Job description
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Research Assistant Professor position in the Department of Biological Sciences specializing in the field of marine bioacoustics. Individual should have a strong background in marine bioacoustics, and demonstrated leadership in engaged scholarship, outreach, and education. Strong candidates will demonstrate expertise in areas such as passive acoustic monitoring, animal communication, acoustic and video analysis methods, soundscape ecology, emerging technology and quantitative approaches, or conservation mediated through acoustic methods especially in the context of the effect of climate change and anthro
Duties/Responsibilities
- The Research Assistant Professor will be expected to establish a strong externally-funded research program that results in publications.
Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:
- A Ph.D. in a relevant field is required.
- Applicants must have a strong publication record, and existing ability and potential to continue securing competitive grants and awards.
Required Licenses & Certifications:
- Commensurate with research needs.
Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Applicants must utilize bioacoustic methods to explore animal populations.
Other Requirements:
- Applicants are expected to strive to broaden participation in acoustic ecology through their research, and/or public engagement the richness of diversity in the learning experience and to integrate a variety of approaches and perspectives into instructional methods and research tools.
- We are particularly interested in candidates who will develop new opportunities for exchange with other research institutions, domestic or abroad, to strengthen UNH’s national and international profile as a leader in acoustic ecology.
Preferred Qualifications:
- We prefer applicants who demonstrate a strong field component to their research program and the ability to engage graduate students in their field work.
- A demonstrated track record of engaging with the general public and mentoring students in bioacoustics research through to publication are both highly desirable.
The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.
EEO Statement
The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.
Location:
Durham
Salary Grade:
Faculty 01
How to apply
Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the Resume/Cover Letter section of your application:
- Resume/CV
- Cover Letter
- Research Statement
Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration. Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed.
