[ES_JOBS_NET] Tenure-Track Faculty Position - Fisheries Oceanographer Assistant Professor, Western Washington University

[Christine Wiedinmyer]

http://employment.wwu.edu/cw/en-us/job/496432/assistant-professor-fisheries-
oceanographer

 


Assistant Professor Fisheries Oceanographer


Work type: TT Faculty
Location: Bellingham, WA
Categories: Huxley College


Position Title

Tenure-Track Faculty Position - Fisheries Oceanographer Assistant Professor 


About the University

Western Washington University, with over 16,000 students in seven colleges
and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational
programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham,
Washington, a coastal community of 83,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the
San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90
miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia.
Western is the highest-ranking public, master's-granting university in the
Pacific Northwest, according to the 2019 U.S. News & World Report rankings.


About the Department

We invite applications for a full-time, tenure-track position focused on
fisheries oceanography. This position is at the rank of assistant professor
and begins September 16, 2019. The appointment will be to a new program in
Marine and Coastal Science (MACS) and housed in the Department of
Environmental Sciences, Huxley College, at Western Washington University.
Western's Huxley College of the Environment is the oldest interdisciplinary
environmental studies college in the U.S. and is known nationally and
internationally for its excellence in educating the next generation of
environmental leaders. Huxley's academic programs reflect a broad view of
the physical, biological, social, and cultural world. The department offers
degrees in Environmental Science at the undergraduate and master's level.
The department values putting learners in active roles in real world
contexts, and recognizes the diverse kinds of professional expertise its
faculty bring. The department maintains active relationships with community,
agency, NGO, and private sector partners and is committed to diversity and
excellence in our faculty, students, and staff.  We especially encourage
candidates who share and can contribute to this commitment through active
engagement in the department, university, and wider community.

The MACS program brings together faculty, staff, and students from three
academic departments and affiliated programs housed in two colleges, in
addition to a WWU-operated marine laboratory, the Shannon Point Marine
Center.  Detailed information for the Department of Environmental Sciences
(https://huxley.wwu.edu/huxley-college/department-environmental-sciences),
the Marine and Coastal Sciences program ( <https://marine.wwu.edu/>
https://marine.wwu.edu) and the Shannon Point Marine Center (
<http://www.wwu.edu/spmc/> http://www.wwu.edu/spmc) is available online.

We seek applicants whose research and teaching focus on marine fisheries and
associated ecological, environmental, and oceanographic processes.
Approaches could include field surveys and sampling, remote sensing,
physical models, and applied oceanographic analysis with an emphasis on
conditions under which wild and cultivated populations of coastal and
estuarine fish thrive; responses to natural and human caused change,
including climate change; remediation, restoration, and sustainability; and
application of fishery science to management decisions. As one of the
initial faculty hires into the MACS program, the successful applicant will
also be expected to support collaborations within and between the MACS
program and the Department of Environmental Sciences.

The successful candidate will have an opportunity to help develop new
curricular and research programs with participating faculty affiliated with
the Shannon Point Marine Center, and the Departments of Biology, Chemistry,
Geology, and Environmental Sciences at Western Washington University.

The MACS program, Huxley College of the Environment, and the College of
Science and Engineering support Western's mission, which states that
together with our students, staff, and faculty, we are committed to making a
positive impact in the state and the world with a shared focus on academic
excellence and inclusive achievement. We encourage applications from women,
people of color, people with disabilities, veterans, and other candidates
from underrepresented backgrounds and with diverse experiences interested in
this opportunity.

 


About the Position

Position Responsibilities: The preferred candidate will be expected to
develop and maintain a teaching and research program that complements
existing strengths in the Department of Environmental Sciences and existing
strengths in marine biology, marine ecology, geophysics, geochemistry, and
energy studies in the other MACS-affiliated departments and institutes. We
seek candidates who are committed to a multidisciplinary approach to
scholarship and teaching and who can contribute to introductory courses in
marine science and to specialty courses in fisheries and physical
oceanography. Ability to teach biostatistics, marine remote sensing, GIS, or
introductory quantitative modeling is also desirable. Teaching assignments
for this position will be distributed evenly between courses offered in
Environmental Sciences and courses offered in MACS.  This faculty member
will also be expected to participate in service to the department, the
program, and the college as well as student advising.


Required Qualifications

*        PhD by the end of spring quarter/semester 2019 in fisheries
science, oceanography, or a closely related field

*        Demonstrated commitment to effective teaching

*        Demonstrated record of, or commitment to, cultivating learning
environments that are equitable and inclusive of students with diverse
social identities and backgrounds

*        Commitment to establishing a research program in fisheries
oceanography that involves undergraduate students and advising graduate
students

*        Ability to establish an externally-supported research program

*        Excellent communication skills


Preferred Qualifications

*        Demonstrated teaching and scholarship that can inform environmental
management or policy decisions

*        Demonstrated ability to teach subjects described in the Position
Responsibilities section

*        Post-doctoral fellowship or additional professional experience

*        Teaching and scholarship interests, and experience aligned with the
goals of the Department of Environmental Sciences and the MACS program. 


Salary

 Commensurate with experience and qualifications


Bargaining Unit

 United Faculty of Western Washington


Application Instructions

A complete application should include:  (1) a cover letter addressing all of
the required and preferred qualifications, (2) a curriculum vitae, (3) a
statement of  research plans (1-2 pages, not including references), (4) a
statement of teaching philosophy, experience, and interests (1-2 pages), (5)
a separate statement that addresses your demonstrated record of, or
commitment to, cultivating learning environments that are equitable and
inclusive of students with diverse social identities and backgrounds (1-2
pages), (6) names, addresses, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers of
four professional references.

Inquiries may be addressed to the search committee chair, Dr. John Rybczyk,
at  <mailto:john.rybczyk at wwu.edu> john.rybczyk at wwu.edu or (360) 650-2081
<http://employment.wwu.edu/cw/en-us/job/496432/assistant-professor-fisheries
-oceanographer> .


Closing Date Notes

Review of applications will begin Feb 28, 2019. Position open until filled. 

 

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