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Full Time Lecturer Position in Physiology

 The Department of Zoology at the University of Florida is seeking a full-time lecturer (non-tenure accruing) in animal physiology to begin August 16, 2008, with a one-year contract. Minimum qualifications include a Ph.D. in biology or related field, teaching or research experience in physiology (broadly defined), and evidence of effective teaching at the college/university level. The successful candidate will be expected to teach up to three courses per semester, including Animal Physiology and sections of an introductory course in Integrative Biology for life sciences majors. The salary will be up to $41,000 for the nine-month academic year, plus the usual university payments toward health insurance and retirement. The Department of Zoology fosters collaborative, interdisciplinary research and teaching, and was recently ranked as having the highest Faculty Scholarly Productivity in the area of zoology by the Chronicle of Higher Education. For more information on the department and links to relevant courses, go to http://www.zoology.ufl.edu/. Applicants should submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, and statement of teaching experience and philosophy,  and the names and email addresses of three references to search@zoology.ufl.edu.  Applications must be received by May 16, 2008.  Applications received after this date may be considered at the discretion of the committee and/or hiring authority.  The University of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Institution.