Walter and Rosalie Goldberg Distinguished Professorship in Tropical Ecology

Florida International University • Full-time • Miami, FL, US • 6h ago

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Florida International University is a Top 50, preeminent public research university with 55,000 students from all 50 states and more than 140 countries, as well as an alumni network of more than 340,000. Located in the global city of Miami, the university offers more than 200 degree programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels, including medicine and law. FIU faculty are leaders in their fields and include National Academy members, Fulbright Scholars and MacArthur Genius Fellows. A Carnegie R1 institution, FIU drives impactful research in environmental resilience, health and technology and innovation. Home to the Wall of Wind and Institute of Environment, FIU stands at the forefront of discovery and innovation. With a focus on student success, economic mobility and community engagement, FIU is redefining what it means to be a public research university.

Job Information

Walter and Rosalie Goldberg Distinguished Professorship in Tropical Ecology

Position Description And Qualifications

FIU is seeking applicants for the Walter and Rosalie Goldberg Distinguished Professorship in Tropical Ecology. The successful candidate will have a record of academic distinction working on the sustainability, resilience, conservation, or anthropogenic disruption of terrestrial, aquatic or marine tropical systems. Candidates for this tenured/tenure track position must have attained the rank of Associate or Full Professor by the time of applying. The Distinguished Professor is expected to have a national or international public profile and to engage in broad and highly visible public science communication and/or engagement activities in addition to their research, teaching and service duties. The successful candidate will join a large and productive faculty of scientists whose work focuses on tropical ecology supported by FIU's Institute of Environment, and numerous research laboratories and facilities including the International Center for Tropical Botany, Aquarius Reef Base, the National Science Foundation-funded Florida Coastal Everglades Long-Term Ecological Research program, Coastal Conservation and Restoration Laboratory, Water -OMICS facility, and the Robotics and Autonomous Systems Laboratory for Coastal Conservation and Restoration.

FIU is close to many tropical ecosystems, including lakes, rivers, hardwood hammocks, pine forests, wetlands, mangrove forests, seagrass meadows, coral reefs and the coastal ocean. Our faculty's research is carried out in tropical ecosystems worldwide. The Goldberg professor' departmental tenure home in the College of Arts, Sciences and Education will be determined by the qualifications and research profile of the applicant.

Application Details

Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply to Job Opening ID 536963 at careers.fiu.edu and attach a (1) cover letter, (2) curriculum vitae, (3) statement of research, (4) statement of teaching and mentoring philosophy, and (5) statement outlining their public science communication achievements and strategic plan for their future research and public outreach at FIU. Candidates will be requested to provide names and contact information for at least three (3) references who will be contacted as determined by the search committee. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please direct inquiries about this search to the chair of the search committee, Dr. James Fourqurean (jim.fourqurean@fiu.edu).

Review Date

Review of candidates will begin April 12, 2026 and continue until the position is filled. The expected start date is August 13, 2026.

Applicants are encouraged to review Florida International University's immigration and visa requirements, if applicable, prior to applying: https://hr.fiu.edu/employees-affiliates/working-at-fiu/immigration-process

Job Category

Faculty

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How To Apply

Current Employee

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To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume/ curriculum vitae, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

How To Apply

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To be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position and be in good performance standing.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume/curriculum vitae into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format. All applicants are required to complete the online application including work history and educational details (if applicable), even when attaching a resume.

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