Assistant Professor of Marine Science Job at William & Mary
Position Information
Present Position Number
F0128V
Role Title
Assistant Professor/12-Mth
Position Title
Assistant Professor of Marine Science
Unit Mission Statement
William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) has a three-part mission to conduct research in coastal ocean and estuarine science, educate students and the public, and provide advisory service to policy-makers, industry, and the public. VIMS provides these services to Virginia, the nation, and the world.
Position Summary
The
Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) and the
School of Marine Science (SMS) at William & Mary announce a faculty cluster initiative associated with a new
institutional strategic plan. VIMS has a core commitment to the development and persistence of resilient coastal and marine systems through a scholarly focus on three thematic areas:
- Understanding and monitoring ecosystem health by connecting physical, chemical, biological, and socioeconomic systems to address environmental and community vulnerabilities.
- Providing translational science for sustainable management of natural resources, including fisheries and aquaculture.
- Providing science for the stewardship of coastal and ocean processes, connecting global trends and local drivers to understand and address environmental change.
We seek creative and innovative scholars who can contribute to these strategic directions through multidisciplinary collaborations.
We anticipate hiring up to five, full time (12-month), tenure-eligible faculty positions at the assistant professor level. The primary responsibility of these positions is the production of scholarly products, but new hires will also contribute to our academic program by teaching at least one course, likely for undergraduate and graduate students. VIMS recognizes the need for a diversity of voices, perspectives, and experiences to address environmental and socioeconomic challenges, and strongly encourages applications from individuals underrepresented in the field of marine science and in higher education.
We invite applicants from a wide variety of disciplines that support a direct and innovative connection to our strategic priorities, with preference given for expertise in the following areas (listed alphabetically):
We invite applicants from a wide variety of disciplines that support a direct and innovative connection to our strategic priorities, with preference given for expertise in the following areas (listed alphabetically):
- Coastal hydrology: including groundwater, watershed, and ecohydrology
- Estuarine processes: including materials cycling, landscape- and seascape-coupled drivers, food web dynamics, responses to climate change, etc.
- Fishery stock assessment: including single stock assessment, quantitative methods supporting ecosystem approaches to fishery management
- Human dimensions: including adaptive co-management, community health, coupled human-natural systems science, environmental economics, environmental justice, human adaptation and vulnerability, public and community health, and social implications of climate and coastal change
- Marine chemistry: including marine environmental chemistry, marine inorganic chemistry, ocean acidification, trace metal chemistry, marine biochemistry, organic contaminants, geochemistry, stable isotopes, etc.
- Marine/coastal policy: with potential focus on public resource use conflicts, ocean-based renewable energy and/or collaboration with William & Mary’s School of Law and our joint Virginia Coastal Policy Center.
- Marine mammal ecology: including foraging behavior, predator-prey dynamics, advanced geospatial techniques, acoustics, etc.
- Marine vertebrate physiology / ecophysiology: with a focus on how organisms respond to anthropogenic change.
- Plant ecology and plant physiology: with a focus on seagrass, marsh, and/or phytoplankton species.
- Quantitative marine science: including spatial ecology, GIS, remote sensing, big data, machine learning.
VIMS has a three-part mission to conduct research in coastal ocean and estuarine science, educate students and the public, and provide advisory service to policy-makers, industry, and the public. Chartered in 1940, VIMS is currently among the largest marine research and education centers in the US. The SMS at VIMS is the graduate school in marine science for William & Mary and offers outstanding opportunities for students, including research-focused MS and PhD degrees and a professional (MA) degree. The SMS also supports a growing undergraduate Marine Science minor at William & Mary and is exploring the development of a major.
Required Qualifications
EDUCATION:
- Ph.D., at the time of appointment, in field related to thematic areas within strategic plan;
EXPERIENCE
&
COMPETENCIES:
- Demonstrated commitment to producing high-level scholarship through innovative and impactful research
- Demonstrated commitment to producing inclusive and impactful classroom teaching
- Experience mentoring student research or conducting collaborative research with students
- Ability to teach qualitative and/or quantitative research methods
- Demonstrated commitment to addressing diversity, inclusion, and equity in education through research, teaching, service, and mentoring.
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated experience in science for solutions in coastal and marine systems focused on strategic priorities identified in this announcement and the VIMS strategic plan.
- Expertise in one or more areas of (alphabetically) coastal hydrology, estuarine processes, fishery stock assessment, human dimensions, marine chemistry, marine/coastal policy, marine mammal ecology, marine vertebrate physiology/ecophysiology, plant ecology/physiology, quantitative marine science.
- Experience translating research results into advisory service products for policy-makers, industry, and/or the public.
- Record of external funding to support research activities.
Conditions of Employment
Department
111100 Office of the Dean and Director
Location
VIMS - Gloucester
Job Open Date
10/10/2022
Review Begin Date
01/05/2023
Job Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Job Category
Instructional Faculty
Special Application Instructions
Applications must include a cover letter, a CV, the name, title, and contact information for three professional references, and a candidate statement that
describes the ways in which your teaching, research, stakeholder engagement, and experience with diversity, equity, and inclusion align with and would contribute to one or more of the strategic priorities outlined in this job announcement. We recommend this statement be up to approximately 2-3 pages in length.
Please upload your candidate statement under applicant documents listed as “other”.
For priority consideration, submit application materials by the next review date, January 5, 2023 (first review date began 10/31/22). This is a faculty cluster hiring opportunity for multiple positions; therefore application review will continue on a rolling basis, as needed.
Please upload your candidate statement under applicant documents listed as “other”.
For priority consideration, submit application materials by the next review date, January 5, 2023 (first review date began 10/31/22). This is a faculty cluster hiring opportunity for multiple positions; therefore application review will continue on a rolling basis, as needed.
Background Check Statement
William & Mary is committed to providing a safe campus community. W&M conducts background investigations for applicants being considered for employment. Background investigations include reference checks, a criminal history record check, and when appropriate, a financial (credit) report or driving history check.
EEO Statement
William & Mary values diversity and invites applications from underrepresented groups who will enrich the research, teaching and service missions of the university. The university is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and encourages applications from women, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.
Benefits Summary Statement
William & Mary offers our employees a full array of benefits including retirement, health insurance with options for expanded dental and vision along with group and optional life insurance with coverage for spouse and children, flexible spending accounts, and an EAP (Employee Assistance Program).
Our employees enjoy additional university benefits such as educational assistance, professional development, wellness benefits, and a robust holiday schedule. All employees have access to fitness facilities on campus. Staff members also have access to the university libraries, and much more. To learn more, go to: https://www.wm.edu/offices/hr/currentemployees/benefits/index.php
Our employees enjoy additional university benefits such as educational assistance, professional development, wellness benefits, and a robust holiday schedule. All employees have access to fitness facilities on campus. Staff members also have access to the university libraries, and much more. To learn more, go to: https://www.wm.edu/offices/hr/currentemployees/benefits/index.php
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