We offer outstanding access to field sites in Chesapeake Bay from a range of research vessels or from shore, state-of-the-art running seawater and environmentally-controlled laboratories, and a broad array of instrumentation. Existing ecosystem research at CBL includes work on species, environmental drivers, and anthropogenic impacts, with questions relevant to Chesapeake Bay and coastal Atlantic habitats, but also to ecosystems around the world. CBL has a tradition of interdisciplinary research and we particularly value researchers with an interest that crosses disciplinary boundaries. We encourage faculty to utilize the Chesapeake Global Collaboratory (CGC) as a facility to develop solutions to environmental problems. We also have firmly established ties providing over a hundred years of service and leadership to regional, national, and international management agencies.
Responsibilities
- Develop and sustain an externally funded research program
- Publish in leading peer-reviewed journals and contribute to scientific leadership in the field;
- Teach graduate level classes, mentor graduate students and postdoctoral researchers through UMCES’ graduate programs, and broaden participation in estuarine and coastal science
- Engage in interdisciplinary collaboration within UMCES and across the University System of Maryland
Qualifications
Required:
- D. in ecology, marine science, or a closely related field;
- Demonstrated research excellence and a strong publication record appropriate to rank;
- Potential for or demonstrated record of securing competitive external funding;
- Potential for or demonstrated record of high-quality graduate education and student mentoring, including broadening participation; and
- Expertise in any field of ecology related to estuarine and coastal science.
Preferred:
- Interest in conducting a research program that includes the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, with potential to collaborate with UMCES researchers and make effective use of UMCES’ and CBL’s research infrastructure, including the Chesapeake Global Collaboratory (https://www.umces.edu/chesapeake-global-collaboratory), research vessels, flow-through seawater systems, computational resources, and/or other laboratory and field facilities; and
- Experience working at the science–management interface, and interest in problem- solving
- Entrepreneurial approach for supporting research and education
This is a tenure-track appointment at the Assistant Professor level. It is an exempt, full time 100% FTE position with 75% guaranteed state funding support for salary while the remaining 25% of salary to be externally funded.
Salary range: $110,000 to $135,000 dependent upon experience
Application deadline: August 10, 2026
