ASSISTANT PROFESSOR – COASTAL OR MARINE ECOLOGIST
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POSITION DESCRIPTION
The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology_(EEB) at the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC invites applications for a tenure-track position in coastal or marine ecology at the assistant professor level. We seek researchers who address questions of broad ecological interest in coastal or marine ecosystems.
Ideal candidates will have expertise in one or more of the following research areas: ecological resilience and persistence; population and community ecology; field ecology; testing solutions to global change; mitigating biodiversity loss, overexploitation, ecosystem health, or other human-driven challenges within coupled social-ecological systems. This research expertise may span basic or applied ecology, evolution, field science, and coastal science or policy.
Primary responsibilities include establishing and maintaining an active, externally-funded research program, teaching undergraduate and graduate courses using inclusive practices, and mentoring students and early-career researchers. Teaching and mentoring commitments will be split between the EB Department’s majors (Biology B.A., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Marine Biology, and Plant Science), and UCSC’s Coastal Science and Policy_(SP) program. The search committee wI seex candidates who place a strona emphasis on using experiential, field-based teaching pedagogies in their teaching commitments as indicated in their teaching statements. In addition to holding a faculty appointment in EEB, the hired applicant will also be a core faculty member of the CSP program.
The faculty of EEB at UCSC are a group of collegial, collaborative, and engaged scientists who take a concept-driven and integrative approach to understanding the biology of organisms across the diversity of life.
Consequently, our core strength comes from purposeful integration across several biological and conceptual axes: i) ecology, evolution, and organismal biology; ii terrestrial, freshwater and marine systems; iii) field studies, lab experiments, and theory. Our work across basic and applied science informs conservation, management, and policy, and fosters societal recognition for the importance of discovery.
Our research and teaching are firmly grounded in the natural history of organisms, and benefit from the extraordinary diversity of species and habitats on and surrounding the UCSC campus. We advocate for equity, anti-racism, and inclusion in every facet of our work.
UCSC values diversity, equity, and inclusion and is committed to hiring faculty who will work to advance these values. UCSC is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI), with high proportions of first-generation and low-income students. We welcome candidates who can articulate and address the barriers facing marginalized groups in higher education, and who have a demonstrated track record in advancing inclusion in teaching, mentoring/supervision, research, and/or service.
Activities promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion will be recognized as important during the faculty promotion process. For more information please refer to the APO Diversity Resources web page.
Anticipated start: July 1, 2025, with the academic year beginning in September 2025.
Review date: Oct 14, 2024. Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
