Quantitative Fisheries Assistant Professor (Fixed-Term)

Michigan State University; East Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Michigan State University’s Quantitative Fisheries Center in East Lansing invites applications for a full-time, 12-month fixed-term Assistant Professor position that emphasizes outreach, education, and stock assessment model development for Great Lakes fisheries. The role includes creating educational materials and collaborative workshops with management partners.

The successful candidate will advance quantitative stock assessment methods, work with agencies on harvest policy evaluation, and

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in fisheries science, quantitative ecology, or a closely related field.
• Experience with fisheries stock assessment, population dynamics, quantitative ecology, or related analytical disciplines.
• Experience developing, applying, or evaluating quantitative models used to support fisheries assessment, management, or conservation decisions.
• Experience working with fisheries management agencies, biologists, or resource managers on applied stock assessment or harvest policy questions.

Responsibilities

• Develop educational materials and short courses on RTMB, fish population dynamics, stock assessment methodology, and harvest policy.
• Modernize stock assessment models and evaluate sustainable harvest policies for key species; collaborate with agency partners.

Skills

Fisheries stock assessment

Population dynamics

Quantitative ecology

Education

Ph.D. in fisheries science

Job description

Michigan State University’s Quantitative Fisheries Center in East Lansing invites applications for a full-time, 12-month fixed-term Assistant Professor position that emphasizes outreach, education, and stock assessment model development for Great Lakes fisheries. The role includes creating educational materials and collaborative workshops with management partners.

The successful candidate will advance quantitative stock assessment methods, work with agencies on harvest policy evaluation, and