Assistant/Associate Professor

The Center for Wildlife Sustainability Research and School of Biological Sciences at Southern Illinois University seeks to fill a tenure-track faculty position at the rank of Assistant/Associate Professor with potential for excellence in research and teaching related to Integrative Ecology and Conservation.

Due to the newly established $100,000 fee for H-1B petitions requesting consular processing outside of the U.S., Southern Illinois University is unable to provide H-1B sponsorship at this time for any prospective applicant who is outside of the U.S. and requires consular processing.

This position is represented by SIU Carbondale Faculty Association/IEA-NEA. For more information regarding salary and other details please visit:https://laborrelations.siu.edu/labor-contracts.

Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience, while also considering internal equity.
A successful candidate will be expected to develop and maintain an externally funded research program, maintain a record of scholarly productivity by initiating both independent research and research collaborations in their specialty area leading to publications in national peer-reviewed journals, advise and mentor graduate and undergraduate researchers, teach undergraduate and graduate courses, develop a course in their specialty, and participate in outreach activities. We are particularly interested in candidates whose research spans ecological scales and/or whose research focuses on wildlife ecology, management and conservation but integrates other disciplines such as but not limited to: energy production, human health (physical and mental), economics, community engagement, political science, or industrial, urban, and municipal development. Support and positively contribute to SIU’s mission of student success and retention through actions and responsibilities within this role.
Minimum Qualifications:Applicants must have earned a doctorate in the life sciences by date of hire. Applicants should have significant research experience documented through peer-reviewed publications and/or grantsmanship.
Preferred Qualifications:Preference will be given to applicants who have demonstrated an ability to acquire federal, state, and or private grant support and can teach a course in one of the following areas: mammalogy, comparative animal physiology, ecosystem ecology, integrated ecology, or restoration ecology". Postdoctoral research experience is also preferred.
Required Documents:Applicants submit a letter of application; curriculum vitae; a brief statement of research plans; a statement of teaching accomplishments, philosophy, and interests; a statement describing previous contributions and plans for promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, with all "statement" documents uploaded as document type "other".
Contact:Mike Eichholz,eichholz@siu.edu


The Center for Wildlife Sustainability Research (CWSR), formally known as the Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory, was founded in 1950. The CWSR has since developed collaborations with many state and federal agencies and NGO’s, developing national and international recognition. During this 75-year period, the CWSR supported over 1,500 undergraduate and recently graduated student employees receiving hands on research experience with over 400 additional graduate students receiving master’s and doctoral degrees. More recently, the CWSR, has averaged > $1,000,000/year in direct federal and federal flow-through grants culminating in > $3,000,000 in 2025. The School of Biological Sciences (SBS) has >400 undergraduate majors, making it the largest school in the College of Agricultural, Life, and Physical Sciences. SBS faculty are highly research active and provide vital hands-on research opportunities for SBS majors. SIU’s Zoology program is the only zoology B.S./B.A. degree program in Illinois and one of the few remaining zoology programs in the country, and it is the largest major in the SBS and one of the largest on campus. The appointment will be split 49/51% between the CWSR and the SBS. The responsibilities of the individual, however, will be distributed between the units as if the appointment were a 75/25% split with teaching assignments equivalent to an individual with a 25% appointment to the SBS. This split will be maintained while the individual maintains acceptable research productivity as determined by the Director of the CWSR and the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Research.