What are the responsibilities and job description for the Tenured/Tenure-Track: Assistant Professor or Associate Professor position at Texas A&M University?
The Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology (ECCB), College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, at Texas A&M University, 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, 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, Genetics, and the Applied Biodiversity Science Program. In addition to the S.M. Tracy Herbarium, ECCB also houses the Texas A&M Biodiversity and Teaching Collections; 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.
Required Qualifications
Candidates will have:
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.
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Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.
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, Genetics, and the Applied Biodiversity Science Program. In addition to the S.M. Tracy Herbarium, ECCB also houses the Texas A&M Biodiversity and Teaching Collections; 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.
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.
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.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.