Assistant Professor - Evolutionary Genetics

Overview

• Advertised
  
  Title:
  
  Assistant Professor - Evolutionary Genetics
• Posting Number: FAC
  00126PO25
• Campus: Columbia
• College/Division: College of Arts and Sciences
• Department: CAS Biological Sciences
• Advertised Salary Range: We offer a competitive salary and benefits package.
• Location of Vacancy: Columbia, SC
• Part/Full Time: Full Time
• Hours Per Week: 40
• Position Category: Full-time Equivalent (FTE)
• Basis: 9 months
• Work County: Richland
• Tenure Information: Tenure-Track/Tenured
• Job Search Category: Faculty

From the Upstate to the Low country, the University of South Carolina system is transforming the lives of South Carolinians through the impact of our eight institutions and 20 locations throughout the state. More than 50,000 students are enrolled at one of eight institutions, including the research campus in Columbia and comprehensive four-year universities in Aiken, Upstate and Beaufort. In addition, our Palmetto College campuses in Salkehatchie, Union, Lancaster and Sumter enable students to earn associate or bachelor’s degrees through a combination of in-person, online or blended learning.

All of our system institutions place strong emphasis on service — helping to build healthier, more educated communities in South Carolina and beyond.

The faculty of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of South Carolina, Columbia campus, invites applications for a 9-month, full time, tenure track position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin on August 16, 2026. We seek to hire a biologist who addresses fundamental questions in evolutionary genetics.

The successful candidate will join our graduate group in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and will be expected to establish an independent, extramurally funded research program in evolutionary genetics. The successful candidate also will be responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in biology and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students in research.

The USC Department of Biological Sciences is a multidisciplinary unit including 35 tenured/tenure-track faculty members representing a broad range of research areas. It includes more than 1,800 undergraduate majors and over 70 graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. Our department is complemented by strong research connections to the School of Earth, Ocean, & Environment, the Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences, and the USC School of Medicine.

For more information about the Department, please visit our website here.

• Candidates must have a Ph.D. in biology or related discipline, and at least one year of postdoctoral research experience in biology by the start date of employment.

Desired

Start Date:

08/16/2026

Job Open Date: 08/12/2025

Open Until Filled: Yes

All applicants must apply online at USC Jobs at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./192927

• Applications must include (1) a cover letter, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a research statement (up to 3 pages), (4) a statement describing teaching experience and interests (up to 2 pages), and (5) the names and email addresses of at least three references. Letters will be solicited after the initial review of applications by the search committee. Review of applications will begin 1 October 2025, and the position will remain open until filled.
  
  Inquiries about the position may be directed to Dr. Carrie Wessinger, Search Committee Chair (wessinc.edu; please put “Evolutionary Genetics search” in the subject line).

Positions are advertised for a minimum of five (5) business days on our job website. After five (5) business days, positions can be closed at the discretion of the department at any time. This position is open until filled. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors.

Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email.

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