Tenure-track Assistant Professor (Applied Freshwater Fish Biology), University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA

The Department of Biology, Geology, and Environmental Science (BGE) at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) seeks applicants to fill a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level in Applied Freshwater Fish Biology beginning August 1, 2024. 

We seek candidates who have strong potential for excellence in teaching, who can develop a robust field-based research agenda that includes students in undergraduate Biology and Environmental Science programs and our M.S. in Environmental Science program, and who will maintain and expand an established fish collection. Instruction responsibilities include teaching an introductory Environmental Science course and upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in Ichthyology and Limnology, and willingness to develop and offer other courses within the area of expertise. Preference will be given to applicants who have experience with fisheries management and who will seek intradepartmental collaborations in Biology, Environmental Science, and Geology.

Review of applications will begin December 4, 2023, and will continue until the position is filled. 

Applications must be submitted electronically through the UTC Faculty Career Site. Full details about this position and instructions for applications can be found at:

Job Description – Assistant Professor, Applied Freshwater Fish Biology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

The University of Tennessee Chattanooga is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Section 504/ADA/ADEA institution. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, or protected veteran status.

Author: Nicolas Clercin

Limnology, Phytoplankton and Microbial Ecology, Algal Blooms. With a primary background in Aquatic Ecology, my current research focuses on microbial activity and production of taste-and-odor compounds (MIB and geosmin) in eutrophic reservoirs.

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