Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences
University of Manitoba
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Assistant Professor, Apiculture and Honey Bee Biology
Position # 35000
The Department of Entomology invites applications for a full-time probationary (tenure-track) position at the Assistant Professor rank, in Apiculture and Honey Bee Biology. The expected start date will be September 1, 2024, or on a date mutually agreed upon. Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications.
The Department seeks an emerging scholar committed to excellence in teaching, research, and service. Exceptional candidates will be considered with the responsibilities and qualifications outlined below:
Responsibilities
The successful applicant will develop a strong, innovative, externally funded research program with a depth of expertise in the basic and applied insect sciences within the field of apiculture that will contribute to a deeper understanding of Honey Bee Biology. Honey bee colony losses and reduced productivity result from multiple stressors involving parasites, pathogens, pesticides, nutrition, and climate change interacting in complex ways to affect the health of honey bee colonies. A combination of expertise is sought in areas such as those related to understanding the basic physiology, behaviour, and population dynamics of bee colonies that could be used to ultimately develop innovative tools and solutions to sustainable management of this species. Specific areas of expertise could include but are not limited to, insect behaviour, physiology, chemical ecology, population management, landscape interactions, parasite and pathogen transmission and impact, pesticides, nutrition, genomics (or other “omic” technologies), digital agriculture, and plant-pollinator interactions.
The applicant will be expected to collaborate with other academics in the Department and Faculty, other scientists, and entomologists at the University of Manitoba and elsewhere. Teaching assignments will balance the expertise of the successful candidate with the needs of the Department and involve teaching introductory and advanced-level courses in entomology in the Department’s programs, supervision and training of graduate students and other highly qualified personnel. Service participation in functions of the Department is required, including involvement in extension activities related to apiculture and engagement with relevant stakeholders (industry and government) in Manitoba and the broader community.
For further information see the full advertisement and/or contact the search committee Chair, Dr. Rob Currie (Rob.Currie@UManitoba.ca).