Assistant Professor, Anatomical Sciences (Tenure-Track)

Description

The Department of Anatomical Sciences at Stony Brook University invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor in the area of vertebrate evolutionary morphology.  We seek a research-active candidate who demonstrates clear potential to establish or maintain an internationally recognized and externally funded research and fieldwork program.  Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to, phylogenetics, functional morphology, comparative vertebrate morphology, and vertebrate paleontology.

The ideal candidate would have a research program centered on specimen-based mammalian or synapsid vertebrate paleontology but other non-archosaur taxonomic foci will be considered. The candidate’s expertise should complement and ideally expand upon current departmental strengths in advanced imaging, comparative vertebrate morphology, and exploring the processes that shape organismal phenotypic evolution.  We are particularly interested in candidates with field programs centered on synapsid phenotypic evolution with paleontology fieldwork taking place in North America and/or internationally.

The Department of Anatomical Sciences has a tradition of interdisciplinary and interdepartmental research.  We seek a candidate with the potential to continue, and build upon, this tradition.  Ongoing paleobiological research at Stony Brook University includes faculty in the departments of Anatomical Sciences, Ecology and Evolution, and Anthropology, as well as the Turkana Basin Institute.  The successful candidate will be expected to teach human gross anatomy as well as contribute to graduate-level courses relevant to training and mentoring graduate students.  Details of the department's areas of research emphasis and current facilities may be found at https://renaissance.stonybrookmedicine.edu/anatomy.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:
Doctoral degree (or foreign equivalent) in anatomy, paleontology, evolution, or closely related field by start of appointment.

Preferred Qualifications:
High-quality research. History of external funding. Prior experience in human anatomy by start of appointment. Strong fit to search criteria (including research interests and experience developing a field-based fossil collection program). Established fieldwork.

Application Instructions

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For questions regarding this position, please contact Dr. Eric Wilberg at eric.wilberg@stonybrook.edu.

Special Notes
Tenure-Track position.  FLSA Exempt position, not eligible for the overtime provisions of the FLSA.  To qualify for a tenure faculty appointment, the candidate must meet the criteria established by the School of Medicine (School of Medicine's Criteria for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure).

Anticipated Start Date:  As soon as possible.

Campus Description
Long Island's premier academic medical center, Stony Brook Medicine, represents Stony Brook University's entire medical enterprise and integrates all of Stony Brook's health-related initiatives:  education, research and patient care.  It encompasses Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook Children's Hospital, the five Health Sciences schools -- Dental Medicine, Health Professions, Medicine, Nursing and Social Welfare -- as well as the major centers and institutes, programs and more than 50 community-based healthcare settings throughout Suffolk County.  With 624 beds, Stony Brook University Hospital serves as Suffolk County's only tertiary care center and Regional Trauma Center.  Stony Brook Children's, with more than 180 pediatric specialists in 30 specialties, offers the most advanced pediatric specialty care in the region. In the Medical and Research Translation (MART) building, two floors are occupied by Stony Brook University Cancer Center’s outpatient services, and four floors are devoted to cancer research.  Diversity, equity and inclusion are essential core values at Stony Brook Medicine.  We believe we do our best and most impactful work when we leverage our diverse, equitable and inclusive perspectives.  We are proud to recruit and hire talented people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences.