Visiting Assistant Professor of Biological Collections position to begin in August 2025. Up to 2.5 months of summer funding can be supplemented through successful grant funding.
Duties & Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will primarily be expected to support the ACBC through grants, management and curation of the United States Fish & Wildlife Service Red Wolf collection at A-State, and ACBC database management of aquatic macroinvertebrates, insects, bivalves, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, diatoms, and plants. The successful candidate will be expected to teach up to 1 course per year based on expertise (e.g., Mammalogy; Collections Curation and Research Design; Plant Systematics). Finally, the successful candidate will be expected to integrate undergraduates into daily operations, including undergraduate students in the Natural History Collections Curation Club (NHC3).
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
Ideal applicants would possess a PhD in an area relevant to biological collections and demonstrate a history, or the potential, of external funding relevant to biological collections. Collection- and curation-scientists working in the areas of mammalogy are especially encouraged to apply, however, other areas of taxonomic expertise will also be considered.
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