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[email protected] > Subject: Job: MNH_Raleigh.ConservationGenetics > Date: 30 October 2019 at 08:25:55 CET > To:
[email protected] > > > > NC Museum of Natural Sciences: Senior Research Scientist in Mammalian > Conservation Genetics > Recruitment Range: $72,172 - $103,515 > Location: NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC > Department: NC Dept of Natural and Cultural Resources > Job Number: 19-11183 MNS65015792 > > Application Deadline: 12/12/2019 5:00 PM EST > > The Department of Natural and Cultural Resources' (DNCR) vision is > to be the leader in using the state's natural and cultural resources > to build the social, cultural, educational, and economic future of > North Carolina. Our mission is to improve quality of life by creating > opportunities to experience excellence in the arts, history, libraries, > and nature throughout North Carolina. The Department works to stimulate > learning, inspire creativity, preserve the state's history, conserve the > state's natural heritage, encourage recreation and cultural tourism, and > promote economic development. Our goal is to promote equity and inclusion > among our employees and our programming to reflect and celebrate our > state's diverse population, culture, and history by expanding engagement > with diverse individuals and communities. We encourage you to apply to > become a part of our team. > > Division Information: > The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, located in Raleigh, NC, > is an award-winning major institution with a prominent State-wide, > national and international profile. The mission statement of the NC > Museum of Natural Sciences is "to illuminate the natural world and > inspire its conservation". > > The NC Museum of Natural Sciences is a high-performing nexus of research, > collections, living collections, exhibitions and digital media, school > and lifelong education, community engagement, and a regional network--each > fueled by great expertise and a diversifying portfolio of public, earned > and contributed funds. Progress is forged by maximizing the dividends > on a remarkable history of public and private sector investments with > a growing array of partnerships. > > Our high standards are reflected by our affiliation with the Smithsonian > Institution; accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums; a National > Medal at the White House in 2014 from the federal Institute of Museum > and Library Services which recognizes just five of the nation's 35,000 > museums annually for outstanding community service; national model > research partnerships with the University of North Carolina System; > this year's Thad Eure, Jr. Award from the Greater Raleigh Convention and > Visitors Bureau for our economic impact through attracting conferences; > and field-advancing innovations such as a fully accessible and free > mobile app (NC NatSci) for visitors to navigate our exhibitions. > > Section Information: > The Research & Collections Section includes research scientists, > collections curators, collections managers, and support professionals. The > major responsibilities of the R&C section are to maintain and expand > the Natural Sciences research collections of the Museum, conduct > original research, disseminate research results, participate in science > communication, public outreach, education, and assist other Museum > sections in programming and exhibit development. R&C staff and facilities > are spread across three NCMNS buildings: the Nature Exploration Center > (NEC), the Nature Research Center (NRC), and the Research Laboratory. > > Description of Work: > The NC Museum of Natural Sciences and the NC State University's College of > Natural Resources jointly announce a search to recruit a scientist with > a research program in mammalian conservation genetics. At the Museum, > this position works in the Biodiversity Research Lab, a unit within > the Museum's Research & Collections section. At NC State University, > this position works in the Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology > program within the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources > in the College of Natural Resources. The employee will have non-tenure > track faculty status and associated teaching and service requirements > as a Research Assistant Professor with the College of Natural Resources. > > The ideal candidate will have both applied and basic aspects to their > research, which may have both domestic and international focus (at least > some of the research should be applicable to scientific questions within > North Carolina and the southeast region). Potential areas of research > specialty may include (but are not limited to) conservation genomics, > population estimation and modeling, microbiome ecology, metabarcoding, > non-invasive sampling, and/or eDNA. Researchers with collections-based > research programs are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate > will have many opportunities to participate in multi-disciplinary > research teams that may include, among others, applied ecologists > (wildlife, quantitative, spatial, forest), conservation biologists, and > phylogenomicists. The successful candidate will also support graduate > training through teaching and mentoring, and will teach an appropriate > graduate and/or undergraduate course at NC State University. > > The successful candidate should have experience in, and a commitment to, > public science communication. In addition to participating in outreach > programs and events at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences, there are > science communication opportunities with NC State University's Cluster > in Public Science (i.e. citizen science, science communication, and open > data). This position is jointly split between the NC Museum of Natural > Sciences (55%) and the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources > at NC State University (45%). This position includes research, outreach, > teaching and service responsibilities at both institutions. > > The successful candidate will have an outstanding record of scholarly > publications, research support and engagement. This position has several > areas of responsibility, requiring a candidate with strong interpersonal > skills, the ability to independently plan and implement research/teaching > activities, and the ability and interest to collaborate with other > researchers. The areas of responsibility of this position include but > are not limited to: > > ท > Development of an original applied research program in mammalian > conservation genetics, mammalian population biology/ecology, and/or > mammalian population genetics; research programs may have local, regional, > and/or international focus and will include pursuit of external research > funding, data generation and analyses, and publication/dissemination of > results. Some aspects of this research should be suitable for display > in the NC Museum of Natural Sciences' Biodiversity Research Lab, a > glass-walled laboratory 'on-exhibit' in the Nature Research Center wing > of the Museum > > ท > Shared management and administration of the Museum's Biodiversity Research > Lab, including supervision of laboratory with oversight of equipment, > budgets, personnel, students, and volunteers > > ท > Potential collaboration with the Museum's Mammalogy Unit, a > collection-based unit within the Research & Collections section > > ท > Teaching one class per year in NCSU's Department of Forestry and > Environmental Resources > > ท > Training/mentoring undergraduate and graduate students and/or > postdoctoral researchers, with a particular focus on training that > bridges museum/university goals > > ท > Engaging the public through science communication and/or participatory > science; public engagement may be accomplished through active > participation in Museum education/outreach programs, interacting with NC > State University's Public Science Cluster, and/or providing opportunities > for citizen scientists to contribute to authentic research initiatives. > > Knowledge, Skills and Abilities / Competencies > ** To receive credit for your work history and credentials, you must > provide the information on the application form. Any information omitted > from the application form, listed as general statements, listed under > the text resume section, or on an attachment will not be considered for > qualifying credit. ** > > To qualify for this position, you must meet ALL the following KSAs > listed below: > > ท > Considerable knowledge of conservation biology > > ท > Experience applying principles and practices of research, with special > expertise in some aspect of conservation biology > > ท > A demonstrated mastery of materials, equipment, and techniques used in > laboratory practices and in fieldwork > > ท > Experience in teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses in evolution > or related subjects > > ท > A demonstrated track record of effective and creative science > communication to diverse public audiences > > ท > Experience writing and/or administering grants to fund biological research > > ท > Experience successfully publishing technical science papers in > peer-reviewed journals Required Documentation: Applicants should attach: > a current CV; contact information for 3 personal references; and a > vision statement, including how their research and science communication > initiatives figure in a broader scientific context. > > Minimum Education and Experience Requirements > > ท > Doctorate degree in biology, zoology, or a science curriculum related > to area of expertise from an appropriately accredited institution and > three-years experience in specialty area -OR- > > ท > An equivalent combination of education and experience > > To apply, follow this link: > https://ift.tt/2q7nwSh > > "Cryan, Jason R" >
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