Job description
Job Summary:
The Department of Integrative Biology at Oregon State University (OSU) invites applications for three full-time (1.00 FTE), 9-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in the field of integrative biology.
Oregon State University is a public R1 research university and the largest university in the state of Oregon, with an enrollment of over 35,000 students and a sponsored project research budget of over 400 million dollars in 2025.
Within Oregon State, the College of Science is dedicated to research and education in exact and life sciences. The College is made of seven departments, deeply committed to upholding the values of inclusive excellence. Through our rich collection of people, ideas and perspectives, we engage in a healthy, constructive dialogue to learn, inform our research, and make discoveries.
Successful candidates are expected to develop vigorous, externally funded research programs with a primary focus on understanding processes within organisms that drive performance. Organismal-level research that is integrated with and/or has clear implications for ecological or evolutionary processes is preferred. Research may include theoretical, experimental, comparative and/or observational approaches in laboratory and/or field settings. The candidates will also contribute to a vibrant, inclusive and collaborative
department, including through mentorship of graduate and undergraduate students, teaching within the biology and zoology degree programs, and service to the university and profession.
More information about the department is available
Key Responsibilities:
- Scholarship and Creative Activity
- Teaching, Advising and Other Assigned Duties
- Service
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
- Ph.D. (or foreign equivalent) in Biology or related field.
- Research with a primary focus on understanding processes within organisms that drive performance and may affect processes at ecological or evolutionary scales.
- Demonstrated ability or potential to establish an extramurally funded research program of high impact and longevity.
- Demonstrated ability or potential to instruct effectively using evidence-based practices at the undergraduate or graduate level
- Demonstrated ability or potential to mentor undergraduate and graduate students.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with and engage with colleagues in a department, research or community group.
This position is designated as a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions and those in youth programs may have additional criminal history checks every 24 months.
Preferred (Special) Qualifications:
- Relevant post-doctoral experience, including academic or professional positions, and especially training that afford the candidate a unique, integrative perspective.
- Research that spans multiple biological levels or that utilizes multi-pronged approaches (e.g., field, laboratory, theory).
- Experience in interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary collaboration.
- Demonstrable commitment to inclusive teaching and mentorship practices.
- Experience teaching in multiple modalities, including traditional classroom, online and experiential settings.
Working Conditions/Schedule:
Salary Range:
$85,000-$100,000
Anticipated Start Date:
2027-09-16
Anticipated End Date:
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability, protected veteran, and other protected status.
OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.
OSU is a fair chance employer committed to inclusive hiring. We encourage applications from candidates who bring a wide range of lived experience including involvement with the justice system. If this position has “critical or security-sensitive” responsibilities and/or driving duties and you are selected as a finalist, your initial job offer will be contingent upon the results of a job-related pre-employment check (such as a background check, motor vehicle history check, sexual misconduct reference check, etc.). Background check results do not automatically disqualify a candidate. Take a look at our Background Checks website including the for candidates section for more details. If you have questions or concerns about the pre-employment check, please contact OSU’s Employee and Labor Relations team at [email protected].
How to apply
To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 10/1/26. Applications will continue to be accepted after the full consideration date, until a sufficient applicant pool has been achieved or the position is filled. The closing date is subject to change without notice to applicants.
When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:
1) A Resume/CV; including in bold the top five most relevant publications (please provide DOI when available). In-review or in-preparation (completed projects only) papers may be included as a citation in the CV list for early-career candidates if the projects and its findings are also referenced in your statement of research. The CV should clearly indicate experiences or accomplishments that support the minimum and preferred qualifications.
2) A Cover letter; not to exceed 2 pages, that includes an executive summary of your research and teaching statements that addresses why your research and teaching is a strong fit for an integrative biology department that is seeking to bolster its expertise in organismal biology.
3) A Statement of Research; not to exceed 2 pages, that summarizes your research interests and vision.
4) A Statement of Teaching; not to exceed 1 page, that summarizes your teaching and mentorship experience, philosophy and inclusive, evidence-based practices.
Starting salary will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience.
Letters of Reference will be requested for those advanced to the reference stage. At that time, you will be asked to provide contact information for your referees who will be sent a secure quicklink that will allow them to upload the requested letters of reference on your behalf.
For additional information please contact:
Tara Bevandich
541-737-5336
