Assistant/Associate Professor - Plant Production for Forest, Rangeland and Riparian Restoration and Management
The College of Natural Resources, University of Idaho, invites applications for an academic-year, tenure-track faculty position as Assistant or Associate Professor.
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID
Deadline: 2006/02/01
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Plant Production for Forest, Rangeland and Riparian
Restoration and Management
Departments of Forest Resources
and Rangeland Ecology and Management
College of Natural Resources
University of Idaho
RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:
The College of Natural Resources, University of Idaho, invites applications for an academic-year, tenure-track faculty position as Assistant or Associate Professor. The position is approximately 20% teaching, 30% research, 5% Advising, 5% On-campus Service, 10% Outreach/Service/Technology Transfer, and 30% Administration, including providing oversight for all facilities and activities at the Center for Forest Nursery and Seedling Research (CFNSR) at the Frank Pitkin Forest Nursery (see http://seedlings.uidaho.com/).
Teaching responsibilities include one undergraduate course in seedling production and regeneration of diverse plants and environments and one graduate course/year. Research responsibilities include internal CFNSR funds for collaborative research with graduate students and other faculty, development of an externally funded research program, and the responsibility of publishing in refereed journals. Limited undergraduate and graduate student advising. Service and outreach responsibilities include liaison with the Nursery Advisory Committee, distribution of nursery publications and maintenance of the nursery website, and CFNSR representation at regional, national and international meetings. Administration responsibilities require coordination of research and production operations of the nursery; and management of nursery budgets and staff including the establishment and maintenance of a business plan.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required: Ph.D. in plant ecology, forestry or range science, plant physiology, plant breeding/genetics, plant propagation, or related fields. Proficient communication skills -- both written and verbal -- with a wide variety of constituents. Demonstrated leadership, organization and collaborative skills with stakeholders and advisory groups. Successful record of external grant funding, and publications in refereed journals. Demonstrated ability in technology transfer.
Desired: Experience in plant production, seedling quality and outplanting; forest or range ecology and management. Supervisory, business and nursery-operation experience. Teaching and student mentoring/advising experience. Experience with Tribal, Native Corporation, or other indigenous resource and land managers. Knowledge of patenting and entrepreneurship.
SALARY: Commensurate with experience and rank.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Interested persons should submit a letter of application, statement of teaching philosophy, research interests and outreach activities, and contact information for three references on-line at: http://www.hr.uidaho.edu/. Please submit via mail your curriculum vitae, and college transcripts, to:
Dr. Ronald L. Mahoney, Chair, Search Committee
Plant Production for Restoration and Management Search Committee
Department of Forest Resources
College of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 441140
Moscow, ID 83844-1140
E-mail: fores@uidaho.edu
Phone 208-885-9770
Fax: 208-885-6226
Review of applications will begin February 1, 2006 and will continue until a successful candidate has been identified, with a prospective start date of August 2006.
Additional information is available at the College Website (http://www.cnrhome.uidaho.edu) with links to the UI Nursery (http://seedlings.uidaho.com/), Outreach and Extension (http://www.cnr.uidaho.edu/extforest/), and other sites.
For more information, visit: http://www.hr.uidaho.edu/
