Assistant Professor-FixedTerm East Lansing, Michigan, United States Fisheries And Wildlife 10002344 Area of Interest: Research/Scientific Full Time/Part Time: Full Time (90-100%) Group: Fixed Term Faculty Union/Non-Union: Union Faculty/Academic Staff Opening on: Sep 21 2026 Closing at: Sep 21 2028 - 23:55 EDT 100000.00-125000.00 Salary Commensurate with Experience College Of Agriculture And Nat Resources 1168695
Position Summary The Quantitative Fisheries Center (QFC) within the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University invites applications for a full‐time, 12-month fixed-term Assistant Professor position with an expected assignment of 25% research, 35% outreach, 35% education (QFC training programs and workshops, no departmental teaching), and 5% service. The outreach component of this position
centers on technical consultation and collaboration with management partners and agencies for stock assessment model development and harvest policy evaluation. The position start date is anticipated to be January 2027. Competitive applicants will have experience in quantitative fisheries stock assessment and harvest simulation modeling. Statistical catch-at-age (SCAA) models are used widely throughout the Great Lakes
for management purposes, including setting recommended harvest levels for important commercial and recreational fisheries (e.g., lake trout, lake whitefish, walleye) and for determining appropriate stock levels to maintain predator-prey balance in Lakes Michigan and Ontario. The primary responsibility of this position is to develop educational materials (printed materials, in-person and online short courses) on
introduction to RTMB, fish population dynamics, stock assessment methodology, and harvest policy methodology to ensure Great Lakes assessment biologists are able to maintain assessment models for management purposes. The hired scientist will work alongside other QFC stock assessment scientists in this curriculum development effort. Other responsibilities of this position will include modernizing SCAA assessment
models and evaluating sustainable harvest policies for key managed species. Applied work will include involvement with the bi-nationally managed Lake Erie walleye and yellow perch fisheries, valued at more than $1 billion USD/yr and which presently are the only Marine Stewardship Council certified fisheries in the Great Lakes, in close collaboration with the Lake Erie Committee (LEC), Standing Technical Committee
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