Assistant/Associate Professor of Marine Biogeochemistry or Fisheries (Tenure-Track)

Job Details

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant or Associate Professor level in the Department of Fisheries Oceanography (DFO) or the Department of Estuarine and Ocean Sciences (DEOS) at the School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST), beginning September 2027.

SMAST is an internationally recognized center for interdisciplinary marine science and technology, addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing our oceans, including climate change, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, coastal resilience, marine renewable energy, and ecosystem health. Our faculty develop innovative observations, technologies, and models to understand a rapidly changing ocean and translate that knowledge into solutions that benefit marine ecosystems, fisheries, communities, and industry.

SMAST provides faculty with the opportunity to build independent research programs within a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary graduate school. We seek creative and innovative scholars with a strong record of research achievement commensurate with career stage and a commitment to teaching, mentoring, collaboration, and external engagement.

Candidates Are Sought For Either Of The Following Areas
 

• Marine Biogeochemistry.
   

We seek a marine biogeochemist whose research addresses emerging challenges and opportunities relative to understanding, observing, and modeling open ocean and coastal systems. Areas of interest include nutrient and carbon cycling, stable isotope and tracer geochemistry, carbon sequestration and ocean alkalinity enhancement, ocean acidification, deoxygenation, greenhouse gas dynamics, and ecosystem resilience as well as marine pollution, including the fate and transformation of nitrogen, plastics and/or other contaminants in coastal environments. We welcome candidates whose research advances these areas through field observations, laboratory and experimental approaches, numerical modeling, data-driven and machine learning methods, or emerging observing technologies such as autonomous and sensor-based platforms.
 

• Marine Fisheries

We seek a scientist with research interests in marine policy, governance, ecosystems, ocean modeling and AI, and fisheries technology, with a geographic focus on, but not limited to, the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. Emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary research, advanced technology and quantitative analysis to better understand and predict the impact of a rapidly changing ocean and human activity on marine fisheries and seafood supply and translating that knowledge into sustainable management and adaptative strategies.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Candidates must hold at the time of appointment an earned Ph.D. in Marine Science, Oceanography, or a closely related field.

Experience: Candidates must have a record of teaching at the graduate (or undergraduate) level and research accomplishments through publication in peer-reviewed journals and leading or participation in externally funded research projects commensurate with years since PhD. Prior experience working with academic, government, and/or industry partners is also desirable. The level of appointment (Assistant or Associate Professor) will be determined at the time of hire based on the candidate's teaching experience as well as research accomplishments as compared with the tenure and promotion criteria in Scholarship and Professional Activities for SMAST.

Other: Candidates must demonstrate a commitment to excellence in teaching, mentorship, and scholarly accomplishments, as well as a capability to build a strong research program with extramural support.

Preferred Qualifications

A track record of successful grant proposal submission and funding as a principal investigator. A track record of graduate course development and student mentorship. Strong written and oral communication skills as demonstrated by a record of publications and presentations. A demonstrated ability to be a productive member of a research collaboration.

Knowledge, Skills And Abilities Required

Background and experience in a marine-related research area of strategic interest to SMAST.

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