The Department of Marine Biology, College of Marine Sciences & Maritime Studies at Texas
A&M University located at the Galveston campus is hiring one full-time, tenure-track faculty
position with a 9-month academic appointment beginning August 1, 2025. Applicants will be
considered for the faculty title of Assistant Professor.

We seek to fill a tenure-track faculty position with a marine biologist whose research focuses
on climate change and the marine environment. The area of research is open, and any level of
organization (from subcellular to organismal to ecosystems) will be considered. A suitable
applicant for this position will complement the existing expertise in the department and will
have the potential for collaborations extending to other departments on the Galveston and
College Station campuses, e.g., the Departments of Marine and Coastal Environmental
Science, Oceanography, Ecology and Conservation Biology, or Biology.

The successful candidate will enhance the department and university’s teaching and
research missions and will be expected to 1) develop an extramurally-funded and productive
research program that is sustainable and identifiable to the person filling this position. The
program will support undergraduate research scholars, graduate students, and postdocs; 2)
Teach in the department’s undergraduate curricula and offer a graduate class specific to the
person’s expertise, with a teaching load of one course per semester (fall, spring); 3) Provide
service to the department and the college through committee memberships, while remaining
engaged with discipline-specific scientific activities.

Texas A&M University at Galveston is the dedicated marine and maritime branch campus of
Texas A&M University. The campus houses several institutions that are critical contributors
to Texas A&M’s land-, sea-, and space-grant mission and drive the development of the blue
economy on the Gulf Coast through education, innovation, scholarship, and research.

Home to the Texas A&M College of Marine Sciences & Maritime Studies (marine.tamu.edu),
students can earn undergraduate and graduate degrees in marine sciences, business, blue
humanities, marine engineering and maritime transportation. Students may also pursue
select Galveston-specific Texas A&M College of Engineering degrees, including computer
science, ocean engineering, and interdisciplinary engineering.

Texas A&M-Galveston is also home to the Texas A&M Maritime Academy, one of six state
maritime academies in the U.S. and the only one embedded within a Tier I research
institution. Offering hands-on training to over 400 cadets annually, the academy prepares
students to earn a U.S. Coast Guard License and serve as maritime professionals, afloat and
ashore, or enter military service upon graduation.

Ideally situated in Galveston Bay, the island campus is surrounded by marine life, estuarine
and ocean ecosystems, and one of the largest maritime industrial hubs in the world, allowing
Galveston Aggies to live, learn and work in the heart of the industries they will soon serve.
Whether their careers take them shore side or on the water, Aggies are ready for anything
above, on, and below the waves.

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environments for
all visitors, students, faculty, and staff, which is vital to accomplishing our mission and living
our core values.

Qualifications
Candidates must have earned a Ph.D. in biology or a related field. Preferred qualifications:
postdoctoral or related job experience, and a strong publication record.

Application Instructions
Applicants must submit electronic PDF copies of copies of 1) cover letter, 2) curriculum vitae,
3) a personal statement to include philosophy and plans for research (1-3 pages), teaching
(1-2 pages), and service (1 page), and 4) names and contact information of three (3)
professional references at http://apply.interfolio.com/157002

For more information on the position, please contact Dr. Maria Pia Miglietta
at miglietm@tamug.edu, chair of the search committee. Review of applications will begin
November 25th, 2024. While preference will be given to applications received by this date, the
position will remain open until filled.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.