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Biological Oceanographer
Company / Organization: University of South Florida
Type: Full-time
City: Tampa
State or Country if outside US: FL
Description:
The College of Marine Science at the University of South Florida invites applications for a tenure-track, nine-month academic appointment in Biological Oceanography at the Assistant, Associate, or Professor level. Rank is dependent on qualifications and experience.
Qualified candidates will employ modern tools of multi-disciplinary science to understand the ocean ecosystem, areas such as, but not limited to, coastal and marine ecology; biodiversity; trophic structure and function; biological-physical interactions; connections between molecular biology, genetics, taxonomy and ecology; conservation biology; fisheries; aquatic animal tracking; the role of biota in biogeochemistry; and ecological and biogeochemical forecasting. A deep understanding of oceanography and the role of biota in Earth processes, and a history and vision of active involvement in field research in a variety of environments are required. Candidates must demonstrate an ability to communicate complex oceanographic concepts and explain an education strategy that contributes to our mission of graduate education in oceanography.
Candidates will be selected on the basis of their potential to conduct transformative research locally, nationally and internationally, on their productivity as reflected in peer reviewed publications, the potential to support their research, and evidence of outstanding mentoring, teaching, and public engagement. The successful candidate will contribute to core courses in oceanography and teach specialty courses at the graduate level, and will have a robust vision of accomplishing broader impacts with their research.
Contact: For information regarding the available position, please contact Dr. Frank Muller-Karger, carib@usf.edu or Tim Trowbridge, ttrowbridge@usf.edu (727-553-3375). Application procedures: Please submit a cover letter stating qualifications. Please append research and teaching statements, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three referees. Position is open until filled. Review of applications will begin after November 1, 2014. Appointment is expected to commence prior to August 2015. The College of Marine Science has 26 ranked faculty covering biological, chemical, geological, and physical oceanography and marine resource assessment, ~110 graduate students, ~$15 million in annual research, a total endowment of ~$18 million, ~80 full-time support personnel (including engineers, technical, and College administrative staff). The College of Marine Science is a member of the C.W. Bill Young Marine Science Complex, made up of six Federal and State environmental research and operational agencies in close proximity, including the USGS Coastal Geology division, the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Regional Office, the US Coastguard, the Florida Wildlife Research Institute (FWRI) of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, the Florida Institute for Oceanography (FIO), and the Tampa Bay National Estuary Program. Several private research groups including SRI International are co-located in this research cluster. Together with the College, these agencies and institutions employ ~800 researchers, engineers, technicians and support staff, making St. Petersburg one of the largest marine-science research complexes in the southeastern US. Additional information is available at http://www.marine.usf.edu/ and http://www.usf.edu. The University of South Florida is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Institution. To request disability accommodations in the application and interview process call (813) 974-2970. According to Florida law, applications, and meetings regarding them, are open to the public. |
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Requirements:
Minimum Requirements: Must have a PhD in a relevant scientific discipline at the time of hire with research experience in the field of Marine Science and/or Biological Oceanography.
Preferred qualifications: Applicants should be capable of interacting with colleagues in multi-disciplinary oceanographic research.
For the Assistant Professor rank, candidates should have a record of scholarly products and demonstrate potential for a career of creative work and scholarly publications, demonstrate potential for acquisition of extramural research funding, exhibit a commitment to exemplary instruction and mentoring of graduate students, be compelled to engage in transformative work through the co-design and co-creation of solutions, and demonstrate a culture of high ethics and service to their professional community and to the public.
For the Associate Professor / Professor rank, candidates should have an outstanding record in research, including a substantive publication and other scholarly product record, evidence of success in attracting extramural research funding, and a commitment to exemplary instruction and mentoring of graduate students, be compelled to engage in transformative work through the co-design and co-creation of solutions, and demonstrate a culture of high ethics and service to their professional community and to the public.
Point of Contact: Dr. Frank Muller-Karger