Assistant Professor - Tenure Track, Coastal Ecology

UNC Department of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences; Morehead City (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences (EMES) at UNC Chapel Hill is seeking a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Coastal Marine Ecology based at the Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS) in Morehead City, NC.

The candidate will develop an innovative estuarine and coastal ecology program with emphasis on field-based research and experiential learning, teach undergraduate and graduate courses supporting EMES and the Environment, Ecology & Energy Program majors, and pursue

Job description

The Department of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences (EMES) at UNC Chapel Hill is seeking a tenure-track faculty member at the Assistant Professor level in Coastal Marine Ecology who will be based at the Institute of Marine Sciences (IMS) in Morehead City, NC.

We seek candidates to develop an innovative and collaborative research program in estuarine and coastal ecology with a strong emphasis on field research and experiential learning. Potential areas of research focus include, but are not limited to community ecology, integrative conservation ecology, plankton ecology, fisheries ecology and marine apex predators. We welcome candidates who use molecular techniques, novel sensors and/or quantitative analysis to address fundamental questions in coastal marine ecology. The successful candidate will develop a world-class research program, teach undergraduate and graduate courses that support EMES and Environment, Ecology & Energy Program (E3P) majors and minors, including the Morehead City IE Field site, and pursue external funding. The position will be based at the Institute of Marine Sciences, located in Morehead City, NC, an essential facility and integral part of the Earth Marine and Environmental Sciences (https://emes.unc.edu/) department and many other departments at UNC-Chapel Hill. IMS offers immediate access to local ecosystems and is embedded within a collaborative network of nearby universities (i.e., North Carolina State University's Center for Marine Sciences and Technology, Duke University Marine Lab), state (NC Division of Marine Fisheries) and federal (NOAA Beaufort Lab) research and management institutions. Infrastructure includes a 50,000-sqft office and laboratory complex, 5,500-sqft wet lab, 6,000-sqft machine shop, 25,000-sqft outdoor mesocosm farm, and 2,250-sqft dormitory. IMS maintains a fleet of trucks/vans and research vessels (17-48'), an AAUS-certified dive program as well as the US's longest longline shark survey. Research, teaching, outreach and service to the state are important components of the mission of IMS "to conduct cutting-edge research, train young scientists, provide expertise to governmental agencies and industry, and to promote new knowledge to inform public policy." For more information about IMS, please visit http://ims.unc.edu/.