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<h1>Professor of Phytoplankton Viability Studies</h1>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Department of Oceanography at Dalhousie
University, Canada’s leading school of oceanography, is seeking
applicants for the position of Professor of Phytoplankton
Viability Studies. The successful candidate will be an outstanding
and innovative researcher whose accomplishments have made a major
impact in this field. The candidate must lead and grow an
innovative, interdisciplinary, and technically demanding research
program of the highest quality that would attract excellent
trainees, students, and future researchers, high levels of
external research funding, and strong international partnerships.
In addition to research leadership, the successful candidate will
be expected to contribute to the teaching and service mandate at
Dalhousie.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Funding for this position will come, in part,
from Trojan Technologies, a Dalhousie industrial partner and a
leader in the application of ultraviolet radiation (UV) for
treatment of drinking water and wastewater. Trojan is striving to
develop markets for its environmentally safe and effective systems
for treating the ballast water of ships.
<span lang="EN-US">The key challenge for Trojan is to demonstrate
— to ship-owners, regulatory bodies and the general public —
that UV treatment achieves its intended goal of removing the
threat of invasive microbes or phytoplankton in ballast water.
The successful candidate will work with Trojan to research the
efficacy of UV treatment for treatment of ballast water,
conducting research of the highest caliber and reporting the
results widely. Intimate familiarity with the effects of UV
disinfection on microbes, particularly phytoplankton, is
essential. The needs for research results are immediate, so the
successful candidate must have demonstrated expertise in the
measurements of phytoplankton viability now recognized or being
considered by regulatory bodies: most probable numbers, vital
stains, and assays based on chlorophyll fluorescence. The
successful candidate, therefore, must have demonstrated
expertise in phytoplankton physiology, phytoplankton ecology,
and phytoplankton optical properties. Demonstrated leadership in
studies of the physiological ecology of phytoplankton will be
fundamentally important to the Professor’s broader mission in
fundamental research and teaching.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The successful candidate
will head Dalhousie’s Phytoplankton Laboratory. This impressive
facility is key research infrastructure for the Department and
broader university community. The Phytoplankton Laboratory has
a long and continuing history of providing technically
sophisticated training to a large group of graduate and
undergraduate students in the Marine Biology and Ocean Sciences
BSc degree programs at Dalhousie. The successful candidate will
be expected to continue these vital training activities. The
laboratory provides contracted services to researchers at
Dalhousie and to the broader community, and these services are
expected to continue under the leadership of the successful
candidate.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">The
successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in oceanography or a
related field, and will be appointed at the rank of Associate
Professor or higher with tenure if qualifications and experience
warrant in the Department of Oceanography. Anticipated start
date is 1 January, 2017 or as negotiated.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">The
application should include a detailed <i>curriculum vitae</i>,
brief description of the current research program,
accomplishments, at least five representative publications in
the last five years, the names of three references</span><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA" lang="EN-US">, and a
completed Self-Identification Questionnaire (which is available
at
</span><a href="http://www.dal.ca/becounted/selfid"><span
style="color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA;text-decoration:none"
lang="EN-US">http://www.dal.ca/becounted/selfid</span></a><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA" lang="EN-US">).</span><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"> Please send the complete
application to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Search Committee Chair,
Professor of Phytoplankton Viability Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Department of Oceanography
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Dalhousie University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">PO Box 15000<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 4R2<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Canada<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><u><span
style="color:#222222;border:none windowtext
1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">E-mail:
</span></u><a href="mailto:Oceanchr@dal.ca"><span
style="border:none windowtext
1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Oceanchr@dal.ca</span></a><u><span
style="color:#222222;border:none windowtext
1.0pt;padding:0cm;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">; Subject:
Phytoplankton Viability Selection Committee</span></u><span
style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Review
of applications will begin October 31, 2016, but applications
will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<span style="color:black;background:white">Dalhousie is committed
</span>to fostering a collegial culture grounded in diversity and
inclusiveness. The university encourages applications from
qualified Aboriginal people, persons with a disability, racially
visible persons, women, persons of minority sexual orientations and
gender identities, and all qualified candidates who would contribute
to the diversity of our community. All qualified candidates are
encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will
be given priority.
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