*Assistant Professor – Wetland/Aquatic Ecologist * Tenure-track, 9-month, 50% research, 50% teaching, School of Agricultural, Forest, and Environmental Sciences, Clemson University. Available August 15, 2012.
We are seeking a broadly trained wetland/aquatic ecologist to develop a long-term, externally funded research program supporting both graduate and undergraduate students, and to teach undergraduate and graduate courses within the framework of the new, interdisciplinary School of Agricultural, Forest, and Environmental Sciences. Clemson is a Land Grant university situated in the Upper Piedmont of South Carolina, USA. Applicants taking a systems-level approach that integrates aspects of wildlife ecology, quantitative ecology, conservation biology, or related disciplines will be favored. Qualifications include a Ph.D. in ecology and environmental sciences, wildlife ecology and management, natural resources, or other related areas, and post-doctoral research and/or teaching experience. The successful applicant will teach on average two regular courses per year including an upper-level undergraduate/graduate wetlands course and a portion of an undergraduate, team-taught, field methods course. The wetland/aquatic ecologist will develop a graduate-level course that adds needed analytical and conceptual dimensions to the graduate program. Duties also include undergraduate advising in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology or Conservation Biology. Service to university and professional communities is expected. Review of applications will begin January 24, 2012. Applicants should email as a single .pdf file, 1) A letter of interest including the applicant’s contact information 2) The names, titles, and contact information for 3 references 3) A one-page teaching philosophy 4) A one-page research plan 5) A Curriculum Vitae and should mail an official paper transcript from the Ph.D.-granting institution to: Robert F. Baldwin, Ph.D. Search Committee Chair School of Agricultural, Forest, and Environmental Sciences 261 Lehotsky Hall Clemson University Clemson, SC 29634 [email protected] *Clemson is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Employer* --
