Lecturer of Wildlife Ecology

Job Description

The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology at the University of Maine invites applications for a 2-year, fixed-term lecturer position in wildlife conservation, with an anticipated start date of September 1, 2025. We seek candidates dedicated to teaching excellence and mentoring undergraduate students. This is a 100% teaching appointment.

The Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Conservation Biology houses one of the oldest programs in Wildlife Ecology in the United States. Our department excels at providing field-based learning experiences that take advantage of University of Maine’s proximity to a diverse array of natural areas, and these opportunities are cited by students as their single most important reason for choosing UMaine. We house a vibrant community of approximately 170 undergraduate majors, 30 graduate students, and 12 faculty and professional staff. 

Essential position responsibilities include undergraduate teaching, undergraduate advising, and departmental service. Teaching responsibilities will include introductory courses in Fish and Wildlife Conservation and upper-division courses focused on Wildlife Population Dynamics and Wildlife Policy and Administration. The successful candidate will also advise undergraduate students and conduct departmental service, with course release allowances in accordance with department workload guidelines. The position carries an expectation to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion within the University and the discipline. 

About the University:

The University of Maine is a community of more than 11,900 undergraduate and graduate students, and 2,500 employees located on the Orono campus, the regional campus in Machias, and throughout the state. UMaine is a land, sea and space grant university, and maintains a leadership role as the University of Maine System's flagship institution. UMaine is the state's public research university and a Carnegie R1 top-tier research institution, dedicated to providing excellent teaching, research and service for Maine, the nation and the world. More information about UMaine is at umaine.edu. 

The University of Maine offers a wide range of benefits for employees including, but not limited to, tuition benefits (employee and dependent), comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short and long term disability as well as retirement plan options. As a former NSF ADVANCE institution, the University of Maine is committed to diversity in our workforce and to dual-career couples.

UMaine is located in beautiful Central Maine. Many employees report that a primary reason for choosing to come to UMaine is quality of life. Numerous cultural activities, excellent public schools, safe neighborhoods, high quality medical care, little traffic, and a reasonable cost of living make the greater Bangor area a wonderful place to live. Learn more about what the Bangor region has to offer here.