Assistant Professor - Aquaculture

Newport, Oregon Full Time Negotiable.

Job Details

The Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station invites applications for a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, tenure track Assistant Professor position.


This position will provide expertise in aquaculture, and to contribute to the research and outreach missions of the Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station. The incumbent will develop and maintain an externally funded program conducting original and independent research, training and outreach in aquaculture, with emphasis on shellfish and seaweeds. The incumbent will have an academic home in an appropriate department in the College of Agricultural Sciences (CAS), such as the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences (FWCS), the Department of Microbiology, or the Department of Food Sustainability and Technology. The academic home serves as the source of review for tenure and promotion, teaching assignments and curriculum development, and student advising and support.

As a member of the Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station (COMES), the incumbent will be expected to work closely with coastal communities and federal, state, and private organizations in support of the COMES mission “to understand, utilize, and sustain marine resources and coastal ecosystems in order to benefit the citizens of Oregon, the Pacific Northwest, the Nation, and the World.” The incumbent will join a diverse, welcoming, and vibrant group of faculty, staff, and students who strive to create a sense of place and belonging. The incumbent will be expected to contribute to OSU’s goals of Inclusive Excellence through actions such as enhancement of learning opportunities for underserved students and communities, working with diverse stakeholders and colleagues, and embracing holistic admissions and review processes.

All Oregon State University faculty in the professorial ranks have a responsibility to engage in scholarship and creative activity. Scholarship is intellectual work in research, teaching, or extension that is shared with peers in journals, in formal peer-reviewed presentations at professional meetings, or in comparable peer-evaluated forums.

The College of Agricultural Sciences is committed to enhancing student success by engaging students in quality academics, research, internships, global studies, and other experiential learning opportunities. Positions with primary responsibility for extension and outreach are likewise committed to learner success through programming appropriate for diverse audiences.

There is an expectation that, as part of the incumbent’s role in the college, they embody and advance the principles and practices conveyed in the CAS CARE Commitment document.

This position carries the general and specific responsibilities of a faculty member described in the Faculty Handbook and the promotion and tenure guidelines of Oregon State University. These include effective research and extension programs, demonstrable scholarship and creative activity, service contributions, and active professional development.

This faculty member will design, maintain and/or carry out programs to ensure that all people have equal employment opportunities and equal program participation opportunities regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, age, marital status, disability, or veteran’s status.

Requirements

Research and Scholarly Activities (50%)
40% Scholarship and Creative Activities
  • Develop an externally funded program conducting original and independent research and training, focusing on key issues in West Coast aquaculture and the marine environment, with an emphasis on shellfish and seaweed.
  • Participate in multidisciplinary collaborative opportunities with faculty members from CAS, FWCS, the Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station in Newport and Astoria, and other OSU Colleges and Departments, as well as with industry stakeholders and faculty and staff from external universities and agencies.
  • Serve as an investigator on a USDA-NIFA (www.nifa.usda.gov/) Hatch collaborative or Hatch multistate project.
  • Develop and present research scholarship to peer audiences and policy-makers.
  • Mentor graduate students or undergraduate researchers who contribute to the incumbent’s research accomplishments, including serving as major professor for graduate students.
  • Maintain an externally funded research program that adheres to OSU’s requirements for compliance and safety.
  • Conduct research that leads to scholarly outcomes, including refereed journal articles, oral and poster presentations, or proceedings of professional meetings.
  • Play a strong supporting role for the new Pacific Shellfish Research Unit (PSRU) within USDA.


10% Research Program Management
  • Provide leadership and decision-making in research directions and planning and obtain external financial support for research programs.
  • Develop and oversee research program budgets, competently administer budgetary and financial matters, plan and manage project resources, lab space, and equipment.
  • Recruit, supervise, and mentor graduate students, faculty research assistants, or research associates undertaking research projects. Serve as a committee member on graduate student committees.
  • Ensure students and other laboratory workers are in compliance with laboratory safety, chemical hazard training, and adhere to safety requirements for handling and storing laboratory materials.

Teaching and Advising (25%)
  • Teach courses annually in an appropriate department, amounting to 3-6 credit hours in total. These may include graduate or undergraduate courses, on-campus or E-campus courses and experiential “hands-on” courses or
    workshops.
  • Contribute to teaching of graduate or undergraduate level courses, seminars, workshops, guest lectures, and/or
    discussion groups at HMSC.
  • Advise and mentor undergraduates or serve on committees of graduate students for which the incumbent is not
    serving as major professor.

Outreach (15%)
  • Research will be engaging stakeholder groups including private fishery organizations, private aquaculture organizations, state and federal agencies, non-profit organizations, and coastal communities.
  • The outreach program is expected to lead to scholarly outcomes including, but not limited to:
    • Discovery, creativity, integration, research, and applications communicated through regional, statewide, national, or international peer-reviewed or peer-refereed publications, as appropriate.
    • Development and communication of innovative educational materials and effective teaching methods that meet clientele needs, with materials, methods and outcomes.

Service (10%)
  • The incumbent is expected to serve the Unit, Department, College, and University in ways that are relevant to their assigned duties, such as membership on standing committees, searches, etc. They are also expected to serve their profession (examples include, but are not limited to, refereeing for professional journals and granting agencies, being an associate editor for a journal within their discipline, and serving as an advisory member for state resource agency committees).
  • Diversity and Inclusion: The incumbent will demonstrate commitment to diversity and inclusion enhancement through professional development, training, integrating concepts of diversity and inclusion into courses, participating in diversity committees, and working with diverse stakeholder groups.

Contact Information

Oregon State University
Jessica A Miller
jessica.miller@oregonstate.edu

https://oregonstate.edu/about

Post Date: 8/26/2024 11:03:02 AM
Closing Date: 10/15/2024 12:00:00 AM