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Assistant Professor in Waterfowl Ecology and Management

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Assistant Professor in Waterfowl Ecology and Management
Clemson University: College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences: Forestry and Environmental Conservation

Location: Baruch, Building B, Room 124
Open Date: Dec 10, 2024

Description
Clemson University seeks applications for a tenure-track position in Waterfowl Ecology and Management at the Assistant Professor level. The incumbent will also serve as the inaugural Assistant Director of the James C. Kennedy Waterfowl and Wetlands Conservation Center. This will be a 9-month, 100% Research position in residence at the Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science (BICEFS) in Georgetown, SC. We seek candidates who will contribute to a collegial, interdisciplinary community with a strong tradition of both fundamental and applied research and our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The successful candidate will create and maintain a robust and innovative research agenda focused on the management and ecology of waterfowl. We seek a candidate with demonstrated expertise in movement ecology, habitat use and selection, disease ecology, genetics, or demography of ducks and geese. Research should be targeted towards providing clear, tangible benefits to management, conservation, and policy. A central part of the successful candidate's portfolio will focus on issues that impact waterfowl populations in South Carolina and the southeastern US.


Qualifications
The successful candidate will be expected to initiate, build, and sustain an externally funded, internationally recognized waterfowl research program, publish in high-quality peer-reviewed journals, mentor graduate and undergraduate students, and contribute to the productivity and administration of the Kennedy Center. The incumbent's home department and tenure-initiating unit will be the Department of Forestry and Environmental Conservation. Candidates must have a doctoral degree, or equivalent, in Wildlife Biology, Environmental Sciences, Natural Resource Management, Ecology, or related fields and research expertise in waterfowl ecology. Ideal candidates will have postdoctoral experience and a Ph.D. dissertation related to waterfowl ecology and demonstrated interest in outreach to integrate their research with stakeholder needs.


Application Instructions
The Search Committee will begin reviewing candidates on 2 March, 2025 and will continue until the position is filled. Applications must include 1) a letter of interest, 2) a detailed curriculum vitae, 3) a statement of research interests, and a 4) list of five professional references. The anticipated start date is 01 August 2025. Please contact the search committee chair, Dr. Troy Farmer (tmfarme@clemson.edu), with questions. To be considered, applications must be submitted electronically via Interfolio.


For more information and to apply, visit https://apply.interfolio.com/160483

Clemson University is an AA/EEO employer and does not discriminate against any person or group on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, pregnancy, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status or genetic information.





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Working at Clemson University

Clemson is a dynamic research university located in Upstate South Carolina at the center of the booming I-85 corridor between Charlotte, N.C., and Atlanta, Ga. One of the nation’s most selective public research universities according to U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Clemson University is the school of choice among top students in South Carolina and is increasingly competitive for the best students in the region and the nation. More than 17,100 students select from 70 undergraduate and 100 graduate degree programs through five academic colleges: Agriculture, Forestry and Life SciencesArchitecture, Arts and HumanitiesBusiness and Behavioral ScienceEngineering and Science; and Health, Education and Human Development.

Clemson’s transformation into a leading research institution — currently attracting in excess of $140 million in externally funded research and sponsored program awards per year — is based upon an academic plan that identifies eight emphasis areas in which the University has opportunities to increase education and research, to align with South Carolina’s economic development needs and to draw upon faculty strengths. Emphasis areas include automotive and transportation technology, advanced materials, biotechnology and biomedical sciences, leadership and entrepreneurship, sustainable environment, information and communication technology, family and community living, and general education.

Major economic development initiatives that have emerged from the academic plan include the Clemson International Center for Automotive Research — a 250-acre campus in Greenville, which has generated more than $225 million in public and private commitments in just four years; an advanced materials initiative at the Clemson Research Park, which includes a new LEED Silver-certified facility; and the South Carolina Health Sciences Collaborative — an initiative of the state’s three research universities and major health-care systems.

As the state’s land-grant university, Clemson reaches out to citizens, communities and businesses all over South Carolina. The Public Service Activities division includes the county-based Cooperative Extension Service, five off-campus research and education centers through the Clemson University Experiment Station and critical regulatory responsibilities for plant and animal health.

The University boasts a 1,400-acre campus on the shores of Lake Hartwell within view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Surrounding the campus are 18,000 acres of University farms and woodlands devoted to research. A warm campus environment, great weather and recreational activities offered by proximity to both the natural surroundings and large cities are part of the Clemson Experience.

 

Points of interest at Clemson include the following:

The Clemson Conference Center and Inn is a state-of-the-art facility for symposia, meetings, seminars and special events. The complex includes the Madren Continuing Education and Conference Center, the Walker Golf Course and the Martin Inn.

The South Carolina Botanical Garden, a 295-acre public garden, features several thousand varieties of ornamental plants and a unique collection of nature-based sculptures.

The Robert Howell Brooks Center for the Performing Arts brings an exciting array of concert, theater, dance, comedy and other live performances to the community.

The Robert Campbell Geology Museum at the Botanical Garden displays meteorites, minerals, dinosaur fossils and the largest faceted-stone collection in the Southeast.

The T. Ed Garrison Livestock Arena is a showplace for livestock activities in the state and has hosted horse and livestock shows, rodeos, sales, 4-H activities, educational programs, and industrial and agricultural exhibitions.

Fort Hill, the home of John C. Calhoun and later of his son-in-law, University founder Thomas Green Clemson, is a registered National Historic Landmark located in the center of campus.

The Class of 1944 Visitors Center is the front door to Clemson — a friendly place to get tours, information, assistance and an introduction to this beautiful, historic university and community.

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