Assistant Professor of Biology: Fish Ecology The Department of Biology at Coastal Carolina University invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level beginning Fall 2013.
Candidates must have a Ph. D and will be responsible for teaching Ichthyology, Principles of Ecology, and will have the opportunity to teach other advanced courses in their area of specialization. Successful candidates will be expected to emerge as exemplars of teaching, contribute to both introductory and graduate courses and develop potentially fundable research programs in fish ecology involving undergraduate and graduate students. Candidates whose research interests include freshwater systems are encouraged to apply. The Biology Department has over 500 undergraduate majors, 18 graduate students and 19 full-time faculty. Undergraduate students earn a B.S. Degree in Biology. The department also participates in an interdisciplinary M.S. in Coastal Marine and Wetland Studies, and offers courses for graduate students in the Masters of Arts in Teaching program in the Spadoni College of Education. Construction is underway for the Kenneth E. Swain Hall which will contain state of the art instructional and research labs with expected completion in early 2013. For more departmental information visit: http://www.coastal.edu/academics/science/departments/biology. Coastal Carolina University, a public liberal arts institution located just nine miles from the Atlantic coast resort of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, enrolls more than 9,000 students from 48 states and 39 nations. The University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the baccalaureate and master's degrees. Interested candidates should submit a letter of application, curriculum vitae, statement of teaching and research goals and the contact information for at least three professional references, electronically at http://jobs.coastal.edu. Review of applications will begin on January 1, 2013 and continue until the position is filled. Coastal Carolina University is an EO/AA employer. ************************************************ John J. Hutchens, Jr. Associate Professor of Biology P.O. Box 261954 Coastal Carolina University Conway, SC 29528-6054 Voice: 843-349-2169 Fax: 843-349-2201 E-mail: jjhut...@coastal.edu<mailto:jjhut...@coastal.edu> Homepage: http://ww2.coastal.edu/jjhutche/ ************************************************
