Assistant Professor, Marine Biology

Job Description :

About Fairfield University :

Fairfield University is a co-educational, comprehensive Jesuit university with a 200-acre campus located along the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, CT.

The University is comprised of approximately 4,900 undergraduate and 1,250 graduate students pursuing degrees within 5 schools : The College of Arts and Sciences, The Charles F.

Dolan School of Business, The School of Engineering, The Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and School of Education and Human Development.

As an expression of our Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, Fairfield embraces a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging critical thinking, cultivating free and open inquiry, and fostering ethical and religious values.

Job Description :

The Biology Department at Fairfield University invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Marine Biology faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning Fall 2025, pending final budget approval.

Marine biologists with research in aquaculture, fisheries, conservation or marine seaweeds are of particular interest to the department as are individuals with an interest in collaborative work with local, state, or federal organizations.

The ideal candidate would develop a research program that uses an experimental approach that takes advantage of our proximity to the Long Island Sound.

We are particularly interested in candidates who develop projects that use local organisms and who include both field and lab components to engage undergraduate students in research.

The position will support the concentration in Marine Biology within the Biology major and provide a foundation for growth of the marine science program at Fairfield.

The teaching load is three undergraduate courses each semester (labs count as a full course), with research and university service also required for promotion and tenure.

Biology faculty teach a diversity of courses; likely courses for this hire would include : marine science at the non-majors level, general biology for majors and an upper level marine biology course in their area of specialty.

Requirements :

Applicants are expected to have completed a Ph.D. in Biology with a marine focus, or closely allied field. Applicants must have a history of scholarship as indicated by peer-reviewed scholarly accomplishments, strong commitment to excellence in undergraduate teaching and the potential for developing an active research program in their area of specialization that involves undergraduates.

Additionally, a commitment to pedagogical innovation and demonstrated excellence in using technology in the classroom is required.

Previous teaching and postdoctoral experience are preferred. Candidates are encouraged to discuss how they will promote an equitable, diverse, and inclusive scientific community at Fairfield University in their application materials.

Additional Information :

The department consists of twenty-two full-time faculty representing a range of specialties and is housed in a spacious, well-equipped facility in the Bannow Science Center.

The Biology department has a vibrant culture of undergraduate student-faculty collaboration in research, regular departmental extra-curricular events and guest lecturers, and a large student interest in the health sciences.

Our location provides ready access to Long Island Sound. The local natural resources have historic, cultural, recreational and commercial importance and the ideal candidate would utilize these local resources in their research.

The salary and benefits for the position are highly competitive.

Fairfield University is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, committed to excellence through diversity, and, in this spirit, particularly welcomes applications from women, persons of color, veterans, Jesuits, and members of historically underrepresented groups.

The University will provide reasonable accommodations to all qualified individuals with disabilities.

Application Instructions :

Review of applications begins immediately. For full consideration all materials must be submitted by September 30, 2024.

For full consideration, please click Apply Now and upload the following materials :

a cover letter briefly summarizing your interest and qualifications for this position

a statement of teaching philosophy and interests

a statement outlining research interests, including discussion of how undergraduate students will be incorporated into your research program

up to 3 reprints of representative scholarly publications

unofficial graduate transcript

contact information for three references

Category :

Academic - Faculty Tenure / Tenure Track

Performs such other duties, responsibilities, and activities as required by supervisor and as departmental / University needs indicate.

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