Associate Professor (Or Professor) in Animal Behaviour
Department of Biology, Oxford in partnership with St Hugh's College, Oxford
We are seeking a talented, highly motivated researcher and teacher with outstanding potential to bring exciting new perspectives to the study of animal behaviour and teaching at the University of Oxford. This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic new Department with a culture that values inclusivity, innovation, collegiality, and scholarship.
This post is offered by the new Department of Biology in partnership with St Hugh’s College.
Associate Professor is the main academic career grade at Oxford. Associate Professors have responsibility to lead a successful programme of research that attracts grant funding, and being an enthusiastic and engaging teacher. Associate Professors are appointed jointly by a University department/faculty and an Oxford college, and you will have a contract with both.
You will establish or maintain your own research group, fostering a collaborative, supportive atmosphere and encouraging research achievement. You will support your own research through competitive grant proposals, and will offer high-quality, innovative and inclusive teaching through lectures, practical classes and tutorials. In both the Department and College, you will play an active role in management and decision-making. You also have a responsibility to promote equality, diversity, and inclusion across all facets of the Collegiate University.
You will have a doctorate and postdoctoral experience that demonstrates your competence in the field of animal behaviour and the ability to engage and enthuse students at all levels and from all backgrounds, and a commitment to promoting the subject within and beyond academia. The successful applicant will work on animal behaviour. We are particularly interested in applications in any area of animal behaviour, with animal cognition, and animal welfare being two important research areas that are under-represented in the department.
The post is full time and will become permanent on successful completion of a five-year review. For an informal discussion about the post, please contact the Search Lead Prof Theresa Burt de Perera (theresa.burt@sjc.ox.ac.uk), Prof Robert Vilain (robert.vilain@st-hughs.ox.ac.uk) or Head of HR, Carol Baggiolini (carol.baggiolini@biology.ox.ac.uk), as appropriate.
Applications must be made online by the deadline of 12 midday (GMT) on Monday 2 October 2023.
You will be required to upload a CV, including a full list of publications; a supporting statement and a research proposal setting out your plans and priorities for the next 5 years. The full details of how to apply are in the job description.
We expect to hold the interviews on 23 and 24 November 2023.