Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology

The Department of Wildlife, Fish & Conservation Biology in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of California, Davis is recruiting an Assistant Professor of Wildlife Ecology. This is an academic year (9-month), tenure track Assistant Professor position that includes an appointment in the California Agricultural Experiment Station (AES). Faculty members who hold an Agricultural Experiment Station appointment have a responsibility to conduct research and outreach relevant to the mission of the California Agricultural Experiment Station. Participation in outreach programs and performance of University service are also expected.

The appointee is expected to establish a competitively funded research program to address critical or emerging issues in wildlife ecology. The ecology and conservation of wildlife underpin many public agency management and policy goals, as wildlife are often associated with land use change, recreational and consumptive uses of nature, human-wildlife conflict, and ecosystem responses to global change. Wildlife ecologists must regularly contend with challenging data analyzed with complex statistical models to estimate wildlife population sizes, survival, behavior, species interactions, reproduction, occupancy, density, and detectability. The appointee will be responsible for teaching 2-3 undergraduate courses per year, and we are especially interested in candidates with strong quantitative skills and the ability to teach Biology and Conservation of Wild Mammals (WFC 110/110L). Other possible courses may include Wildlife Ecology (WFC 151), Field Research in Wildlife Ecology (WFC 101/101L), Sampling Animal Populations (WFC 124), Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (WFC 10), Natural History of California's Wild Vertebrates (WFC 50), or an undergraduate course in the candidate's area of expertise. The successful applicant will train and mentor graduate students and participate in graduate instruction within the Ecology, Population Biology, and/or Animal Behavior graduate groups. Participation in and development of public outreach and/or community engagement programs, and performance of departmental and university service is expected. This position is expected to collaborate with Cooperative Extension specialists and advisors, partners in industry, federal/state agencies, non-governmental organizations, or other appropriate public stakeholders.

This recruitment is conducted at the assistant rank. The resulting hire will be at the assistant rank, regardless of the proposed appointee's qualifications.

Initial review of applications will be conducted using anonymized versions of the Statement of Research Accomplishments and Interests and the Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Applications demonstrating sufficient potential based on this review will be advanced to full review.

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Ph.D. or equivalent in a field of ecology, conservation, environmental science, or quantitative ecology including but not limited to ecology and management of wildlife or habitat conservation (degree must be awarded by appointment start).

-Postdoctoral experience preferred.

-Evidence of leadership and organizational skills relevant to the development of a successful research, teaching and outreach program in the discipline of wildlife ecology.

-Evidence of scholarship during graduate and post-graduate activities.

-Demonstrated ability or potential to obtain extramural support for research activities.

-Interest, understanding, and commitment to contributing to diversity; demonstrated ability to contribute to diversity and inclusion of groups that are underrepresented in the academy through extension education, research, and/or service.

Statement of Contributions to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion will be assessed by their general quality and the candidates' awareness, contributions, and plans for future efforts related to diversity and inclusion.

-Demonstrated ability or potential to develop and instruct undergraduate and graduate courses

-Demonstrated ability to present information to scientific audiences.

-Willingness and interest to advise undergraduates.

-Demonstrated ability or potential and interest to mentor M.S. and Ph.D. students.

-Evidence of communication skills and collegiality consistent with effective departmental, campus and professional citizenship.

-Interest, understanding, and commitment to the objectives of a land-grant university and the Agricultural Experiment Station including mission-oriented research and a substantive outreach engagement programming.

• 3-5 letters of reference required

Please upload three professional letters of recommendation at time of application.

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