Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences Genetic/Genomics

The position is open until filled with an initial review date of October 23, 2023. To ensure consideration in the initial review, please apply by 11:59 PM Alaska Time on October 22, 2023.

The Department seeks candidates dedicated to equity and diversity of the campus community and to promoting an environment that increases student knowledge about local, national, and global communities.

The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) is the largest of three universities in the University of Alaska system, serving nearly 12,000 students. Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska, sits on the lands of the Dena’ina and Eklutna peoples and has an ethnically diverse population of 295,000. Anchorage offers a lively intellectual and cultural life, including opera, symphony, theater, art events, and a variety of restaurants. Set between snow-capped peaks of the Chugach Mountains and the ocean waters of Cook Inlet, the city offers ready access to state and national forests and parks, year-round outdoor recreation, and unsurpassed natural beauty.

For more information about living in Anchorage, consult http://www.muni.org .

• Please be prepared to upload the following items:
• CV, including recent publications
• Contact information for three professional references
• Cover letter that includes a statement of research accomplishments and future plans. As well as a description of teaching experience and philosophy. Please note: The research and teaching statements should include contributions and plans for promoting/supporting diversity, equity and inclusion. In addition, the research statement and/or teaching statement, as appropriate, should describe experience in and plans for the incorporation of indigenous ways of knowing
• Unofficial transcript(s) of graduate and undergraduate education
• Supplemental documents as additional information to support your application