[Coral-List] Faculty position in Quantitative Fisheries and/or Conservation Modeling and Sustainability at Nova Southeastern University, Florida

[Joana Figueiredo]

The Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences (https://hcas.nova.edu/departments/marine-biology-environmental-sciences/index.html) at Nova Southeastern University's Halmos College of Arts and Sciences seeks a new faculty member at the Assistant Professor level. We are looking for a researcher-teacher with postdoctoral experience, a strong publication and external funding track record, expertise in quantitative fisheries and/or conservation modeling and sustainability, and interest in conducting research locally. The department's research focuses on fish and fisheries, freshwater ecology, deep sea science, and coral reef ecology. Candidates will be required to contribute to undergraduate and graduate education in both environmental sciences and marine biology, with a goal towards incorporating research knowledge and expertise into their curriculum. The successful candidate's effort will be split between teaching, mentoring, research, and university service. The selected candidate is expected to teach within the first year.  Nova Southeastern University is a private, not-for-profit university in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with over 20,000 students of whom over 5,000 are undergraduates. Members of the NSU community have a shared vision, summarized here: https://www.nova.edu/about/mission.html. The position will be based at the Ocean Campus in Dania Beach: https://www.nova.edu/ghoc/map-directions.html.



Candidates should submit a cover letter, CV, research statement, teaching statement, and list of 3 references. Apply for position 998833 at: https://nsucareers.nova.edu/en-us/job/498306/faculty-rank-tbd-mrn-bio-998833. For questions relative to this position, contact the Chair of the Faculty Search Committee, Dr. Joana Figueiredo, at jfigueiredo at nova.edu<mailto:jfigueiredo at nova.edu> including "DOMES Faculty Hire" on the Subject line. We encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply, as NSU is committed to enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion. Review of applications will begin June 15, 2021.


Joana Figueiredo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Marine Larval Ecology and Recruitment Laboratory
Dep. Marine and Environmental Sciences
Halmos College of Arts and Sciences
Nova Southeastern University
8000 N Ocean Drive,
Dania Beach, FL 33004

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