PROFESSORSHIP OF ZOOLOGY

Department of Zoology in association with Jesus College

Start date: I October 2012 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The post is one of five established professorships in the Department. The appointee will be expected to engage in internationally outstanding research; provide leadership in a particular area of biological sciences; develop a vigorous externally-funded research programme; and teach aspects of the subject at undergraduate and postgraduate level. The Department of Zoology recently celebrated its 150th anniversary, and although it maintains its historic name its research programmes have expanded to include the ecology and evolution of animals, bacteria, viruses and ecosystems. The Department has research strengths in evolution, ecology, animal behaviour, conservation, development and disease biology, spanning all levels of analysis from molecules to ecosystems (see http://www.zoo.ox.ac.uk). The Professorship is open to applicants from any field of biological science research, although preference will be given to candidates whose research aligns with the Department’s strengths mentioned above and with research priorities of major funding agencies.

Please see the further particulars on the website for more details about the post and for full instructions before making an application. Applications, including a covering letter and full CV, and naming three referees should be received no later than Monday 12 March 2012, by Dr Gwen Booth, Personnel Officer, Senior Appointments (email: professorships@admin.ox.ac.uk). If you have a query about how to apply, please contact Mrs Elaine Eastgate (email: professorships@admin.ox.ac.uk; tel: +44 (0)1865 280189).

Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.