College of Science and Mathematics
Department
Head of Biology
The College of Science and Mathematics seeks applicants for a Department Head of Biology. The position is a
fiscal (12-month) administrative faculty position beginning July 1, 2024. The rank will be either Associate or Full Professor, depending
upon credentials and qualifications, with tenure.
Reporting directly to the Dean, the Department Head directs and participates in the
department’s teaching and other day-to-day functions and serves as its primary spokesperson and advocate. Other responsibilities include,
but are not limited to:
The Department of Biology is the largest in the College of
Science and Mathematics, with approximately 450 undergraduate students, 20 graduate students, and 20 full-time faculty members whose
teaching and research interests span areas that include molecular and cellular biology, developmental biology, microbiology, organismal
biology, neurophysiology, plant pathology, infectious diseases, parasitology and wildlife biology, evolutionary and molecular ecology,
functional morphology, and plant molecular biochemistry. The Department has state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, including animal care
facilities and the Lake Louise Field Station, available for teaching and research. The department’s educational mission focuses on
advancing the university’s mission of increasing undergraduate and graduate students’ access to higher education in the region. The
diverse curriculum offered by the Department prepares students for direct entry into the job market, graduate school, and professional
programs. The Department provides undergraduate (B.A. and B.S.) and graduate (M.S.) degrees, including thesis and non-thesis master’s
degree options. The Department is expanding its non-thesis M.S. degree to provide more opportunities to professionals seeking careers in the
Biological Sciences. For more information about the Department, please visit https://www.valdosta.edu/biology/.
Review of completed applications begins March 12, 2024, and will continue
until the position is filled. For more information on the position please contact Dr. Winkelman, Search Chair, via email [email protected].
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Interested applicants should submit the following:
Valdosta State University, founded in 1906, is a comprehensive university with a student enrollment of
approximately 10,200. The city of Valdosta is located just north of the Florida state line on Interstate 75, is served by a regional
airport, and is within a two-hour drive of Jacksonville and Tallahassee, Florida. For more information, visit https://www.valdosta.edu, and for more information about the community, visit https://www.valdostachamber.com.
Valdosta State University is an
equal-opportunity educational institution. It is not the institution’s intent to discriminate against any applicant for admission or any
student or employee of the institution based on the age, sex, race, religion, color, national origin, disability, or sexual orientation of
the individual.
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