Assistant Professor Bookmark this Posting Print Preview | Apply for this Job Posting Information Posting Information Department Earth Marine Environmt Sci - 318000 Posting Open Date 09/11/2026 Application Deadline 11/16/2026 Open Until Filled No Position Type Permanent Faculty Working Title Assistant Professor Appointment Type Tenured/Tenure Track Vacancy ID FAC0006089 Full-time/Part-time Full-Time Permanent Hours
per week 40 FTE 1 Position Location North Carolina, US Hiring Range Dependent on Experience and/or Qualifications Proposed Start Date 07/01/2027 Position Information Be a Tar Heel! The Department of Earth, Marine and Environmental Sciences (EMES) at UNC-Chapel Hill is seeking a tenure-track faculty member at the Assistant Professor level in Biological Oceanography who will be on our main campus in Chapel Hill.We seek
innovative candidates who investigate the distribution, abundance, diversity, and interactions of marine organisms across spatial and temporal scales, and who examine how these dynamics influence marine ecosystem function, resilience, and global biogeochemical cycles. We welcome candidates whose research addresses fundamental questions in marine ecology and oceanography using field-based, experimental, observational,
computational, and/or integrative approaches. Potential areas of research include, but are not limited to, marine food web dynamics, plankton ecology, biodiversity and community structure, coastal and ocean ecosystem processes, organism-environment interactions, fisheries, and biological responses to environmental change. We especially encourage candidates who employ innovative interdisciplinary approaches that
bridge biological oceanography with related fields, including marine biogeochemistry, physical oceanography, environmental genomics, remote sensing, ecological modeling, and/or data science (AI and machine learning). We are particularly interested in candidates whose research programs will foster strong collaborations within EMES and leverage the department’s existing strengths to advance understanding of marine
ecosystems in a changing world. The successful candidate is expected to develop and maintain a vibrant, externally funded research program and contribute to the department’s mission of training the next generation of marine and environmental scientists. The candidate will teach undergraduate and graduate courses that support our EMES (https://emes.unc.edu/) and Environment, Ecology & Energy Program
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