Assistant / Associate / Full Professor - Aquaculture and Fisheries

Job Details

The School of Renewable Natural Resources (SRNR) is pleased to invite applications from emerging and established scholars for a tenure-track or tenured appointment. The appointment may be tenure-track at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor, depending on qualifications and experience. All positions will have 12-month appointment with primary responsibilities in research (~60%) and teaching (~40%). Applicants must have earned a Ph.D. in fisheries, aquatic ecology, aquaculture, or a related discipline with a focus on aquaculture. Areas of expertise could include reproductive physiology, disease ecology, genomics, nutrition, stock enhancement, or other areas of focus related to the conservation and production of aquatic species. A number of aquatic species of commercial and/or conservation interest can be found in Louisiana’s inland and coastal waters, including fishes, mollusks, and crustaceans. Opportunities for collaboration with academic institutions and state and federal agencies can be found throughout the Gulf Coast region and the Mississippi Basin. Teaching duties include relevant courses in the aquaculture and fisheries undergraduate curricula and a graduate course based on expertise.

Requirements

pplicants must have earned a Ph.D. in fisheries, aquatic ecology, aquaculture, or a related discipline with a focus on aquaculture. Areas of expertise could include reproductive physiology, disease ecology, genomics, nutrition, stock enhancement, or other areas of focus related to the conservation and production of aquatic species. A number of aquatic species of commercial and/or conservation interest can be found in Louisiana’s inland and coastal waters, including fishes, mollusks, and crustaceans. Opportunities for collaboration with academic institutions and state and federal agencies can be found throughout the Gulf Coast region and the Mississippi Basin. Teaching duties include relevant courses in the aquaculture and fisheries undergraduate curricula and a graduate course based on expertise. Successful candidates must hold a Ph.D. in a discipline appropriate to the field of research. Qualifications for these positions include strong potential or demonstrated excellence (as appropriate to career stage) in research productivity, a strong commitment to teaching, including mentorship and supervision, a commitment to service, and the ability to obtain internal and external funding for independent research. Collaboration with AgCenter researchers, extension specialists, and natural resource managers from state and federal agencies, private consultants, industry, and conservation groups is also expected.

Contact Information

All applicants must apply online at https://LSU.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU (https://LSU.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/LSU) (or through Workday for internal applicants) by attaching: 1. A brief cover letter introducing the candidate, including training, skills, and research interests; 2. A complete curriculum vitae including research, teaching, and service experience; 3. A statement of anticipated research program interest and structure; 4. A statement of teaching philosophy and identification of existing SRNR or new courses (undergraduate and graduate) the applicant could teach, and; 5. Names and contact information for three people who can be contacted for letters of reference. Paper, faxed or e-mailed application materials will not be accepted, except that in lieu of attaching the reference letters online, they may be sent directly to: Dr. Allen Rutherford School of Renewable Natural Resources LSU AgCenter Phone: 225-578-4187 Email: DRutherford@agcenter.lsu.edu