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<div class="moz-forward-container">Tenure-Track Faculty Position in
Biological Oceanography<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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Preferred qualifications: Applicants should be capable of
interacting with colleagues in multi-disciplinary
oceanographic research.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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Contact: For information regarding the available position,
please contact Dr. Frank Muller-Karger, <a
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href="mailto:carib@usf.edu">carib@usf.edu</a> or Tim
Trowbridge, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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href="mailto:ttrowbridge@usf.edu">ttrowbridge@usf.edu</a>
(727-553-3375).<br>
Application procedures: Apply online at Careers@USF. 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.<br>
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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 <a
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href="http://www.marine.usf.edu/">http://www.marine.usf.edu/</a>
and <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.usf.edu">http://www.usf.edu</a>.<br>
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The University of South Florida is a high-impact, global
research university located in beautiful Tampa Bay on
Florida's spectacular west coast. It is one of the largest
public universities in the nation, and among the top 50
universities, public or private, for federal research
expenditures. The university is one of only four Florida
public universities classified by the Carnegie Foundation for
the Advancement of Teaching in the top tier of research
universities, a distinction attained by only 2.3 percent of
all universities. At the heart of USF is a vibrant, diverse
and engaged student body. More than 47,000 students are
enrolled in the<br>
USF System, a system of three separately accredited
institutions – USF Tampa, USF St. Petersburg and USF
Sarasota-Manatee –<br>
with an annual budget of $1.5 billion and an annual economic
impact of $3.7 billion.<br>
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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
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