Faculty Position in Organismal Physiology

As part of a continuing expansion, The University of Texas at Austin’s Marine Science Institute and Department of Marine Science invite applications for a tenure-track/tenured faculty position of Assistant or Associate Professor (outstanding applicants at the rank of Full Professor will also be considered) based at the Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas, Texas.  We seek an experimentalist who will study physiological processes in juvenile, larval, or adult marine fishes of commercial or recreational importance using modern molecular techniques to investigate basic questions in growth, condition, nutrition, or reproduction. We seek candidates with demonstrated expertise and innovative research who would benefit from the excellent fish culture facilities at the Marine Science Institute's Fisheries and Mariculture Laboratory and our strong ties with the sport fishing community. Applicants are expected to develop a high-impact research program and to participate in undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral education and training. Successful applicants will have freedom to follow their research interests and opportunities to collaborate with a vibrant group of faculty spanning a variety of marine science research areas in one of the largest research universities in the United States. 
 
Minimum requirements are a Ph.D. degree at the time of appointment and a strong research and publication record. Postdoctoral or equivalent experience is strongly preferred.  Applicants should send an application as a PDF file to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it   and have three letters of recommendation mailed to: Search Committee Chair, The University of Texas Marine Science Institute, 750 Channel View Dr., Port Aransas, Texas 78373-5015. The application should contain a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests that indicates how the applicant’s research activities would take advantage of the Fisheries and Mariculture Laboratory’s facilities (3 pages maximum), and a statement of teaching philosophy. Review of applications will start December 1, 2009, and will continue until the position is filled. State law requires a background check on the selected applicant.
 
The University of Texas at Austin values diversity and is committed to affirmative action and equal opportunity. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

Further information:
Marine Fish Research Program

Our current faculty in marine fish research includes:
 
Additional researchers involved in fish research include:
 
Our marine fish research research program enjoys a strong reputation and the generous support of an interested community of sport fishers. Facilities and resources available to the successful candidate include:
 
  • immediate access to larval, juvenile, and adult habitats for local fishes
o    expansive seagrass meadows, salt marshes, sand flats, mangroves, hypersaline lagoons, channels, Gulf of Mexico
o    small boat fleet and trawler
o    185,000-acre Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve
o    300-ft pier with a 1200 sq. ft. lab at its base, a 150 sq. ft. instrument room on the end, and sampling platforms below
o    10-year data base of local ichthyoplankton sampling