The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Multidisciplinary Sciences, Marine and Coastal Sciences is accepting applications for a tenure-track, Assistant Professor position to begin in the fall of 2015. Responsibilities include delivering quality instruction within the undergraduate and graduate program in Marine and Coastal Sciences, establishing and conducting research and scholarship activities serving the college and the university. Candidates should have a research focus in Coastal Plant Science (e.g., seagrasses, mangroves, coastal thornscrub, etc., and the impacts of global climate change and anthropogenic disturbances on those ecosystems); applications are encourage from exceptional candidates whose expertise can take advantage of UTRGV’s unique biogeographical location and subtropical coastal ecosystems, and who can integrate undergraduate research and training into their research program. Faculty members are expected to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in their general field of study and additional courses as necessary to support the needs of the program, develop a research program that attracts extramural funding, and provide service.
If interested please visit the posting here: https://careers.utrgv.edu/postings/6773
