Ocean Career: Arizona State University Professor in Marine Biology

Marine Biology Position

The School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences embraces the ideal of a fully inclusive and welcoming STEM community and seeks candidates who will create a climate that attracts and supports the success of students of all races, nationalities, and genders. We strongly encourage women and underrepresented minorities to apply. Our School is committed to recruiting and retaining students and faculty from groups that have historically been underrepresented in the sciences.

ASU is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy, and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural, and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real-world applications blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines.

ASU serves more than 80,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth-largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe.

• Establish a vigorous, externally-funded program of research in relevant areas, in which undergraduate students can participate
• Teach both general and specified courses in relevant areas
• Teach and mentor students from diverse populations
• Contribute service to the university and profession

Required Qualifications:

• Doctorate or terminal degree in Marine Biology or related field at time of hire

• Experience in fields broadly relevant to marine science, including but not limited to fields such as ecology, ecotoxicology, organismal biology, environmental science, microbial ecology, conservation, etc.
• Demonstrated experience teaching and mentoring students in research in relevant area
• Demonstrated commitment to working successfully with a diverse student population, including first-generation college students, non-traditional, and low-income college students, and those from under-represented minorities.
• Evidence of experience in teaching and/or course development at the college level
• Demonstrated contribution of service to profession and university, commensurate with the candidate's current rank
• Interest in establishing an interdisciplinary research program through collaborative efforts
• Record of publications in relevant area, commensurate with the candidate's current rank
• Record of grant writing (including proposals funded, submitted, and unfunded) in relevant area, commensurate with the candidate's current rank

This position will contribute to the School of Mathematical & Natural Science's programs in environmental science, biology, and toxicology. We are hiring a full-time, benefits-eligible, and open-rank tenure/tenured-track position with broad interdisciplinary expertise in fields broadly relevant to marine science (including but not limited to fields such as ecology, ecotoxicology, organismal biology, environmental, microbial ecology, conservation, etc.) that complements or supplements existing strengths in the unit.

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