DIRECTOR OF KU BIODIVERSITY INSTITUTE & NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

The University of Kansas seeks outstanding applicants for the position of director of its Biodiversity Institute (BI) & Natural History Museum (KUNHM). The director sets the strategic direction for the BI with regard to research, education and outreach and holds a 20% joint appointment as a tenured faculty member in an appropriate academic department. The director has unique opportunities to develop a personal research program synergistically within the BI and collaboratively with a large and diverse KU research community.

This is an endowed directorship. Funds from the endowment provide the director with additional resources to advance the BI’s mission. The formal name of the directorship will be announced in 2021.

The KU Biodiversity Institute is an internationally recognized center for research and graduate education in systematics, evolutionary biology, paleontology and archaeology. In addition to the collection and curation of recent and fossil animals and plants, the BI is a world leader in the field of biodiversity informatics, including the development of global data architectures and platforms for the processing and research analysis of species data.

The KU Natural History Museum is the iconic public face of the BI and serves public audiences including K-12 schools, families and adults, the university, and the informal science education community. The Natural History Museum shares, interprets and educates diverse audiences about the natural world through engaging and innovative exhibits, programming and projects.

For more information on KU, the BI and KUNHM or to apply for the position:  https://research.ku.edu/director-kus-biodiversity-institute-natural-history-museum

Please forward to any relevant candidates on behalf of the search committee.