Assistant or Associate Professor - Wildlife Ecology & Management

Utah State University•Vernal, UT

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Wildland Resources at Utah State University seeks an Assistant or Associate Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Management for a full-time, nine-month tenure-track faculty position. The appointment is 70% teaching, 20% research, and 10% service, based at Utah State University’s Uintah Basin Campus in Vernal, Utah. The anticipated, negotiable start date is August 1, 2027. The successful candidate will educate undergraduate students in wildlife science and related natural resource fields. Teaching will include a variety of wildlife science courses, primarily at the undergraduate level, with occasional graduate courses as needed. Courses may be delivered face-to-face, online, by broadcast, or in a hybrid format. The role serves students at the Uintah Basin campus and, for some courses, the main campus in Logan. The faculty member will coordinate course offerings with colleagues at USU Eastern in Price, where the Wildlife Ecology & Management degree is also offered. As a department representative at the Uintah Basin Regional Campus, the faculty member will teach, coordinate, and advocate for the Wildlife Ecology & Management major and Wildlife Science minor, while contributing to other programs as needed. The role includes mentoring and advising undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds and coordinating with administrators, faculty, and staff at the Vernal, Price, and Logan campuses to support course access and program resources. The successful candidate will maintain and cultivate relationships with local land management agencies to support student enrichment, internships, and career opportunities. The candidate may supervise grants and contracts, advise graduate students, and serve on graduate student committees. Research opportunities are available, particularly in collaboration with local land management agencies and during the summer. Summer teaching may be possible for additional compensation. The incumbent will join USU’s Department of Wildland Resources in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture & Natural Resources. The department is home to the Berryman Institute and is the administrative home of the Utah USGS Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit. It collaborates with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, the USDA-APHIS National Wildlife Research Center’s Utah Station, USU’s Ecology Center, and other organizations.

Requirements

Ph.D. in a wildlife-related field; applicants who have successfully defended their dissertation and have only editorial work remaining will be considered to have met this requirement.
Evidence of successful college or university teaching experience.
Demonstrated ability to articulate natural resource science within and outside the classroom to diverse audiences.

Nice To Haves

Experience preparing and teaching entire courses independently.
Teaching experience using more than one delivery method.
Demonstrated ability to work productively with land management agencies and various stakeholder groups.
Postdoctoral experience, especially experience that includes teaching.

Responsibilities

Teach a variety of wildlife science courses, primarily at the undergraduate level, with occasional graduate courses as needed.
Deliver courses face-to-face, online, by broadcast, or in a hybrid format, serving students at the Uintah Basin campus and some students at the Logan campus.
Coordinate course offerings with faculty at USU Eastern in Price, Utah.
Represent the department at the Uintah Basin Regional Campus by teaching, coordinating, and advocating for the Wildlife Ecology & Management major and Wildlife Science minor, and contribute to other programs as needed.
Mentor and advise undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds.
Coordinate with administrators, faculty, and staff in Vernal, Price, and Logan to provide courses needed by local students and coordinate financial, scholarship, and other resources for the wildlife program and other Uintah Basin programs.
Maintain and cultivate contacts with local land management agencies to support student field trips, potential internships, and career opportunities for graduates.
Potentially supervise grants and contracts, advise graduate students, and serve on graduate student committees.
Conduct research, with opportunities particularly through work with local land management agencies and during the summer.
Provide service as part of the position's 10% service appointment.