Assistant Professor in Physical Oceanography (id:82599)
Orono
School of Marine Sciences - OSMS
AFUM
N/A
Orono ME
The University of Maine’s School of Marine Sciences (SMS) seeks to fill a full-time, academic-year, tenure-track position of Assistant Professor of Oceanography to begin as early as January 1, 2024. We seek a physical oceanographer who complements the oceanographic, coastal, and climate expertise in SMS and other units at UMaine (including but not limited to Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth and Climate Sciences).
We invite applicants from all fields of physical oceanography. We particularly seek candidates who have an interest in working across disciplines (within and outside marine sciences).
Applications are encouraged from candidates with interest in topics important to state priorities and needs, which include understanding and adapting to environmental change, and marine resource management. Geographic regions of interest include, but are not limited to, the northwest Atlantic, the Gulf of Maine, and high latitudes. Applications are also encouraged from those whose research plans will take advantage of and build upon the infrastructure available as part of the University of Maine’s Ocean Observing program (http://gyre.umeoce.maine.edu/buoyhome.php ).
The successful candidate will:
- Have a workload split of 50% Teaching, 50% Research.
- Develop and maintain an active, extramurally funded research program in the general area of physical oceanography.
- Teach classes at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
- Advise and mentor undergraduate and graduate students.
- Engage in institutional and professional service.
- Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the institution and discipline.
About the Department:
The School of Marine Sciences offers graduate and undergraduate degrees and has approximately 360 undergraduate majors, 75 graduate students and 24 full time faculty. SMS faculty have expertise in Oceanography, Marine Biology, Marine Policy, and Aquaculture. One quarter of the faculty is based at the Darling Marine Center, and two faculty members are located at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute in Portland (each is about 2 hours from the main campus in Orono). Graduate programs include: M.S. and Ph.D. programs in Marine Biology; M.S. and Ph.D. programs in Oceanography; M.S. program in Marine Policy; and a non-thesis Professional Marine Science degree. We also offer a dual M.S. degree program in Marine Policy coupled with either Marine Biology or Oceanography. Our undergraduate program offers a B.S. degree in Marine Science that can have an area of concentration in Marine Biology, Oceanography or Aquaculture.
The University of Maine is a community of more than 11,900 undergraduate and graduate students, and 2,500 employees located on the Orono campus, the regional campus in Machias, and throughout the state. UMaine is a land, sea and space grant university, and maintains a leadership role as the University of Maine System's flagship institution. UMaine is the state's public research university and a Carnegie R1 top-tier research institution, dedicated to providing excellent teaching, research and service for Maine, the nation and the world. More information about UMaine is at umaine.edu .
The University of Maine offers a wide range of benefits for employees including, but not limited to, tuition benefits (employee and dependent), comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short and long term disability as well as retirement plan options. As a former NSF ADVANCE institution, the University of Maine is committed to diversity in our workforce and to dual-career couples.
UMaine is located in beautiful Central Maine. Many employees report that a primary reason for choosing to come to UMaine is quality of life. Numerous cultural activities, excellent public schools, safe neighborhoods, high quality medical care, little traffic, and a reasonable cost of living make the greater Bangor area a wonderful place to live. Learn more about what the Bangor region has to offer here .
Required:
- A Ph.D. in an area of the physical oceanographic sciences or an equivalent terminal degree by date of hire;
- A record of peer-reviewed publications;
- Potential to build an extramurally-funded research program;
- Evidence of interest and ability to teach and mentor at the undergraduate and graduate levels;
- Evidence of interest and ability to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within SMS and the discipline;
- Strong communication skills;
- A commitment to engage in institutional and professional service
Preferred:
- Record of successful teaching in a classroom setting;
- Record of proposing and/or securing extramural funding for research (either as PI or as a substantial contributor to a proposal);
- Postdoctoral experience;
- Interest in working with interdisciplinary teams;
- Interest in research aligned with state needs;
- Research plans that will leverage UMaine's ocean observing assets
- Record of mentoring undergraduate students in research experiences
Materials must be submitted via "Apply For Position" below. You will need to create a profile and application; upload:
1.) a brief cover letter (one to two pages) which describes your experience, interests, and suitability for the position
2.) a resume/curriculum vitae
3.) contact information for three professional references
4.) a statement of your current and future plans for research (2 pages maximum)
5.) a statement of your expected approach to and experience with teaching (2 pages maximum)
6.) a description of how you expect to contribute to efforts around diversity, equity, and inclusion. This can be embedded in your cover letter and teaching and research statements, and/or it can be submitted as a separate document (1 page maximum).
You will also need to submit the affirmative action survey, the self-identification of disability form, and the self-identification of veteran status forms. Incomplete application materials cannot be considered. Materials received after the initial review date will be reviewed at the discretion of the University.
Search Timeline is as follows:
Review of applications to begin: October 16, 2023
Please submit applications on or before October 15, 2023 for full consideration.
For questions about the search, please contact search committee chair Greg Gerbi at [email protected] or 207-581-5184.
The successful applicant is subject to appropriate background screening.
In complying with the letter and spirit of applicable laws and pursuing its own goals of diversity, the University of Maine System does not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship status, familial status, ancestry, age, disability physical or mental, genetic information, or veterans or military status in employment, education, and all other programs and activities. The University provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies: Director of Equal Opportunity, 127 Alumni Hall, Orono, ME 04469-5754, 207-581-1226, TTY 711 (Maine Relay System).
Academic Year (Sept-May)
Cover Letter, Diversity Statement, References, Research Statement, Resume/CV, Teaching Statement