Asst. Professor - Communication jobs in Gulfport, MS

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Applications must be submitted through the jobs.usm.edu candidate portal. For full consideration, submit (1) a cover letter, (2) a research plan, (3) a teaching philosophy with a curricular plan, (4) a curriculum vitae, (5) a statement on how the candidate would contribute to the diversity, equity and inclusion of our School, and (6) names and contact information of at least four references. All attachments must be uploaded at the time of submission. Review of applications begins 8 January 2024 and continues until the position is filled, with an anticipated start date of August 2024.
For questions regarding this position, please contact the chair of the search committee, Dr. Christopher Hayes, by email: christopher.t.hayes@usm.edu

 Job Summary:

 The Division of Marine Science in the School of Ocean Science and Engineering (SOSE) at The University of Southern Mississippi invites qualified applicants for a full-time, 9-month, tenure-track faculty position in Marine Chemistry at the assistant level to begin in Fall 2024. Salary packages will be nationally competitive and commensurate with experience.

Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities:
We are particularly interested in candidates who can make use of existing analytical infrastructure for trace element analysis, including a high resolution ICP-MS, clean lab, and other related equipment. Moreover, the candidate is expected to develop a strong, externally funded research program, publish peer-reviewed literature, mentor students, participate in undergraduate and graduate instruction and develop courses in their area of study. The candidate should demonstrate the potential to contribute across disciplines and promote the continued interdisciplinary growth of the academic and research programs within SOSE. 

 
Additional Information:
This hire is part of a coordinated effort by USM’s SOSE to expand our research and teaching capabilities across our school. SOSE is also seeking an expert in carbonate chemistry (Assistant Professor at our Division of Coastal Sciences located at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, Ocean Springs, MS) and an Assistant Teaching Track Professor in SOSE with expertise in microbiology and microbial ecology (at our USM Gulf Coast Campus in Long Beach, MS). SOSE includes two academic divisions, Marine Science and Coastal Sciences. Several R&D centers, including the Hydrographic Science Research Center, the Marine Research Center, and the Thad Cochran Marine Aquaculture Center, have research personnel that work closely with faculty in the academic divisions and research infrastructure that is available to support student training. The Division of Marine Science is based at the NASA’s John C. Stennis Space Center. Stennis Space Center is a “federal city” that boasts the world’s largest concentration of oceanographers and hydrographers. Marine Science faculty benefit from close working relationships with a number of on-site federal agencies, including the Naval Research Laboratory, the Naval Oceanographic Office, the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command, the USGS, and NOAA including its National Data Buoy Center and the National Centers for Environmental Information.
Marine Science graduate and undergraduate programs extend across traditional marine science emphasis areas in biological, physical, chemical, and geological oceanography, as well as hydrographic science and undergraduate ocean engineering.  Marine Science faculty and graduate programs are based at Stennis Space Center, where the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Marine Science and the M.S. degree in Hydrographic Science are delivered. SOSE also offers undergraduate B.S. degree programs in Marine Science and Ocean Engineering which are delivered at the USM Gulf Coast Campus in Long Beach, MS as well as at USM’s main campus in Hattiesburg, MS. The Long Beach campus is near the Port of Gulfport, which is the home port for USM’s R/V Point Sur. The Port of Gulfport also features the Marine Research Center, which has a state-of-the-art fabrication lab, testing tank, and laboratory space. Gulfport is also the site of the Roger F. Wicker Center for Ocean Enterprise and the home port of a new 199-ft UNOLS Regional Class Research Vessel (R/V Gilbert R. Mason).