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Job Title

Assistant/Associate Professor in Wildlife Disease Epidemiology

Agency

Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Department

Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

Kingsville, Texas

Job Type

Faculty

Job Description

P o si t i o n : T e nu re - t rack f a c u l t y po siti o n at the assistant or associate professor level, depending on qualifications, w it h t h e C a e s ar K l e b erg W il d li f e R e s earch I n sti t u t e and the De p ar t m e n t o f R a n g e l a n d a n d W il d li f e S c i e n ce s , C o ll e g e o f A g r i c u l t u re and Na t u ral R e s o u rce s , T e x as A & M U n i v er si t y -K i n g s v i ll e. T h i s i s a 75 % re s earch a n d 25 % t eac h i n g , t e n u re - t ra c k , 9 - mo n t h a ppo i n t m e n t w i t h po t e n ti a l f o r su mm er s a l a r y . We seek a dynamic scholar to build a research program focused on wildlife epidemiology, disease/parasitology, and disease modeling; teach courses on principles of wildlife management (undergraduate) and wildlife diseases (graduate); train graduate and undergraduate students; and extend results to stakeholders, society, and the scientific community. I n iti al s a l a r y s h a l l b e c o mm e ns u ra t e w it h q u a l i f i ca ti on s a n d e x p er i e n ce.

Re sp o n s ibili t i e s :

+ De v e l o p an e x t r a mu r a l l y-f un d ed re s earch p r o g ram f o c u si n g o n wildlife disease ecology/parasitology/disease modeling, c o mm e n s u ra t e w i t h a 75% re s earch a ppo i n t m e n t .

+ T each o n e g ra d u a t e - l e v el c o u r s e a n d o n e u n d er g ra d u a t e - l e v e l c o u r s e p er semester t o m eet t h e n ee d s o f t h e De p ar t m e n t .

+ D i rect g ra d u a t e and undergraduate s t u d e n t s i n re s earc h .

+ P ar ti c i p a t e i n t h e aca d e m i c a f fa i rs o f t h e d e p ar t m e n t , c o ll e g e , a n d un i v er si t y as n ee d ed.

Q u a li f i c a t i o ns :

+ P h .D. i n w il d l i f e s c i e n c e, ecology, o r re l a t ed f i e l d f r o m a n accre d it ed un i v er si t y.

+ E v i d e n ce o f a n a ti o n a ll y-rec og n i zed p r o g r a m i n wildlife disease e c o l og y or wildlife epidemiology , d e m o n st ra t ed b y rec o rd o f re s earch p r od u c ti v i t y.

+ A b ili t y t o t each c o u r s es i n w il d l i f e disease ecology, wildlife sciences, and quantitative ecology ( i .e., mu s t h a v e a m i n i m u m o f 1 8 g r a d u a t e- l e v el h o u rs i n ra n g e a n d w il d l i f e s c i e n ce).

+ D e m on st ra t ed po t e n ti al t o a tt ract e x t r a mu ral f u n d i n g.

+ D e m on st ra t ed a b ili t y t o c o m m un i c a t e w i t h s t u d e n t s , p r o f e ss i o n a ls , lay audiences, a n d o t h er s c i e n t i sts.

P re f ere n ce w i l l b e g i v en t o a pp li ca n t s w i t h :

+ St r o n g q u a n t i t a t i v e s k ills.

+ D e m on st ra t ed a b ili t y t o w o rk e ff e c ti v el y w i t h private landowners, other f a c u l t y , st u d e n ts , a n d st a t e, f e d era l , a n d p r i v a te n a t u ral re s o u rce o r g a n i za ti o ns.

+ Postdoctoral experience which may include university teaching and research

+ Abilities to assist in wildlife disease/parasitology necropsies, population viability analyses, and disease modeling.

L o c a t i o n : T e x as A & M U n i v e r si t y- K i n g s v ill e ( T A MUK) i s l o ca t ed i n K i n g s v ill e, a c i t y o f a pp r o x i m a t el y 25 , 00 0 i n s o u t h ern c o a st al T e x a s . K i n gs v ill e i s s u rr ou n d ed b y t h e h is t o r i c K i n g R a n c h a n d i s a bo u t 4 0 m il e s s o u t h o f C o r p u s C h r is t i ( pop u l a ti o n : 300 , 0 0 0 ), w i t h i n 5 0 m il es o f B a f f i n B a y a n d t h e G u l f o f M e x i c o , a n d a 2- h o ur d r i v e f r o m M e x i c o . T A MUK s er v es a bo u t 9 , 00 0 st u d e n t s . T h e De p ar t m e n t o f R a n g e l a n d a n d W il d li f e S c i e n c e s o f f ers B . S ., M. S ., a n d P h .D. d e g rees i n ra ng e a n d w il d l i f e s c i e n c e s .

A ppli c a t i o n : Q u a l i f i ed a pp li ca n t s s h o u l d s u b m i t a n (1) a pp li ca ti o n l e tt er d e t a ili n g t ea c h i n g, re s earch p h il o s op h i e s , (2) a d e t a il ed v it a st a t i n g e d u ca ti o n , e x p er i e n ce a n d q u a l i f i ca t i o n s , (3) t ra n s cr i p t s f r o m a l l c o ll e g e s a tt e n d e d , a n d (4) l e tt ers o f re f er e n ce f r o m t h ree p r o f e ssi o n a l s . Address referrals and questions regarding the position to Dr. Evan Tanner. Submit applications here: Apply.

Dr. Evan P. Tanner , C h a i r of S earch C o mm i tt ee

M S C 218 , 70 0 U n i v er s it y B l vd.

C ae s ar K l e b erg W il d l i f e R e s e arch I n st i t u t e T e x as A & M U n i v e r si t y -K i n g s v ille K i n g s v ill e, T e x as 78363 - 82 0 2

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