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Assistant Professor of Marine Biology

Job no : 533968

Work type : Faculty - Tenure Track

Location : Charleston, OR

Categories : Biology / Life Sciences, Research / Scientific / Grants, Instruction

Department : Department of Biology

Rank : Assistant Professor

Annual Basis : 9 Month

Application Deadline

December 1, 2024; position open until filled

Required Application Materials

• Cover letter (outlining their preparation and interest in the position)
• research statement (up to 2 pages plus supporting visuals and citations) covering

accomplishments and future directions

account of prior and ongoing engagement

Position Announcement

The Department of Biology at the University of Oregon seeks a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor to join the resident faculty at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (OIMB), starting September 2025. The OIMB is the University of Oregon's satellite campus and field station on the Oregon Coast, providing access to the marine environment for teaching, research, and public outreach, and this opportunity is located at the OIMB in Charleston, Oregon.

The ideal candidate will bring a research program addressing climate adaptation in the marine realm. Our goal is to attract an innovative, creative leader who seeks not merely to document climate change and organismic response, but to learn how organisms adapt to the kind of large-scale disruption wrought by climate change. The research focus may address any level from global-scale ecological adaptation, through biogeography and population dynamics, to physiology or reproduction and development. The successful candidate will be expected to establish an externally-funded research lab at the field station. It is a high priority to find a new colleague who will take advantage of the flora and fauna to which the OIMB provides access, including field or experimental approaches and developing research mentorship for both undergraduate and graduate students. Our new colleague will also teach at the field station and should expect to take a leading role in maximizing student access and experience at OIMB. At least one teaching assignment will involve experiential learning that integrates field or lab experience in a topical context appropriate to the new faculty member's specialty.

Applicants should have demonstrated excellence in scholarship and scientific productivity. Significant field station or expeditionary experience is a plus and should be highlighted. Applicants should also demonstrate a record of inclusivity and embrace the University of Oregon's imperative to promote diversity and equity across the academy and the broader community within which it is embedded. All materials must be submitted online through (link) application review will begin Dec. 1 and continue until the position is filled.

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About the University

The University of Oregon (UO) is an R1 institution, a member of the Association of American Universities, and enrolls ~20,000 undergraduate and ~4,000 graduate students. The UO recently joined the Big Ten Conference, with student athlete competition within the new group starting in 2024. UO will also join the Big Ten Academic Alliance bringing together research and academic institutions sharing a common mission of research, profession, graduate, and undergraduate teaching. The 295-acre main UO campus features state-of-the-art facilities in an arboretum-like setting, with satellite campuses in Portland and on the coast in Charleston. The main campus is located in Eugene, a vibrant city of ~200,000 within easy traveling distance of the Pacific Coast, the Cascade Mountains, Portland, and the rest of the Pacific Northwest. The University supports its educational mission through modern libraries, teaching, laboratory classrooms, field research opportunities, and extensive undergraduate and graduate mentored training. The University supports its research mission through generous research space and state-of-the-art Core Facilities including the Genomics and Cell Characterization Core Facility, the Imaging Microscopy Core, the Center for Advanced Materials Characterization, and the Research Advanced Computing Services. Clinical and bioengineering opportunities are supported via collaborations with Oregon Health Sciences University and the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact.