The Department of Environmental Biology has a contractually limited
Apiculture position available.  The job add follows:

Assistant Professor, Apiculture
Department of Environmental Biology

The Department of Environmental Biology at the University of Guelph invites
applications
for an Assistant Professor, 3 year contractually limited, in the area of
Apiculture/Entomology.  The successful candidate will develop and teach
undergraduate
and graduate courses in apiculture and/or entomology, depending on his/her
area of
expertise.  The candidate will be expected to conduct applied and basic
research in
apiculture, for example queen rearing, bee pests and diseases and stock
selection.  In
addition the successful candidate will be responsible for technology
transfer to the
apiculture industry.  The position requires a Ph.D. in apiculture or a
related field.
Preference will be given to applicants with appropriate training and
experience in queen
rearing, bee pathology, and one or more of the following: physiology,
molecular biology,
toxicology, pesticide resistance and its management, and commercial
beekeeping.  Salary
will be at the assistant professor level.  Applications, including a
curriculum vitae,
university transcripts, a statement of philosophy and teaching
interest/expertise, reprints or
other evidence of academic activities should be forwarded to the Department
Chair.  In
addition the candidate should provide a list of at least three referees that
the Department
can contact directly.  The closing date for this competition is June 15, 2003.

Submit all documentation to:

  Dr. Michael A. Dixon, Chair
  Department of Environmental Biology
  University of Guelph
  Guelph Ontario N1G 2W1
  Fax: (519) 837-0442, Email: [log in to unmask] .

The position is expected to start on September 1, 2003.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and
permanent
residents will be given priority. The University of Guelph is committed to
an employment
equity programme that includes special measures to achieve diversity among
its faculty
and staff. We therefore particularly encourage applications from qualified
Aboriginal
Canadians, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities and women.

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