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Job Number:	20297 (Classification: Faculty Appointments)
Title:	Faculty Position in Organismal Physiology
Agency:	The University of Texas at Austin's Marine Science Institute and Department of Marine Science
Location:	Port Aransas, Texas
Job Description:	As part of a continuing expansion, The University of Texas at Austins 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.
Qualifications:	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 facsearch@mail.utexas.edu 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 applicants research activities would take advantage of the Fisheries and Mariculture Laboratorys 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.
Last Date to apply:	December 1, 2009
Website:	www.utmsi.utexas.edu/hr
Contact:	Search Committee Chair E-mail: facsearch@mail.utexas.edu (Preferred)