Job announcement
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University of British Columbia, Department of Zoology, Vancouver, Canada

application deadline: February 28, 2010
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The Department of Zoology at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada) is seeking candidates to fill a tenure-track Instructor position to coordinate and teach the laboratory portions of courses in Vertebrate Structure and Function and Comparative Invertebrate Zoology.

Successful candidates will demonstrate
(1) evidence of outstanding teaching
(2) a high level of expertise in the subject areas, and
(3) the ability to contribute to ongoing course redevelopment.

Teaching experience in comparative zoology (e.g., comparative anatomy, animal diversity, evolutionary morphology, phylogenetics, and marine biology) and a PhD in a relevant area of biology or a combination of qualifications and experience is required.

The duties of the position include coordinating and teaching the laboratory portions of two large-enrolment (approximately 250 student) courses in "Vertebrate Structure and Function" and "Comparative Invertebrate Zoology", contributing to course redevelopment, and to the training and supervision of graduate student teaching assistants. There are also opportunities to work in collaboration with the Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative (www.cwsei.ubc.ca).

Interested candidates should submit a letter of application, a curriculum vitae, a statement of teaching philosophy, an outline of teaching interests, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and the names and contact information for at least three individuals who would be willing to provide letters of reference. An explicit outline of the courses taught, the year in which each course was taught, course class size, and student evaluations should be included in the application. Candidates are particularly encouraged to highlight previous experience in fostering the education of students from diverse backgrounds.

Please send applications to http://hr.ubc.ca/careers/faculty.html All application packages should be sent in electronic format as a single PDF document. Questions may be sent to jobs@zoology.ubc.ca. The closing date for applications is February 28, 2010, with appointments anticipated to begin by September 1, 2010.

The University of British Columbia hires on the basis of merit and is committed to employment equity. All qualified persons are encouraged to apply; however, priority will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada.