Position Summary

The Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Michigan State University invites applications for a part-time, 30% appointment, instructor position to one lecture section and 2 laboratory sections of FW424, Wildlife Population Analysis and Management for Fall 2025.

This is a 5-month fixed term Instructor with a 100% teaching assignment. The position start date is anticipated to be August 1, 2025; the position end date is anticipated to be December 31, 2025.

The FW424, Wildlife Population Analysis and Management course typically has an enrollment of approximately 50 upper-level undergraduate students. It is required of Fisheries and Wildlife majors in the Wildlife Biology and Management concentration and is a curricular option for other FW concentrations and majors. The course meets on Wednesdays and Fridays 11:30 AM – 12:20 PM for combined lecture, and for computer labs on Wednesday 3:00 PM – 4:50 PM and Friday 12:40 to 2:30 PM.

The Department will pay a single instructor $13,000 for the semester for teaching this class ($2,600 per month for Aug. – Dec.).

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Degree

Masters -related field

Desired Degree

Doctorate -related field

Minimum Requirements

An earned Master’s degree in related field.

Desired Qualifications

An earned Ph.D. degree in related field. The successful candidate would ideally have training and professional experience in wildlife population ecology and management, including familiarity with quantitative approaches to estimating wildlife population abundances and demographic rates. In addition, the successful candidate should be familiar with examples in which population analysis techniques that are covered in the course, inform conservation and management decisions for wildlife populations and their ecosystems. The successful candidate should be passionate about undergraduate teaching.

Required Application Materials

Applicants should:

• Submit a C.V.;
• A cover letter describing their experience in teaching at the undergraduate level, and briefly summarizing their training and experience in wildlife management;
• Specify the names and contact information for two(2) professional references.

Special Instructions

The search committee will begin reviewing applications on June 19 and continue until a suitable candidate is selected.

Questions regarding this position can be addressed to the Search Committee Chair: Dr. Mary Tate Bremigan, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA, bremigan@msu.edu.

Salary and Benefits: The Department will pay a single instructor $13,000 for the semester for teaching this class ($2,600 per month for August - December). This part-time position is not benefits eligible.

Review of Applications Begins On

06/19/2025

Website

https://www.canr.msu.edu/fw/

Department Statement

The Department of Fisheries and Wildlife is a vibrant community of scholars comprising 40 faculty (tenure stream and fixed-term faculty, and academic specialists), 80 graduate and 240 undergraduate students, 30 research associates, and 6 core staff. Our Mission is to build local, national, and international capacities to conserve ecosystems that support fish, wildlife, and society through integrated programs in research, education and engagement. We are committed to the integrative nature of natural resources conservation and management, with our expertise ranging from disciplinary areas with a long-standing history in the domain of fisheries and wildlife to those emerging more recently.

Commitment to Creating a Sense of Belonging:

Michigan State University occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Lands of the Anishinaabeg – Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa and Potawatomi people. The University resides on Land ceded in the 1819 Treaty of Saginaw.

Michigan State University is dedicated to achieving excellence by fostering an environment that welcomes a broad range of perspectives and experiences, ensuring that all individuals have the opportunity to contribute and thrive. The CANR is particularly interested in candidates of all backgrounds who are committed to the principle that academic excellence is achieved through open access and proactive inclusion. 

Location: The position will be based at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI, USA. Michigan State University (MSU) is one of the top research universities in the world and home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs. MSU is a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, and scientists that provide regional, national, and international leadership in basic and applied research and excellence in teaching. In addition, consistent with its Land Grant origins, the MSU community pursues international engagement and provides strong extension programs that partner with diverse stakeholders to provide much needed research in the areas of food, energy, water and the environment. MSU enjoys a park‐like campus with outlying research facilities and natural areas. The campus is located in the city of East Lansing, adjacent to the capital city of Lansing. The Lansing metropolitan area has a diverse population of 500,000. Local communities have excellent school systems and place a high value on education. The University is proactive about its obligations under the ADA, and provides individual accessibility plans to students and employees with disabilities. Michigan State University is also proactive in exploring opportunities for employment for dual career families, both inside and outside the University, and respects all family forms. Information about MSU’s dual career support and other types of support for balancing work and personal lives at MSU can be found at http://worklife.msu.edu/

MSU Statement

Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.