[Coral-List] Director of UHM School of Life Sciences

Cindy Hunter cindyh at hawaii.edu
Thu Dec 19 03:54:37 UTC 2019 

Please see the job announcement for Director of the new School of Life
Sciences at University of Hawaii-Manoa:

https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/15746

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University of Hawaii at Manoa, School of Life Sciences
*Position ID:* UHManoa <https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/UHManoa>-School
of Life Sciences
<https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/UHManoa/School%20of%20Life%20Sciences>-
SLSDIR <https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/15746> [#15746]
*Position Title:*  Director and Professor
*Position Type:* Tenured/Tenure-track faculty
*Position Location:* Honolulu, Hawaii 96822, United States [map
<https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo?joblist---3972-15746----m>]
*Subject Area:*  Life sciences <https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/Life_sc_>
 / Life science <https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/Life_sc_/Life%20science>
*Appl Deadline:* 2020/01/20[image: help popup] (posted 2019/12/15)
*Position Description:*   *Apply*
<https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/15746/apply>

The new School of Life Sciences at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
invites applications for the position of Professor and Director to provide
vision and leadership for its academic programs and scientific direction.
The School of Life Sciences was recently created by the merger of the
departments of Biology, Botany, and Microbiology and currently occupies
three buildings on the University of Hawai‘i flagship campus in Honolulu
(Mānoa campus). A part of the School will be housed in a new building with
modern teaching and research laboratories and access to a state-of-the-art
microscopy and visualization core-facility, including a small animal MRI
and micro CT.

The School of Life Sciences is home to the second largest academic program
on campus, serving over 1300 undergraduate majors and 150 graduate students
for degrees in biology, botany, marine biology, microbiology, molecular
cell biology, and zoology. Faculty research interests span all biological
scales, with several focusing on Hawaiian study systems.

The Director of the unit is expected to be a distinguished leader in their
field, with an active research program and a demonstrated track-record of
leadership in an academic setting. The successful applicant will lead
approximately 40 faculty and provide a vision for aligning the School of
Life Science’s research and instructional activities with local and
national priorities. The Director will have the opportunity to strengthen
existing research areas, develop new innovative initiatives in the School,
and foster collaborations across the University of Hawai‘i system.

Faculty responsibilities in the School of Life Sciences include teaching
and developing undergraduate and graduate courses, supervision of student
research, service to the university and professional community, and
externally funded research programs.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. An earned Ph.D. in an area of the biological sciences or other related
disciplines from an accredited institution.

2. Attained the rank of Professor or have demonstrated a record of
comparable professional experience prior to appointment.

3. Two (2) years of professional experience in academic leadership at the
level of department chairperson or higher or comparable professional
experience.

4. Strong interpersonal communication and leadership skills.

5. Record of distinguished teaching, scholarship, research, publication,
and/or professional activity and achievement.

6. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with
multiple constituencies.



Desirable Qualifications:

1.    Ability to work in a diverse and multicultural environment.

2.    A track record of leadership and collaboration in the submission of
successful infrastructure proposals and training grants, ability to support
and strengthen the unit's research enterprise at the undergraduate,
graduate and faculty levels.

3.    Be an effective advocate for resources at the university, state and
national level.



To Apply:

Applicants are invited to submit a cover letter, CV, two-page statement on
academic leadership and vision, and contact information for three
professional references at AcademicJobsOnline.org
<https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/15746>. Application review will
begin on January 20, 2020. Applications will be treated confidentially
until finalists are chosen and consent is given for the search committee to
contact references.



Inquiries: Dr. Robert Thomson, thomsonr at hawaii.edu, (808) 956-6476;

                Dr. Kasey Barton, kbarton at hawaii.edu, (808) 956-8028






The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa is the flagship campus of the University
of Hawaii system, a Carnegie "Doctoral University with Highest Research
Activity", and a Land- Sea-, and Space-Grant institution. As documented by
the Chronicle of Higher Education, the campus serves the most diverse
population of both students and faculty among the nation’s flagship
campuses. The School of Life Sciences was recently created by the merger of
the departments of Biology, Botany, and Microbiology at the University of
Hawai‘i’s flagship campus. It hosts the second largest academic program on
campus, serving over 1300 undergraduate majors and 150 graduate students
for degrees in biology, botany, marine biology, microbiology, molecular
cell biology, and zoology. Research interests of the 40 faculty members
span all biological scales, with particular emphasis on local organisms and
systems. Many faculty will occupy a modern, new building hosting research
and teaching labs as well as core facilities. Our campus boasts two
arboreta, two world class marine laboratories, and state of the art high
performance computing, sequencing, imaging, metabolomics, histology, and
flow cytometry core facilities. Access to diverse and unique field sites is
unrivaled. The University of Hawaiʻi is an equal opportunity/affirmative
action institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the
basis of race, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, color,
national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, genetic information,
marital status, breastfeeding, income assignment for child support, arrest
and court record (except as permissible under State law), sexual
orientation, domestic or sexual violence victim status, national guard
absence, or status as a covered veteran. Employment is contingent on
satisfying employment eligibility verification requirements of the
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986; reference checks of previous
employers; and for certain positions, criminal history record checks. In
accordance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and
Campus Crime Statistics Act, annual campus crime statistics for the
University of Hawai‘i may be viewed at: http://ope.ed.gov/security/, or a
paper copy may be obtained upon request from the respective UH Campus
Security or Administrative Services Office. Accommodation Request: The
University of Hawai'i complies with the provisions of the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA). Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for
any part of the application and hiring process should contact the EEO
coordinator directly. Determination on requests for reasonable
accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. For further
information, please refer to the following link:
https://www.hawaii.edu/offices/eeo/accommodation-request/
*Application Materials Required:**Submit
<https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo?apply-3972-15746> the following items
online at this website to complete your application:*

   - Cover Letter
   - Curriculum Vitae
   - Statement on leadership and vision
   - Three References (no actual letters, just names and email
addresses [image:
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*And anything else requested in the position description.*
*Further Info:*https://manoa.hawaii.edu/biology/ Department of Biology
2538 McCarthy Mall
Edmonson Hall 216
Honolulu, HI 96822
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