Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences and Assistant Curator of Ornithology, Tenure Track

The Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History (SNM) and the School of Biological Sciences (SBS) at the University of Oklahoma (OU) invite applications for a full-time 12-month tenure-track split position as Assistant Curator (0.59 FTE)/Assistant Professor (0.41 FTE) with a start date Fall 2025. 

We seek an innovative, creative and collaborative colleague with a record of collection-based research in Ornithology who will establish a discipline-leading, student-involved, cross-disciplinary and externally funded research program; build collaborations within and outside the University; and work with colleagues and students toward OU’s Lead On Strategic Plan.

 The ideal candidate will perform collection-based research in any subfield of Ornithology, including but not limited to the following: Systematics, Phylogeny Reconstruction, Comparative Genomics, Landscape/Population Genetics, Biodiversity, Geographical Ecology, Global Change Biology, and/or Evolutionary or Conservation Biology, and have experience working with museum collections. We are especially interested in candidates who use genetic or genomic tools and datasets in combination with innovative computational, ecological, behavioral and/or comparative approaches to address questions within the context of one or more of the four SBS research initiatives.

 The successful candidate will be expected to: (1) develop and maintain an extramurally-funded research program; (2) grow and curate the collection of birds; (3) contribute to museum public exhibit development and support; (4) develop and contribute to museum education and community outreach activities; and (5) contribute to undergraduate and graduate teaching, including instruction of one course per year in Ornithology, Animal Behavior, Biogeography, Genetics, Evolution, Ecological Modeling, or Bioinformatics.

 The Sam Noble Museum of Natural History is a Provost-direct unit and the designated museum of natural history for the State of Oklahoma. The museum has an outstanding curatorial, collections, education, exhibits and support staff that serve the museum’s mission from research to preservation to education. The School of Biological Sciences was recently established through the integration of the departments of Biology and Microbiology & Plant Biology to align programs and research with faculty strengths and the OU Norman Research Strategic Verticals.

The University of Oklahoma invests in its faculty by providing support and resources through the Center for Faculty Excellence and Vice President for Research and Partnerships Office. The Dodge Family College of Arts and Sciences supports faculty development through mentoring, new faculty orientation series, and access to research and educational support. We encourage candidates to apply who are seeking to work in a university-based museum and a rapidly growing college with collegial interdisciplinary groups and strong academic units.

Applications must be submitted online via Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.com/154668.