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Job Description
The University of Montana Native American Research Laboratory (UM NARL) was
established in 2007. The primary mission of NARL is to provide advanced
“hands-on” research opportunities to Native American students in a highly
interdisciplinary and inter-tribally as well as inter-culturally diverse
training environment, guided by culturally relevant faculty role models and
mentors. Although UM NARL is dedicated to serving Native American students, the
participation of non-Native and international students is also a priority to
facilitate intercultural exchange.
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Broadly, the mission of the NARL laboratory includes serving as a training
facility to provide research-training opportunities for all students in STEM
disciplines, through collaborative interactions with UM faculty and programs
within and outside of the university. Currently, UM NARL is equipped as a
microbiology, molecular biology, and biochemistry research facility with several
active, federally funded projects that provide a broad spectrum of research
opportunities for student researchers with diverse interests.
The UM NARL Director will also have a key support role in the University’s
Alfred P. Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership (SIGP) program. The UM SIGP
provides scholarships for indigenous students pursuing advanced degrees in the
STEM. Within the SIGP program, the NARL director will focus on recruitment and
retention, as well as serve on the program’s steering committee. Position is
expected to establish vigorous funded research program and coordinate the
administration activities of the NARL program.
Position duties include, but are not limited to:
•Develop and maintain a robust individual faculty research program, the success
of which will be demonstrated through acquisition of significant extramural
support and publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals.
•Teach select science-based courses (at least one course per year) at both the
undergraduate and graduate level.
•Support the Sloan Indigenous Partnership (SIGP) program at The University of
Montana in identification, recruitment and retention of Indigenous graduate
students in STEM disciplines.
•Develop and maintain a pipeline for the SIGP program by identifying and
recruiting Native American undergraduate students to The University of Montana,
with a focus on those who qualify for undergraduate minority research and
training program support and fellowships in science-based programs.
•Develop and maintain a set of diverse and interdisciplinary research
opportunities for students in STEM fields (e.g., areas of study that that have
historically been of interest to the target population served by NARL include
general biology, microbiology, biochemistry, biophysics, biomedical sciences,
and conservation sciences).
•Establish, organize, and direct summer research experience programs for UM NARL
and acquire extramural funding to support such programs.
•Develop and expand international research opportunities for UM NARL students.
•Direct and oversee the daily activities of UM NARL.
•Acquire extramural support/funding to enhance and expand UM NARL.
•Develop and maintain domestic and international research collaborations with
other academic institutions, government entities, and private companies that
will enhance opportunities for NARL students and contribute to achieving the
aforementioned duties.
The successful candidate for the UM NARL director position will be expected to
maintain a robust individual faculty research program, develop and maintain
interdisciplinary projects and collaborations that provide research training
opportunities for students with different research interests, interact with the
Graduate School and multiple departments across campus to facilitate
opportunities for Native American science students, and enhance and expand all
aspects of UM NARL activities.
The administrative appointment as NARL director will be up to 0.5 FTE within the
Graduate School, and the tenure-track faculty appointment will be at least 0.5
FTE as Assistant or Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical and
Pharmaceutical Sciences, which would welcome applications in the area of
STEM-based health disparities research, and/or in the Division of Biological
Sciences. The locus of tenure would reside with the department(s) whose
discipline matches closely with that of the successful candidate.
Qualified candidates interested in a tenure-track position in other STEM-based
departments are also strongly encouraged to apply.
Because one of the most significant features of UM NARL, which sets it apart
from other minority-serving programs across the nation, is the availability of
culturally relevant faculty role models and mentors, qualified Native American,
Alaskan Native and Native Hawaiian applicants—groups that have been
historically-underrepresented in all STEM disciplines—are strongly encouraged to
apply.
HOW TO APPLY
Screening of applications will begin on October 1, 2011, and continue until
position is filled. Applications received after 10/1 may be considered.
Upload the following materials: *Please note: only five (5) attachments are
allowed per application. Please combine documents accordingly.
•A letter of interest
•A curriculum vita
•Research plans
•A brief statement of teaching methods and philosophies •Names, addresses, and
telephone numbers of three (3) professional references Criminal Background
Investigation is required prior to Offer of Employment In accordance with
University policy, finalists for this position will be subject to criminal
background investigations.
ADA/EOE/AA/Veteran's Preference
Reasonable accommodations are provided in the hiring process for persons with
disabilities. For example, this material is available in alternative format upon
request. As an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer, we encourage
applications from minorities, veterans, and women. Qualified candidates may
request veterans’ or disabilities preference in accordance with state law.
References
*References not listed on the application materials may be contacted; notice may
be provided to the applicant.
Testing
Individual hiring departments at UM-M may elect to administer pre-employment
tests, which are relevant to essential job functions
Required Skills
•A robust record of teaching, service, research and scholarship.
•A strong record of mentoring science students from historically
underrepresented groups.
•An established record of successfully engaging science students from
historically underrepresented groups in inter-institutional and international
research activity.
•Ability to establish a student recruitment plan.
•Demonstrated managerial, collaborative and leadership skills.
•Demonstrated ability to work with diverse populations.
•Demonstrated ability to teach a broad spectrum of courses within the
applicant's general research discipline.
•A robust history of obtaining extramural research and student training support
from federal agencies and/or private foundations.
Required Experience
•An earned doctorate (Ph.D. or D.Sci.) in a physical or natural science based
discipline.
Job Location
Missoula, MT, US.
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular
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