1) Three brief statements (< 200 words) summarizing:
(a) your past research accomplishments
(b) your future research goals
(c) your perspective on mentorship, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
You will have the opportunity to expand on your ideas in these short statements more fully in the full application (see below).
2) The names and email addresses of three references who will provide letters of recommendation upon request.
3) Web links to your three most significant publications. Manuscripts that are publicly available on preprint servers (such as bioRxiv or arXiv) are acceptable.
4) A list of up to 10 keywords that describe your research.
5) A merged PDF with:
1. Cover letter describing why you are interested in joining the UW Department of Biology
2. Curriculum Vitae, including your full publication list
3. Research statement, covering both past research accomplishments and future research goals (up to 3 pages)
4. Teaching statement describing your teaching philosophy and specific plans for contributing to the educational mission of the UW Biology Department (1 page)
5. Diversity statement discussing your perspective on barriers you have observed or overcome in your career and how those experiences have shaped your approaches to research, teaching, and mentoring. This is also an opportunity to briefly highlight important diversity, equity, and inclusion work you have done in the past, and how you will promote inclusion in your research and classroom environments at UW (1 page)
Applications must be received by December 1, 2023 to receive full consideration. We welcome inquiries from prospective applicants, addressed to Dr. Carl Bergstrom, chair for this search committee, at cbergst@uw.edu.