Assistant Professor of Aquatic Biology GCSU

Assistant Professor of Aquatic Biology GCSU 2027

Job : 303391

Location: Georgia College & State Univ

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Georgia College & State University (GCSU) is the state's designated public liberal arts university, where students learn the essential skills to compete in a fast-paced and technology-driven global society. The university prepares students for successful careers, leadership in communities, problem solving and life-long learning through personalized attention in a residential setting with opportunities for a variety of transformational experiences through its award-winning, high-impact practices.

One of only three selective universities within the University System of Georgia and a top 10 ranked public university in the Southeast, GCSU offers undergraduate degrees in more than 40 majors, more than 30 graduate programs, doctorates in education and nursing, professional certificates, and continuing education programs.

As a member of the prestigious Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC), GCSU is committed to fostering a liberal arts environment that values academic preeminence, interdisciplinary inquiry and an inclusive learning community. GCSU enjoys a strong reputation for academic excellence and nationally ranked programs according to US News & World Report, The Princeton Review and Colleges of Distinction - among other ranking sources.

Georgia College & State University takes great pride in combining the educational experience of a private liberal arts college with the affordability of a public university. Faculty and staff are dedicated to student engagement and experiential learning through high-impact practices such as internships, service- and community-based learning, leadership development, study abroad opportunities, mentored undergraduate research and a capstone project that fosters intellectual curiosity, reasoned inquiry and critical thinking.

The university's beautiful and historic campus is located downtown in Milledgeville, Georgia, a charming, diverse college town of approximately 19,000 residents in Central Georgia, and only 90 miles southeast of Atlanta. Milledgeville is also the home of noted American author and alumna, Flannery O'Connor, '45, and the college community enjoys many exciting literary arts programs at O'Connor's former home, Andalusia, a National Historic Landmark owned by the university.

Milledgeville is located on the banks of beautiful Lake Sinclair and Lake Oconee, allowing faculty, staff and students to take full advantage of the environmental and recreational benefits of being part of a lake community. For cultural, educational and leisure opportunities beyond Milledgeville
- Macon and Atlanta are located within easy driving distances.

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The Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences at Georgia College & State University offers undergraduate majors in Biology and Environmental Science, with concentrations available in Marine Sciences and Biomedical Sciences. The department also offers an M.S. program in Biology with both thesis and non-thesis options. Our 29 full-time faculty members support approximately 395 undergraduate Biology majors, 112 Environmental Science majors, and 26 graduate students.

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The Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences at Georgia College & State University invites applications for a tenure-track position in aquatic biology (freshwater or marine) to begin August 2027. The candidate will contribute to both the core curriculum and upper-division courses in their area of specialization at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Teaching responsibilities will include Ichthyology and Aquatic Ecology, along with the opportunity to develop additional upper-division courses in aquatic biology (e.g. fisheries biology, freshwater biology, or courses in the marine sciences).

We are particularly interested in candidates whose expertise in aquatic biology - demonstrated through their publication record - complements rather than overlaps existing faculty…