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Multiple Early Career Faculty Positions in Ecology

Position Number: 6465777
Location: Notre Dame, IN
Position Type: Agriculture - Environmental Science, Ecology & Forestry

The Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Notre Dame invites applications for multiple, tenure-track assistant professor positions that will enhance existing institutional excellence in ecology. We are searching broadly for creative and collaborative individuals (1) working at any spatial scale, from local to global, in any system, (2) studying any level of biological organization, from genes to ecosystems, and (3) using any mode of inference, from empirical to theoretical. Applicants should demonstrate research excellence that crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries; ongoing growth in the department will emphasize new hires that use quantitative and/or integrative approaches to study ecological processes. Postdoctoral experience is desirable in applicants. Successful candidates will engage with and benefit from UNDERC, Notre Dame's 8000-acre environmental field station and home to NEON's Great Lakes domain, superb on-campus chemical and genomic analytical facilities, an experimental research facility located close to campus, cross-disciplinary interactions through multiple centers and institutes including the Environmental Change Initiative, and a unique Interdisciplinary Graduate Training Program in Environment and Society. New faculty will benefit from Notre Dame's recent campus-wide Strategic Framework that included the Just Transformations to Sustainability Initiative. Modern research facilities exist in a new environmental research building, which opened in 2025.

Successful candidates will be expected to contribute to Notre Dame's exemplary teaching program, engage graduate and undergraduate students in research, and participate in a dynamic and integrative departmental culture. For additional information on our outstanding programs and facilities, see http://biology.nd.edu. Positions include a competitive salary, excellent benefits, generous start-up package, and laboratory space tailored to the applicant's needs. Qualified individuals should submit online a cover letter, curriculum vitae, separate statements of research and teaching interests, and the names of three referees at the following web site: http://apply.interfolio.com/171650.

The University of Notre Dame seeks to attract, develop, and retain the highest quality faculty, staff and administration. The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or age in employment. Moreover, Notre Dame prohibits discrimination against veterans or disabled qualified individuals, and complies with 41 CFR 60-741.5(a) and 41 CFR 60-300.5(a). We strongly encourage applications from candidates attracted to a university with a Catholic identity. Review of applications will commence on October 15, 2025, and continue until suitable candidates are identified.