Texas: Faculty, (biology/epidemiology), Lamar University

Salary: Unspecified
Institution: Lamar University
Location: Texas
Date posted: 11/10/2008

LAMAR UNIVERSITY

Lamar University, located in Beaumont, Texas, is a state-supported comprehensive university with nearly 13,500 students, 1200 faculty and staff, and a commitment to high quality teaching, both applied and basic research, and meaningful service to the communities we serve.
Our goal is to provide our students with a liberal education in the context of a global and multicultural environment. Special emphasis is placed upon the involvement of our students, particularly undergraduates, in the creation, discovery, application, and synthesis of knowledge. The university offers a wide array of degrees at the baccalaureate and master's levels, and doctorates in engineering, educational leadership, audiology, and deaf education. Additional information is available on our Web site at http://www.lamar.edu

We invite applications for the following faculty positions. The positions are all tenure-track with most at the assistant professor level, others commensurate with qualifications and experience. The three director and four chair (three departmental, one endowed) appointments will be filled at senior ranks. Packets should contain, at a minimum, a letter of application, a complete curriculum vitae, statement of teaching and research interests, copies of transcripts, and contact information (name, telephone number, e-mail and/or postal address) for three references, and should be sent to: Chair, (Specific) Search Committee, c/o Human Resources, Lamar University, P.O. Box 11127, Beaumont, TX 77710. Greater detail and specific qualifications for each position may be found at http://dept.lamar.edu/humanresources/employment.htm and individual departmental Web sites. Lamar University is an equal opportunity employer that actively seeks and encourages nominations and expressions of interest from members of groups traditionally underrepresented in higher education.

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCES: Biology (2 positions: Microbiology and Molecular/ Toxicology/or Epidemiology); Chemistry (2 positions: Organic Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry); Criminal Justice (Legal Studies); English (2 positions: Generalist and Rhetoric & Teacher Preparation); History (Chair); Nursing (Director of Clinical Nursing Research, joint with a local hospital); Political Science (Brooks Endowed Chair in Public Administration); Sociology (Social Theory)