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Subject: Head of Department and Director

The University of Connecticut Head of the Department of Marine Sciences and Director of the Marine Sciences & Technology Center

The University of Connecticut seeks a distinguished senior scientist with broad interests in Coastal Oceanography to lead the newly integrated Department of Marine Sciences and the Marine Sciences & Technology Center. The University of Connecticut has made a major investment in the Marine Sciences Department and Technology Center through a state-of-the-art 138,000 sq ft research and teaching facility located on Long Island Sound and a new coastal oceanography research vessel, the R/V Connecticut. The department has strong research programs in environmental geochemistry, coastal physical processes and marine biology and ecology and is co-located in the new Marine Sciences building with the National Undersea Research Center, the CT Sea Grant College Program and the Long Island Sound Resource Center. The department also regularly collaborates with faculty in environmental engineering, geological sciences, ecology and evolutionary biology and molecular and cell biology. Information about the research interests of the faculty, teaching programs, and departmental and center resources may be obtained at the Marine Sciences web site: www.marinesciences.uconn.edu

The Head and Director will report to the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS). She/he will be expected to oversee the academic program, coordinate the recruitment of faculty, foster interdisciplinary research activities and seek external support for the Marine Science Department and the Technology Center. She/he will broaden collaborations appropriate to the research, educational and outreach missions of Marine Sciences with partners within the University and externally. The successful candidate will have an outstanding record of extramurally funded research and scholarship meriting the rank of full professor; a passionate commitment to the research and educational missions of a public university; leadership skills to implement a shared vision for the successful growth and development of an excellent coastal marine sciences program; and the communication and interpersonal skills necessary to achieve fiscal and programmatic goals through effective interactions within the University and with federal, state, and private organizations.

To apply, please submit statements describing your interest in the position, and your research activities, a curriculum vitae, and the names of 3 references to: Dr. Debra Kendall, Search Committee Chair and Associate Dean of CLAS, c/o Joyce Wood-Martin, Department of Marine Sciences, University of Connecticut, 1080 Shennecossett Road, Groton, CT 06340-6098, USA. Review of applications will begin January 1, 2004, and will continue until the position is filled. We encourage applications from underrepresented groups, including minorities, and people with disabilities. org

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