The School of Marine and Environmental Programs (SMEP) in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) at the University of New England (UNE) invites applications for a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor in Marine Sciences, with a focus in Marine Mammals, starting in August 2024. The successful candidate will join a collegial, engaged team of faculty and professional staff in a school offering programs in Marine Science (including Marine Biology and Oceanography tracks); Marine Affairs; Marine Entrepreneurship; Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture; Aquaculture, Aquarium Sciences, & Aquaponics; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; and Sustainability & Business.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. To apply for this position, please submit the following materials:

For more information please visit the school website at https://www.une.edu/cas/schools/marine-environmental or contact the Academic Director, Charles Tilburg (ctilburg@une.edu ).

UNE is a private, non-profit, comprehensive R2 university, with campuses in Portland and Biddeford, Maine and Tangier, Morocco. The College of Arts and Sciences is located on UNE’s waterfront Biddeford campus, with nearby city-based amenities in Portland (a 30-minute drive) and Boston (a 2-hour drive). UNE’s location in southern Maine also affords easy access to forests, mountains, freshwater lakes, rocky coastlines, and sandy beaches. CAS, one of UNE’s six colleges, has a primary focus on undergraduate education.

UNE offers students a highly integrated learning experience that promotes excellence through interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation in education, research, and service. UNE’s excellence could not happen without a dedicated and talented faculty and professional staff. Our core values include but are not limited to Student Centeredness; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; and Relentless Inquiry. Visit https://www.une.edu/about/mission-vision-and-values to learn about our mission, vision, and core values.

UNE is a great place to work. We boast both a tight-knit community and access to a wide array of degree programs, research opportunities and cultural events. We have three distinct campuses that combine to offer students a range of learning experiences. Our two Maine campuses house our nationally recognized undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs, while our campus in Tangier, Morocco is home to an innovative semester abroad program. UNE is perennially included on “best colleges lists” by U.S. News & World Report, The Princeton Review, Forbes, and others. Portland is one of the nation’s most livable small cities with an incredible natural environment, friendly people, a wealth of arts and cultural institutions, and major medical facilities. Outside magazine named it as one of the “Greatest Places to Live in America”, and Bon Appetit selected Portland as the 2018 “Restaurant City of the Year”.

The School of Marine and Environmental Programs is located on UNE’s Biddeford waterfront campus, with easy access to a variety of coastal ecosystems including rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, mudflats and salt marshes. Open water can be accessed for research and teaching with our fleet of small research vessels. The program is housed in the Arthur P. Girard Marine Science Center which has a 600,000 gallon capacity flow-through seawater system. The school is listed in Biology Explorer’s list of top ten marine biology colleges, College Choice’s list of the top fifteen bachelor’s programs in marine biology, and College Magazine’s list of the best 10 colleges for marine biology.

UNE also offers a generous comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees and their dependents. The package includes health and dental plans; a retirement plan that includes up to an 8% match; extensive paid leave including holidays, vacation, sick and personal time; and educational benefits for both employees and dependent children. Please visit the Human Resources Benefits site - https://www.une.edu/hr/benefits - for additional information regarding UNE’s fantastic benefits package.