Could you please post this job ad: Tenure-track Research Scientist Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) The Biology Department at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position on our Scientific Staff. We seek exceptional candidates to complement our existing interdisciplinary strengths in oceanography and marine ecology (http://www.whoi.edu/biology). Candidates in all areas are welcome to apply but we are particularly interested in candidates who conduct research on the ecology and biological oceanography of polar ecosystems, and particularly polar sea ice, including biological-physical and biological-chemical interactions. Areas of expertise may focus on one or more trophic levels from microbial communities to invertebrates (e.g., copepods, amphipods, krill) to vertebrates (e.g., ice-associated fish, mammals). Opportunities exist for collaboration with faculty across the Institution working on climate change, sea ice physics, and polar oceanography. We expect to hire at the junior, untenured level. The successful candidate will be expected to develop an internationally recognized and externally funded research program and also will have the opportunity to advise graduate students and teach courses in the MIT/WHOI Joint Program in Oceanography (http://www.whoi.edu/jointprogram/). While members of the Institutions Scientific Staff are expected to provide for their salaries from grants and contracts, the Institution provides salary support when no other funding is available. Candidates hired at the junior level will receive an initial appointment for four years with salary guaranteed. Our benefits package includes generous vacation time, a retirement dental plans, child care subsidy, flexible scheduling, family illness days and much more. WHOI is the largest private, non-profit oceanographic institution in the world, with staff and students numbering about 1,000. Its mission is to advance our understanding of the ocean and its interaction with the Earth system, and to communicate this understanding for the benefit of society. The Institution is located in the community of Woods Hole, Massachusetts, a world renowned center for marine, biomedical, and environmental science. Applications should include a 3-page research statement, a CV with the names and addresses of four references, and copies of up to three relevant publications. Candidates should initiate the process by applying online; please visit http://jobs.whoi.edu and respond to Job Reference 11-10-05. The cover letter, statement, CV and relevant publications should be sent by email as pdf files to the chair of the Biology Department at biologychair@whoi.edu. The application review process will begin on January 2, 2012. Female and minority applicants are particularly encouraged to apply. WHOI is sensitive to the issues of dual career scientists and will work with applicants to address them. WHOI is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V/EOE; it is also a member of the New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium (NEHERC). http://www.nature.com/naturejobs/science/jobs/228253-Biology-Department-Scie... Thank you, Aran Mooney Assistant Scientist WHOI Biology Dept ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.