Assistant​/Associate Professor--Aquaculture and Fish Health Specialist

Job Details

• Location of Vacancy:
  Athens Area
• Faculty Rank:
  Open Rank (Tenure Track)
• Posting Number: F2548P
• Working Title:
  
  Assistant/Associate Professor – Aquaculture and Fish Health Specialist
• Department:
  Warnell-Sch Forestry & Nat Res
• Posting Type:
  External
• Employment Type:
  
  Employee
• Benefits Eligibility:
  Benefits Eligible
• Contract Type:
  Academic (9 mo.)
• Tenure Status:
  Tenure Track
• Anticipated
  
  Start Date:
  
  08/01/2026
• Job Posting Date: 11/05/2025
• Open Until Filled:
  Yes

Candidates must possess a Ph.D. before August 2026 with an emphasis on aquatic animal health, commercial aquaculture production, sustainable aquaculture systems, or a closely related discipline.

To ensure full consideration, candidates must submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, statement of extension, teaching, and applied research interests (totaling less than three pages), unofficial transcripts of all college‑level work, copies of up to 3 recent publications, and contact information for 3 references by December 6, 2025. Individuals selected as finalists will be asked to submit official college transcripts to ofatranscripts.

Letters of reference will be solicited by the search chair for finalists prior to interviews. Finalists will be required to provide a signed consent form authorizing the University to conduct a background check. The background investigation will be conducted on a post‑offer/pre‑employment basis. All applicants MUST apply online. No paper applications will be accepted. For additional information, please contact Dr.

Marty Hamel, Chair, Aquaculture and Animal Health Specialist Search Committee (hamel).

The Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA invites applications for a tenure‑track faculty position in applied aquaculture and/or fish health at the Assistant or Associate Professor level with outreach, instruction, research, and university and professional service expectations as part of a 9‑month appointment. Successful candidates will be expected to establish interdisciplinary collaborations in outreach, teaching, and research with faculty in the Warnell School and across campus.

• Outreach responsibilities (30%): develop educational activities and programs that address the needs of stakeholders such as state and federal agencies, aquatic industry professionals, and extension personnel. Excellence in outreach programming should involve using creative and innovative delivery strategies (face‑to‑face, online, video‑based, podcasts, etc.) and individual, one‑on‑one consultations for technical assistance.
• Applied research responsibilities (30%): develop an externally funded, nationally/internationally recognized program in the areas of aquaculture and aquatic animal health. Provide consultation and technical assistance to private landowners, industry professionals, state and federal agencies, and Extension professionals.
• Teaching responsibilities (35%): advise undergraduate and graduate students and teach two courses per academic year – one in aquaculture and one in an area of the candidate’s expertise (e.g., aquatic/fish disease). Contribute to the Warnell School’s online Master of Natural Resources degree launching in 2026.
• Professional service (5%): serve on School/University committees and actively participate in professional/scientific societies.

Appointment to Associate Professor requires a record consistent with promotion to Associate Professor at the Warnell School such as strong evidence of emerging stature as a regional/national authority, acquiring and administering external funding, ability to produce and communicate research, and excellence in teaching and working with students. Service at the Associate Professor level for 1‑2 years is preferred for this rank.

Candidates must demonstrate clear evidence of scholarship through peer‑reviewed publications and/or technical publications, and the ability to attract extramural funding. They must demonstrate potential for outreach productivity and…