Assistant or Associate Professor Space Biology / Astrobiology

About the role

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is creating an environment that affirms community across all dimensions. The successful candidate will be well-positioned to establish a research program that takes full advantage of local momentum in the space sciences and astrobiology.

Responsibilities

• Teach a 3-credit course in space life sciences to students at the undergraduate and graduate levels annually
• Train PhD students
• Contribute to the graduate curriculum
• Assist with curriculum development for new BS, MS, and PhD programs in space sciences
• Conduct research related to space biology, space biomanufacturing, and astrobiology
• Seek contract and grant funding actively to support their program
• Engage in extension activities in their program area
• Engage in scholarly activities related to instruction, including teaching undergraduate and/or graduate courses, advising and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, participating in curriculum revision and enhancement, seeking funding for the teaching program, supervising undergraduate and graduate research and creative work, publishing teaching-related scholarship, producing learning tools, and engaging in professional development activities related to teaching and advising

Requirements

• A doctorate (foreign equivalent acceptable) in the life sciences with a strong background and experience in any aspect of space biology and/or astrobiology
• Demonstrated skills in verbal/written communication and procurement of extramural funding
• A commitment to UF core values
• Experience in publishing peer-reviewed papers as first authors is essential

Qualifications

• A doctorate (foreign equivalent acceptable) in the life sciences with a strong background and experience in any aspect of space biology and/or astrobiology is required
• Candidates should have demonstrated skills in verbal/written communication and procurement of extramural funding
• Candidates must be supportive of the mission of the Land-Grant system
• Candidates must also have a commitment to UF core values
• Experience in publishing peer-reviewed papers as first authors is essential

Skills

Not specified

Benefits

Not specified

Pay

Commensurate with Education and Experience

Schedule

9-month tenure-accruing position