Assistant Professor in Wildlife Ecology & Management

Overview

The Department of Wildland Resources at Utah State University seeks applicants for a full-time, nine-month tenure track faculty position as an Assistant Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Management. We are seeking a scholar dedicated to educating undergraduate students in wildlife science and related natural resource fields. The position will be 90% teaching and 10% service, and will be located at Utah State University’s Uintah Basin Regional Campus located in Vernal, Utah. The anticipated (negotiable) start date is August 1, 2026.

The incumbent will be a member of USU’s Department of Wildland Resources (WILD), which is part of the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture & Natural Resources. WILD is home to the Berryman Institute, which is dedicated to improving human-wildlife interactions, and is the administrative home of the Utah USGS Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit. The department collaborates closely with the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, the USDA-APHIS National Wildlife Research Center’s Utah Station, USU’s Ecology Center, and other agencies and organizations.

Applications received by the initial screening date of February 3, 2026 will receive priority consideration; the position will remain open until filled.

Potential applicants with specific questions are welcome to contact the search committee chair, Sunshine Brosi at sunshine.brosi@usu.edu.

Responsibilities

The incumbent will teach a variety of wildlife science courses. Courses taught are expected to be mostly at the undergraduate level, but graduate courses may occasionally be needed. Courses may be taught face-to-face, online, broadcast, or in a hybrid format. Courses will primarily serve students living and working in the Uintah Basin campus, but some courses will also serve students at USU’s main campus in Logan. The candidate will coordinate course offerings with faculty at the USU Eastern campus in Price, Utah, where our Wildlife Ecology & Management degree is also offered. If desired, it may be possible to teach classes in the summer for additional compensation.

The successful candidate will serve as the department's representative at the Uintah Basin Regional Campus, teaching, coordinating, and advocating for our Wildlife Ecology & Management major and Wildlife Science minor, while also contributing to our other programs as needed. This individual will mentor and advise undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds. They will interact with administrators, faculty, staff, and others at their home campus in Vernal, with our faculty member at USU Eastern in Price, and at the main campus in Logan to continue our established and successful program by coordinating the provision of courses needed by local students and coordinating the financial, scholarship, and other resources available for the wildlife program and other programs in the Uintah Basin. They will maintain and cultivate existing contacts with local offices of land management agencies such as the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, for enrichment activities like field trips for students, for possible internships while the students are in school, and eventually for career positions for graduates.

Although research is not officially part of this position, some research opportunities exist, particularly by working with the local land management agencies and during the summer. If desired, and if funding is available, the candidate may advise a graduate student. The candidate may serve on graduate student committees.