Assistant Professor Fisheries and Extension Specialist

The University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point (UWSP) College of Natural Resources (CNR) is seeking a tenure-track faculty position in Fisheries & Water Resources. This is a joint annual appointment with the UWSP CNR within the Fisheries and Water Resources discipline and the Center for Watershed Science and Education (CWSE). As a UWSP faculty member, the candidate has responsibilities for undergraduate teaching of upper-level courses (25% of the position) and for outreach education with the CWSE (75% of the position), which is partially funded through an agreement with the Division of Extension at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  

Interested candidates should apply by April 26 for full consideration. The review of applicants will begin after that date and continue until the position is filled. 

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Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities  

• Ph.D. in a water resources-related field such as hydrology, hydrogeology, watershed management, environmental engineering, or allied field by the time of appointment. 
• Demonstrated ability to develop an applied research program that provides water quality management information that is useful to Wisconsin communities, individuals, and stakeholders.  
• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical information to lay audiences. 

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities  

• Demonstrated experience or ability to conduct outreach activities and programming for targeted audiences related to water resources. 
• Experience with undergraduate teaching and/or mentoring of students in research.  
• Experience integrating hands-on techniques such as field-based measurements or analytical instrumentation into coursework and applied water quality research. 
• Demonstrated ability to integrate geographical information systems, spatial analysis, or data visualization skills into research and Extension products.