[Jpjobs] Biological Oceanographer / Univ. South Florida->tenure-track position

[James Yoder]

Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Biological Oceanography

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.

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.

Contact: For information regarding the available position, please 
contact Dr. Frank Muller-Karger, carib at usf.edu or Tim Trowbridge, 
ttrowbridge at usf.edu (727-553-3375).
Application procedures: Apply online at Careers at 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.

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 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
USF System, a system of three separately accredited institutions – USF 
Tampa, USF St. Petersburg and USF Sarasota-Manatee –
with an annual budget of $1.5 billion and an annual economic impact of 
$3.7 billion.

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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