Deadline: Mon, 12/11/2023 - 12:00pm Employer: Utah State University Job Field: Other Job Type: Full Time Location: Utah Location Detail: Logan, Utah Job Description: We seek an innovative scholar who will advance basic and applied research on the movement of organisms. Specific themes of interest include, but are not limited to: demographic and ecological consequences of movement, mechanisms underlying movement patterns, migration, trophic interactions, spatially explicit consumer-resource dynamics, coupling movement and environmental big data, using movement data to infer behavior, translating movement data into conservation and management outcomes. The appointed faculty member will be expected to develop an externally-funded research program that achieves an international reputation for research and graduate training in movement ecology. Fundamental to this position is working within and across disciplinary and institutional boundaries and collaborating with state and federal agencies. The appointed faculty member will mentor and advise undergraduate and graduate students from diverse backgrounds, as well as teach courses to undergraduate and graduate Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications: • An earned Ph.D. in fields such as, but not limited to, biology, ecology, environmental science, geography, mathematical biology, wildlife biology, statistics, and zoology. • Demonstrated research expertise related to movement ecology. Preferred Qualifications: • Research experience relevant to at least one of the “themes of interest”, above, or any other significant theme related to movement ecology highlighted by the applicant. • Record of peer-reviewed scientific publications related to the ecology and/or analysis of organismal movement, commensurate with the applicant’s career stage. • Evidence of leadership in the creation of the applicant’s publications (e.g., conceived the ideas or experimental design, analyzed and interpreted the data; or wrote the manuscript). • Demonstrated expertise in the ecology and analysis of movement and space use of mammals, birds, and/or herptiles. • Potential to develop an externally funded research program in movement ecology. • Potential to conduct applied research that addresses problems in conservation and management. • Potential to work cooperatively and productively with personnel in state and federal natural resource agencies. • Potential to serve as an effective teacher and mentor of undergraduate and graduate students. • Potential to teach a graduate-level movement ecology course covering such topics as habitat How to Apply: https://careers-usu.icims.com/jobs/7097/job
