Tenured/Tenure-Track: Assistant Professor or Associate Professor
Texas A&M University: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: Department
of Ecology and Conservation Biology
Location: College Station, TX, United States
Open Date: Sep 18, 2025

Description
The Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology
<https://eccb.tamu.edu/> (ECCB), College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences <https://aglifesciences.tamu.edu/>, at Texas A&M University
<https://www.tamu.edu/>, invites applications for a full-time, tenured
or tenure-track 9-month faculty position in plant systematics beginning
August 1, 2026. Applicants will be considered for the rank of Assistant
or Associate Professor, depending on qualifications.The successful
applicant will establish a competitively funded research program
that addresses fundamental questions in plant evolution, systematics,
genomics, ecology, or conservation. The applicant will also serve as
Curator of the S.M. Tracy Herbarium <https://tracyherbarium.tamu.edu/>,
a collection of over 360,000 specimens, including an ample representation
from most vascular plant families and one of the largest collections of
grasses, bryophytes, and fungi in the region. In addition to building a
successful research program, the successful candidate will be expected
to teach two courses per year (typically at both the undergraduate and
graduate levels), to mentor graduate students with support from extramural
funds, to supervise curatorial activities in the S.M. Tracy Herbarium,
and to contribute to service to the institution and the discipline.The
anticipated start date is August 1, 2026. Salary and start-up package
will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.

The ECCB Department at Texas A&M has 36 faculty, 380 undergraduate and
116 graduate students, and is growing. World-class research programs in
the Department address fundamental questions in ecology, conservation
biology, and related areas at every level of ecological organization from
genes to ecosystems, producing knowledge that is immediately applicable to
the most pressing 21st-century grand challenges such as climate change,
biodiversity loss, ecological restoration, and integrative approaches
to conservation. ECCB Undergraduate students can obtain a B.Sc. degree
in Ecology and Conservation Biology, specializing in one of five
programmatic tracks (Ecoinformatics, Ecology and Conservation Biology,
Forest Resources, Vertebrate Zoology, or Teaching). Graduate students can
earn an M.S. or Ph.D. degrees in Ecology and Conservation Biology. The
Department is engaged in the campus-wide interdisciplinary programs
of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology <https://eeb.tamu.edu/>, Genetics
<https://genetics.tamu.edu/>, and the Applied Biodiversity Science
Program <https://biodiversity.tamu.edu/>. In addition to the S.M. Tracy
Herbarium <https://tracyherbarium.tamu.edu/>, ECCB also houses the Texas
A&M Biodiversity and Teaching Collections <https://brtc.tamu.edu/>;
together, these two collections are among the top-ranked university-based
biodiversity collections in the USA.

Texas A&M University is a Land Grant/Sea Grant/Space Grant Research I
institution and a member of the prestigious Association of American
Universities (AAU). Home to over 79,114 students, Texas A&M is one
of the top universities in the country in enrollment of new National
Merit Scholars. The University conducts research valued at more than
$1.278 billion annually, placing it among the top 20 universities
nationally, and is ranked by the National Science Foundation
as a top-tier research institution. With a system-wide endowment
valued at more than $14.1 billion, the university ranks sixth among
U.S. public universities. College Station/Bryan has approximately
273,000 residents and is consistently ranked among the best places to
live in the country, with a low cost of living and ready access to the
metropolitan centers of Austin and Houston. The university is aware
that attracting and retaining exceptional faculty often depends on
meeting the needs of two careers and therefore has a Dual Career Program
<https://facultyaffairs.tamu.edu/resources/dual-career-program.html>.

Required Qualifications

Candidates will have:

  *   An earned doctorate in botany, evolutionary biology, ecology,
  conservation, or a closely related discipline.
  *   An established record of publishing in peer-reviewed journals.
  *   A demonstrated ability to secure research funding.
  *   A commitment to undergraduate and graduate student education.
  *   Experience working with natural history collections, especially
  herbaria.

Application Instructions

Application materials must include the following items and be uploaded
via Interfolio (apply.interfolio.com/171016): 1) a cover letter (limit 2
pages); 2) a detailed curriculum vitae; 3) a personal statement (limit
3 pages) that addresses philosophy of research, teaching, service,
and curation of natural history collections; and 4) names and contact
information for three to five professional references.

Review of the applications will begin on October 19, 2025. Contact Dawn
Miles (dawn.miles@ag.tamu.edu) with questions regarding the uploading
of materials. Contact Dr. Jessica Light (jessica.light@ag.tamu.edu),
Search Committee Chair, with questions regarding the position.

Dr. Jessica E. Light (she/her/hers)
Professor and Curator of Mammals
Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology
Biodiversity Research and Teaching Collections
Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843
https://lightjessica.weebly.com

"Jessica E. Light" <jessica.light@ag.tamu.edu>

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