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University of Florida

Location

Gainesville, Florida

Salary

Commensurate with Qualifications and Experience

Job Posted On: January 27, 2025

Description: Review of application materials will begin on February 14, 2025 and will continue until a viable applicant pool is established. Interviews are expected to begin in March 2025.

We are seeking a dynamic scholar, educator, and communicator for a 9-month tenure-accruing appointment available in the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (WEC), Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, at the University of Florida. Applications at the associate professor level will be considered. The appointment will be 40% teaching (College of Agricultural and Life Sciences) and 60% research (Florida Agricultural Experiment Station). 

Our department recognizes the need for quantitative expertise in ecological and conservation research and decision making in natural resources at the state, regional, national, and international arenas. Importantly, such expertise will enhance our student learning in quantitative approaches to studying ecology and conservation. This hire is expected to further cement our department as a national leader in animal and plant sciences and contribute to UF’s reputation as an outstanding institution for natural resources research and education. We are an inclusive wildlife program that encompasses both basic and applied research involving a wide breadth of organisms.

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences is creating an environment that affirms community across all dimensions. We particularly welcome applicants who can contribute to such an environment through their scholarship, teaching, mentoring, and professional service. If an accommodation due to a disability is needed to apply for this position, please call 352-392-2477 or the Florida Relay System at 800-955-8771 (TDD) or visit Accessibility at UF .

Responsibilities: Assigned responsibilities will include: (1) Developing an internationally recognized research program that incorporates broadly defined quantitative approaches in the study of ecology and conservation; (2) teaching 2 courses annually in the general area of quantitative ecology, including WIS 4601 Quantitative Wildlife Ecology, a core course in our undergraduate curriculum. This course covers experimental design, data visualization, parametric statistics, and a variety of modeling approaches for abundance, survival, and occupancy estimation. The successful applicant will also develop a course in the area of their expertise.

We are seeking candidates who excel in applying and/or developing quantitative methods to advance the study of wildlife ecology and conservation. Examples of qualified candidates include: 1) those who emphasize quantitative analysis for the study of wildlife populations and communities such as capture-mark-recapture frameworks, modeling of unmarked populations, or community/ecosystem level quantitative analyses; 2) those who use and develop data integration methods and Bayesian modeling to assess and study population, community or landscape ecology; 3) those who apply and/or develop tools in artificial intelligence disciplines (deep learning, neural networks, machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision) for studying ecological systems.

The successful candidate will also engage in activities related to instruction, including teaching, mentoring, and supervising undergraduate and graduate students in research and creative work, curriculum revision and enhancement, and engaging in professional teaching development activities, for which there are many resources available to UF faculty.

Because of the IFAS land-grant mission, all faculty are expected to be supportive of and engaged in three mission areas—Research, Teaching and Extension—regardless of the assignment split specified in the position description.

Qualifications: A doctorate (PhD or DPhil) (foreign equivalent acceptable) from a relevant field is required. We expect some formal training in ecology and/or conservation biology to be demonstrated. Candidates must have a demonstrated commitment to teaching, mentoring, and promoting a varied educational and professional environment. They should show willingness to work with natural resource agencies, NGOs, and other interested parties. Candidates will demonstrate their skills in verbal and written communication, interpersonal relationships across cultures, and commitment to grantsmanship. Candidates must be supportive of the mission of the Land-Grant system.  Candidates must also have a commitment to UF core values

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