The faculty of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of South Carolina, Columbia campus, invite applications for a 9-month, full-time, tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor to begin August 16, 2025.

We are seeking a faculty member who studies the effects of environmental stressors on the functional physiology of marine, estuarine, or freshwater animals. The successful candidate will join colleagues in the Institute for Clean Water and Healthy Ecosystems, a newly established partnership between USC and the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services, whose mission is to catalyze and coordinate USC research efforts in scientific and socioeconomic aspects of water quality. The successful candidate will join either our graduate group in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology or Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (or both) and will be expected to establish an independent, extramurally funded research program relevant to biology. The successful candidate also will be responsible for teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in biology and mentoring undergraduate and graduate students in research.

The USC Department of Biological Sciences is a multidisciplinary unit including 35 tenured/tenure-track faculty members representing a broad range of research areas. It includes more than 1,800 undergraduate majors and over 70 graduate students and post-doctoral fellows. Our department is complemented by strong research connections to the School of Earth, Ocean, & Environment, the Baruch Institute for Marine and Coastal Sciences, and the USC School of Medicine. For more information about the Department, please visit our website here (https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/biological_sciences/index.php).

The position requires a Ph.D. in biology or related discipline, plus relevant postdoctoral experience (2 years for Assistant rank and 6 years for Associate rank), and potential for excellence in teaching by the start date of employment.

All applicants must apply online at USCJobs at https://uscjobs.sc.edu/postings/176940. Applications must include (1) a curriculum vita, (2) a research statement (up to 3 pages), (3) a statement describing teaching experience and interests (up to 2 pages), and (4) the names and email addresses of at least three references. Letters will be solicited after the initial review of applications by the search committee. Review of applications will begin November 1, 2024, and the position will remain open until filled. Inquiries about the position may be directed to Dr. Jay Pinckney (pinckney@sc.edu), Search Committee Chair (put “Aq Phys Search” in the subject line). The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender (including transgender), gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDs status, military status, national origin, pregnancy (false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, childbirth, recovery therefrom or related medical conditions, breastfeeding), race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other bases under federal, state, local law, or regulations.