Employment Opportunities at GCRL
Current List of All Job Postings at GCRL
To view a current list of job postings at GCRL, open the jobs.usm.edu website. Click the "Search Postings" link in the left-hand column. On the Search Postings page, select "GCRL" from the pull-down list for Campus.
Marine Educator
Posted February 15, 2012
Full description (pdf)
Position Type: full-time temporary
Term of Employment: March 12, 2012 – July 27, 2012
Direct Supervisor: Beth Jones, Educational Programs Manager
Rate of Pay: $10.00/hour
How to Apply: Submit a resume, letter of interest, and a transcript to: GCRL-MEC, Attn: Beth Jones; 703 East Beach Drive; Ocean Springs, MS 39564 or via email to Elizabeth.r.jones@usm.edu
Application Deadline: February 29, 2012
Job Summary: Assists in the implementation of all educational programs of the Center
Director, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
Posted October 20, 2011
The Gulf Coast Research Laboratory(GCRL) and the College of Science and Technology at the University of Southern Mississippi invite applications for the position of Director of GCRL. We seek an accomplished administrator and internationally recognized scholar with demonstrated leadership experience in marine and coastal sciences and a strong record of external funding. The Director will provide leadership and vision to enhance GCRL’s high quality research and educational activities and will foster relationships with local, state, and federal agencies as well as with private organizations.
GCRL is a multidisciplinary unit, involved in a variety of academic, research, and outreach activities. GCRL comprises the Department of Coastal Sciences, the Center for Fisheries Research and Development (CFRD), the Thad Cochran Marine Aquaculture Center (CMAC) and the Marine Education Center (MEC), which administers the Summer Field Program (SFP). The annual budget is approximately $15M, derived primarily from external funding.
The Department of Coastal Sciences has 16 full time tenure stream faculty and approximately 50 graduate students; it offers M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. CFRD conducts research on assessment, management, and development of Mississippi and Gulf of Mexico marine fisheries. CMAC is renowned for closed system culture of recreationally and commercially important marine species. MEC delivers formal and informal education and outreach programs for all age groups. SFP offers courses in marine and coastal sciences to approximately 100 undergraduate and graduate students from 61 affiliated colleges across the nation.
Desirable qualities of the successful candidate include prior administrative experience, leadership skills, ability to organize multidisciplinary projects, and experience with graduate and undergraduate programs. An earned doctorate in an appropriate discipline is required and candidates must have credentials that would merit appointment as a full professor. Applicants must submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and names and contact information for at least 3 references. Applications must be submitted online at https://jobs.usm.edu. Review of applications begins December 1, 2011 and continues until the position is filled. The anticipated start date is July 1, 2012. For inquiries about the position, contact Dr. Patricia Biesiot, Associate Dean, College of Science and Technology: patricia.biesiot@usm.edu or 601-266-4883. AA/EOE/ADAI.
Marine/Aquatic Molecular Physiologist
The Department of Coastal Sciences in the College of Science and Technology at the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL) invites applications for a tenure-track position (nine-month appointment) at the assistant professor level. A Ph.D. in biological science or related field with a strong background in academic publications is required. Post-doctoral experience is strongly preferred. Anticipated start date is August 2012.
Scientists with appropriate education, training and experience in molecular organismalphysiology are encouraged to apply. The ideal candidate will be interested in using novel techniques to examine the interaction between aquatic, estuarine or marine organisms and the surrounding environment at cellular physiological response levels. Successful candidates will be expected to develop and maintain an internationally recognized and externally funded research program, to direct M.S. and Ph.D. students, and to participate in graduate instruction. Ability to collaborate within a multidisciplinary marine laboratory setting is desired.
All applicants must apply online at www.jobs.usm.edu. Review of applications begins November 15, 2011, and will continue until the positions are filled.
The Department of Coastal Sciences is located at the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Coastal Sciences is a research-oriented department with academic emphasis on graduate studies leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The department supports the GCRL Summer Field Program, which offers courses in marine and coastal sciences to students from across the country.
Three Fisheries Scientists
Posted September 21, 2011, revised October 19, 2011
The Department of Coastal Sciences, College of Science and Technology, The University of Southern Mississippi (USM), Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL) invites FISHERIES SCIENTISTS to apply for one (or more) of three open tenure-track positions (9-month appointment) at the ASSISTANT PROFESSOR level. A Ph.D. and proven record of publishing, teaching, and obtaining intra- and extramural grant funding in fisheries science or related field is required. Post-doctoral or academic experience preferred. Anticipated start date is August 2012.
Scientists with appropriate education, training and skills in one or more Fisheries Science subdisciplines are encouraged to apply. Specifically, the three positions to be filled could represent, but are not limited to, quantitative, pelagic/offshore, and invertebrate Fisheries Science. Selection of complementary candidates will be a priority. We welcome scientists who will develop, direct and lead a newly emerging Fisheries Science academic emphasis within the USM Department of Coastal Sciences. We envision a larger Fisheries Science program incorporating the emerging academic emphasis and an ongoing Fisheries Management research program comprising an established group of Fisheries scientists. Successful candidates will be expected to develop and maintain nationally/internationally recognized and externally funded research programs, to direct M.S. and Ph.D. students, and to participate in graduate instruction. Ability to collaborate within a multidisciplinary marine laboratory setting desired.
The Department of Coastal Sciences (usm.edu/gcrl/coastal_sciences) is located at the USM Gulf Coast Research Laboratory in Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Coastal Sciences is a research-oriented department with academic emphasis on graduate studies leading to the Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The department supports an undergraduate emphasis in Marine Biology jointly with the Department of Biological Sciences and administers the GCRL Summer Field Program, which offers courses in marine and coastal sciences to students from across the country.
All requested application materials below must be uploaded to the USM jobs website (jobs.usm.edu). Please upload a letter describing research interests and goals, teaching interests, current vitae, reprints (up to four), and the names and addresses of three references
Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, 703 East Beach Drive, Ocean Springs, MS 39564. Phone: 228-872-4200; fax: 228-872-4204. Review of applications will begin November 15, 2011, and continue until the positions are filled.
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